Balou Tools
Catalog

Our Developer Tools

A suite of 45 useful online tools for developers, DevOps and sysadmins.
100% free, no login required, and run client-side where possible to protect privacy.

Network & DNS

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DNS Check

Queries DNS records (A, AAAA, MX, TXT, NS, DMARC, SPF) of a domain.

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DNS Traversal (Trace)

Traces the DNS resolution path from root servers to the authoritative name server.

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Redirect Checker

Analyzes HTTP redirect chains, latencies, and HSTS behavior.

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Subnet Calculator

Calculates IP networks, CIDR masks, host ranges, and broadcast addresses.

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HTTP Header Check

Reads all HTTP response headers of a web address and analyzes their status.

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WHOIS & RDAP Lookup

Queries registration data, expiration date, and name servers of a domain (prefers RDAP).

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HTTP/2 & HTTP/3 Protocol Check

Checks support for HTTP/2 and HTTP/3 (QUIC) as well as ALPN latencies.

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Whitelisted Port Scanner

Scans 15 standard ports for open services to avoid security risks.

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Security & SSL

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SSL/TLS Check

Analyzes SSL/TLS certificates, certificate chains, expiration dates, and ciphers.

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Security Header Check

Checks HTTP security headers (HSTS, CSP, X-Frame-Options) and provides server fixes.

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SPF & DKIM Check

Validates SPF and DKIM records for email authentication and spam prevention.

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CSR Generator

Generates Certificate Signing Requests (CSR) and private keys for SSL certificates.

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Mail Deliverability Suite

Performs a complete audit (SPF, DKIM, DMARC, BIMI, MX, SMTP, and DNSBL) for emails.

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security.txt Checker

Checks presence and RFC 9116 compliance of security.txt files.

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CSP Generator & Evaluator

Analyzes Content-Security-Policy headers and suggests hardening rules.

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Domain Health Score

Aggregates DNS, SSL, Security Headers, PageSpeed, and Email Deliverability into a single score with AI recommendations.

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Server Config Generator

Generates Nginx configurations and Apache .htaccess rules for redirects and security headers.

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Performance & Speed

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PageSpeed Check

Measures loading times, performance, SEO, and Core Web Vitals via Google PageSpeed Insights.

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robots.txt & Sitemap Checker

Analyzes robots.txt syntax, sitemap.xml structure, and tests declared URLs.

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Social Media Meta Preview

Simulates the display of your website on Google, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter.

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Developer Utilities

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JSON Formatter

Formats, validates, and beautifies JSON data interactively.

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JSON Path Transformer

Filters and transforms JSON structures using JSONPath / Query expressions.

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YAML ↔ JSON Converter

Losslessly converts documents between YAML and JSON formats.

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SQL Formatter

Formats and structures messy SQL queries for improved readability.

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Text Diff Tool

Compares two texts and highlights differences in color.

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Mock Data Generator

Generates test data in JSON, SQL, or CSV based on custom schemas.

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Regex Tester

Tests regular expressions in real-time with match highlighting and capture groups.

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User Agent Parser

Analyzes HTTP User-Agent strings and extracts browser, OS, and device type.

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Cron Expression Generator

Creates cron expressions visually and translates them into readable text.

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Epoch Timestamp Converter

Converts Unix timestamps to human-readable dates and vice-versa.

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Color Contrast Checker (WCAG)

Calculates contrast ratios between two colors according to WCAG 2.1 guidelines (AA/AAA).

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Markdown Preview & Lorem Ipsum

Offers a live preview for Markdown text and a customizable Lorem Ipsum generator.

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JSON/YAML Diff & .env Validator

Compares JSON/YAML files semantically and validates .env files for completeness.

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Encoders & Hashing

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Base64 Encoder/Decoder

Encodes text into Base64 or decodes it back to plain text.

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URL Encoder/Decoder

Encodes special characters in URLs (percent encoding) or decodes them.

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Case Converter

Converts texts to uppercase, lowercase, camelCase, snake_case, etc.

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Encoder/Crypto Pipeline

Chains local encode, decode, JSON, text, and SHA-256 steps into reusable recipes.

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Hash Generator & BCrypt

Creates MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256, SHA-512, PBKDF2, and server-side BCrypt hashes.

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Hex Checksum Tool

Analyzes hexadecimal strings, calculates checksums, and converts data.

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JWT Decoder

Decodes JSON Web Tokens (JWT) and visualizes payload, header, and expiration times.

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JWT Signer

Creates and signs JSON Web Tokens using HMAC or RSA keys.

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UUID Generator

Generates cryptographically secure Universally Unique Identifiers (UUID v4).

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Passcode & Key Generator

Generates highly secure passwords, API keys, and cryptographic keys.

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QR-Code Generator

Generates privacy-friendly QR codes from URL/Text, WiFi, SMS, or vCards locally on the client.

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Image ↔ Base64 & SVG Optimizer

Converts images to Base64 data URLs and optimizes SVG code locally.

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