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Damn Good Tools vs Webacus
Focuses on free, open-source tools; lacks the AI assistant and workflow chaining of Webacus.
Damn Good ToolsEasy-to-use, fun tools—free (and open-source).
WebacusSwiss-army knife for web developersSide by side
- What it is
- Damn Good Tools:Easy-to-use, fun tools—free (and open-source).
- Webacus:Webacus is an all-in-one online calculator offering 145 dev-focused tools for encoding, compression, formatting, hashing, and more.
- Best for
- Damn Good Tools:Free open-source dev tools
- Webacus:Unified toolbox for common dev tasks
- Who it’s for
- Damn Good Tools:—
- Webacus:Web developers who need quick one-off operations without leaving the browser.
- Pricing
- Damn Good Tools:One time fee
- Webacus:Freemium
- Plans
- Damn Good Tools:—
- Webacus:FREE $0 /year · PRO $36 $120 /year
- DevHunt upvotes
- Damn Good Tools:12
- Webacus:26
- Launched on DevHunt
- Damn Good Tools:Jan 2023
- Webacus:Nov 2024
Damn Good Tools features
Easy-to-use, fun tools—free (and open-source).
Webacus features
- Encoding & Decoding. Base64, URL, HEX, HTML, JSON and other encoders/decoders in a single UI.
- Compression. ZLIB, GZIP, LZJB compress and decompress data instantly.
- Formatting & Minify. Pretty-print or minify HTML, CSS, JS, JSON, YAML and more.
- Hashing & Crypto. Generate SHA, MD5, SHA-3 hashes and work with JWT, HMAC and X.509 certificates.
- Workflows & Chaining. Combine multiple tools into a single workflow to run sequentially without copy-paste.
- AI Assistant. Prompt-based generation of custom dev tools and operations.
- Local-first & Privacy. All data stays in the browser; no server storage of user inputs.
- File Support. Upload files, apply tools, and download the transformed result.
Based on each tool's website and DevHunt data. Details may change; check the official sites.