Browser Utils

About

Browser Utils - Developer Utilities Extension

A lightweight Chrome extension providing essential developer utilities for JSON formatting, time conversion, and Base64 decoding.

✨ KEY FEATURES:

🔍 JSON Formatter
- Handles malformed and unstructured JSON
- Syntax highlighting and formatting
- Expand/collapse nested objects
- Copy formatted JSON with one click
- Full-page JSON viewer with modal overlay
- Dark and light theme support

⏱️ Time/Epoch Converter
- Auto-detects epoch timestamps (seconds/milliseconds)
- Supports ISO 8601 and other date formats
- Shows local time, UTC, and relative time ("X ago")
- Current time display with multiple timezones
- Quick time adjustments (+/- days, hours, minutes)
- Displays GMT and your local timezone

🔓 Base64 Decoder
- Auto-detects Base64 strings
- Decodes to plain text or JSON
- Automatic JSON parsing and formatting for decoded content
- Copy decoded content easily

💾 History Management
- Save frequently used JSON, Base64, and text
- Search through history with real-time filtering
- Quick access to saved entries
- Smart duplicate detection
- Name your saved entries for easy reference

🎨 Additional Features
- Light/Dark theme support with real-time sync
- Keyboard shortcut (Ctrl+I or ^ Control+I on Mac)
- Clean, minimal interface (800x600px popup)
- Expand to full-page view for detailed inspection
- No data sent to external servers
- All processing happens locally in your browser

📦 USAGE:
1. Click the extension icon or press Ctrl+I (^ Control+I on Mac)
2. Paste your JSON, timestamp, or Base64 text
3. Extension auto-detects and formats the content
4. Use buttons to copy, save to history, or expand view
5. Toggle between light and dark themes
6. Access history sidebar to retrieve saved content

🎯 PERFECT FOR:
- Developers working with APIs and JSON responses
- QA engineers testing web services
- DevOps engineers analyzing logs
- Anyone working with timestamps, JSON, or Base64 data

🔒 PRIVACY:
This extension does not collect, transmit, or store any data externally. All processing happens locally in your browser. Your data never leaves your machine.

⌨️ KEYBOARD SHORTCUT:
Press Ctrl+I (or ^ Control+I on Mac) to quickly open the popup from any page.

💡 TIP:
Pin this extension to your browser toolbar for quick access! Click the puzzle icon (🧩) in your browser toolbar → find "Browser Utils" → click the pin icon.