Why Client-Side Dev Tools Protect Your Privacy
Most online developer tools send your data to a server. Here's why every tool on this site runs entirely in your browser — and why it matters.
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Why Client-Side Dev Tools Protect Your Privacy Most online developer tools send your data to a server. Here's why every tool on this site runs entirely in your browser - and why it matters. The problem with most online tools When you paste a JWT, a password, or sensitive JSON into most online tools, that data travels to a server. The server might log it. It might be stored in a database. At minimum, it appears in network logs. For most everyday data this is fine - but for API keys, JWTs, passwords, and proprietary schemas, this is a real risk that most developers don't think about. What "client-side" actually means Every tool on this site runs entirely within your browser tab using JavaScript. When you format JSON, the parsing happens in your browser's V8 or SpiderMonkey engine. When you…
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