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DevKnife vs Webacus
Webacus is a web-based Swiss-army-knife for developers, while DevKnife is a native macOS offline app.
Which to pick
Pick DevKnife if you want…
- All-in-one offline dev toolbox for macOS
Pick Webacus if you want…
- Unified toolbox for common dev tasks
- Web-based all-in-one dev toolkit
- A free plan to start with
Side by side
- What it is
- DevKnife:DevKnife is a native macOS app that bundles 33 developer utilities—JSON editor, HTTP client, port scanner, and more—in one offline-first toolbox.
- Webacus:Webacus is an all-in-one online calculator offering 145 dev-focused tools for encoding, compression, formatting, hashing, and more.
- Best for
- DevKnife:All-in-one offline dev toolbox for macOS
- Webacus:Unified toolbox for common dev tasks
- Who it’s for
- DevKnife:Mac developers who want fast, offline access to common dev utilities without switching apps.
- Webacus:Web developers who need quick one-off operations without leaving the browser.
- Pricing
- DevKnife:Paid
- Webacus:Freemium
- Plans
- DevKnife:Founder's Lifetime License $29
- Webacus:FREE $0 /year · PRO $36 $120 /year
- Works with
- DevKnife:macOS, Apple Silicon
- Webacus:—
DevKnife features
- JSON Editor. Edit, format, query and auto-repair JSON with tree view, JSONPath/ JMESPath support.
- HTTP Client. Compose and inspect HTTP requests with headers, body, variables and formatted responses.
- Converter. Convert data between JSON, YAML, TOML, XML and CSV locally on the Mac.
- Regex Tester. Validate and debug regular expressions with real-time highlighting and cheat sheet.
- Text Compare. Side-by-side comparison of two text blocks with instant difference highlighting.
- JWT Debugger. Decode JWTs and view header, payload and signature in a readable format.
- Port Scanner. Scan ports to test connectivity, verify services or check firewall settings.
- Quick Look Previews. Show syntax-highlighted previews for 30+ file types directly in macOS Quick Look.
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.
DevKnife vs Webacus FAQ
Is DevKnife or Webacus free?+
DevKnife is paid, with a free trial. Webacus has a free plan and paid plans.
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