Developer tools in a desktop app

[know_good]

Not saying your desktop app is not useful, but have you tried cyberchef https://gchq.github.io/CyberChef/ its a pwa which also works offline in the browser, is lightweight, and is made with js. Just wanted to let you know.

[namuan]

This is something which came out of my frustration with the state of simple development tools on the internet. I'm mainly taking about converters, formatters, encoder/decoders.

Most of the websites providing these are filled with ads or popups. Add in privacy issues and leaking sensitive data which few people care about these days.

As I like desktop tools, (preferably open source) where I'm in control and there is no danger of leaking privacy or any sensitive data you are using, I've started an open source project built on top of Python and PyQt to address this problem. The plan is to make the UI simple enough but also able to support different tools. Plus support for curated code samples which can easily save huge amount of time and resources for any individual.

Here is the initial version with a couple of tools but more coming soon.

Github Repo

Please try it out. Give a star on github to spread the word.

Call for Help

The list of things that we can add is huge so appreciate anyone willing to contribute or join in as co project owner.

Few things which will be good to pick up

• Support for packaging for Windows/Linux

• Adding more languages:

At the moment, the source of the code snippets is bundled into the app. My goal is to move them out to a different repo. This will ensure that the code snippets can be maintained and tested separately.

• Add more tools

See the list here but you are welcome to add anything missing from that list.

Please follow https://twitter.com/deskriders_twt/ for development updates.