The latest articles on DEV Community by 张荣琪 (@_9555ba116fa4f6d5b745a). https://dev.to/_9555ba116fa4f6d5b745a https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4121535%2F0ef3c552-71bb-4e33-8764-8cf1f48fdd87.png https://dev.to/_9555ba116fa4f6d5b745a en 张荣琪 Sat, 12 Sep 2026 02:35:49 +0000 https://dev.to/_9555ba116fa4f6d5b745a/why-small-developer-utilities-still-deserve-a-place-on-the-web-ee3 https://dev.to/_9555ba116fa4f6d5b745a/why-small-developer-utilities-still-deserve-a-place-on-the-web-ee3 <h1> Why small developer utilities still deserve a place on the web </h1> <p>Developers repeatedly run into small tasks: formatting JSON, checking a value, or working with a URL. These jobs are often too small to justify installing a full application, yet still interrupt the task at hand.</p> <p>Browser-based utilities are useful because they are immediately available and do not need an installation step.</p> <p>I've been building Orbilyra around that idea: a free collection of browser-based developer tools for everyday tasks. One concrete example is its JSON Formatter: <a href="https://orbilyra.com/tools/json-formatter" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://orbilyra.com/tools/json-formatter</a></p> <p>Orbilyra is available at <a href="https://orbilyra.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://orbilyra.com</a>. What small browser-based developer utilities do you return to often enough that you would want them in one place?</p> devops privacy webdev