Tools
Every tool, what it does, and what comes next
DailyUtil 0.1.1 has 7 tools, all free. The list below is the whole plan: the eighth free tool is next, then the Pro tools, each in a free update.
- 7 in the app today
- 1 next
- 14 planned for Pro
In the app
The free tools
Eight tools, free for good, each with AI. Seven are in the app now; Text Diff is being built.
- Free
JSON Format
Validate, beautify, minify and sort JSON. Errors name the line and column.
freeExplain, Fix, Sample, Ask
- Free
Base64
Encode text to Base64 and decode it back.
freeExplain
- Free
URL Encode
Percent-encode and decode text for URLs.
freeExplain
- Free
JWT Debugger
Decode a JSON Web Token: header, payload, algorithm, and its dates checked.
freeExplain, Spot problems
- Free
Hash Generator
MD5, SHA-1 and the SHA-2 family of any text.
free
- Free
Unix Time
Timestamps in seconds or milliseconds to dates, in UTC and your time zone.
freeExplain
- Free
UUID
Generate UUID v4 and v7, and decode one you paste.
free
- Next
Text Diff
Compare two texts and see what changed.
freeSummarise the change
Every tool
The same quick layout everywhere
Learn one tool and you know them all. Each has the same bar and the same keys.
Clipboard, Sample, Clear
Paste in one press, try the tool on a sample, start again.
Copy and Use as input
Copy the result, or feed it back in to chain one tool into the next.
Search with ⌘K
Every tool by name, from anywhere in the window.
AI with ⌘J
Explain, Fix, Sample and Ask beside the tool.
Favourites
Pin the tools you use most to the top of the list.
Light and dark
Follows your Mac, with its own look in both.
Clipboard detection
Copy first, open second
When the window opens, DailyUtil reads the clipboard once, on your Mac, and opens the tool that fits. It never watches the clipboard and sends nothing anywhere.
| You copied | DailyUtil opens |
|---|---|
| 1760500000 or 1760500000000 | Unix Time |
| eyJhbGciOi....eyJzdWIi....sig | JWT Debugger |
| {"user":{"id":1042}} | JSON Format |
| RGFpbHlVdGls | Base64 |
Coming to Pro
The Pro tools on the list
Decided and in order, not built yet. They arrive in free updates, and a Pro plan includes each one as it lands.
- Planned
RegExp Tester
Test a pattern against text, with matches and groups.
proWrite from words, Explain
- Planned
Cron Parser
Read a cron line and see its next runs.
proWrite from words, Explain
- Planned
YAML and JSON
Convert YAML to JSON and back.
proFix
- Planned
XML Format
Beautify, minify and check XML.
proFix, Explain
- Planned
JSON and CSV
Turn JSON into CSV and CSV into JSON.
pro
- Planned
Number Base
Binary, octal, decimal and hex, side by side.
pro
- Planned
Text and Case
camelCase, snake_case, Title Case, counts and clean-ups.
proRewrite as asked
- Planned
Color Converter
HEX, RGB and HSL, with an eyedropper for the screen.
pro
- Planned
HTML and Markdown Preview
Write on the left, see it rendered on the right, scripts off.
proExplain, Fix
- Planned
Password and Random String
Strong passwords and random strings to your rules.
pro
- Planned
Subnet Calculator
CIDR ranges, masks, first and last address.
proExplain
- Planned
DNS Lookup
A, AAAA, MX, TXT and more for a domain, run only when you press Run.
proExplain records, Spot problems
- Planned
HTTP Request Builder
Build a request, send it on your click, read the response.
proBuild from words, Explain response
- Planned
Debug Assistant
Paste an error or stack trace: what it means, the likely cause, how to fix and check it.
proExplain, Fix
Free and Pro
What is free, and what Pro adds
Pro is $14.90 per year or $29 once. Your own data, safety and the secret scan are never behind a plan.
Tools
Eight tools are free for good. Every tool in version 0.1 is one of them.
- Free
JSON, Base64, URL, JWT, Hash, Unix time, UUID
The seven tools in the app today.
- Freecoming
Text Diff
The eighth free tool, next to be built.
- Procoming
Every other tool
RegExp, Cron, YAML, XML, JSON and CSV, Number Base, Text and Case, Color, Previews, Passwords, Subnet, DNS, HTTP requests.
AI
Apple Intelligence is free on your Mac; with a key, your provider bills you.
- Free
AI on the free tools
Explain, Fix, Sample and Ask, with Apple Intelligence or your own key.
- Free
Secret scan before every cloud request
Never behind a plan.
- Procoming
AI on every tool
Write a regex or a cron line from words, explain DNS records, build a request.
- Procoming
Debug Assistant
Errors and stack traces: meaning, likely cause, fix, and how to check.
Workflow
The things that make it quicker than a browser tab.
- Free
Clipboard detection for the free tools
The right tool opens with what you copied.
- Free
Search, favourites, light and dark
⌘K for every tool, ⌘J for AI.
- Procoming
Clipboard detection for every tool
- Procoming
Global shortcut, Terminal command, Alfred and Raycast
Open a tool from anywhere.
Always free
Your own data and safety are never behind a plan.
- Free
Copy, save to file, Use as input
Whatever a tool made is yours.
- Free
Signed updates
Checked against our signature and Apple's before they install.
- Free
Settings and clearing history
Need a tool in a browser on another computer? dailyutil.com has free web versions, plus calculators and converters that stay web-only.
Get DailyUtil
Put the toolbox on your Mac
Free for eight tools, with no time limit and no account. Needs macOS 14 or later on Apple Silicon and Intel.