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Practical guides for replacing scattered web utilities with a private local Mac menu bar app.

Updated Sep 11, 2026 19 guides
Markdown guide

Markdown preview on Mac for local document review

Preview README drafts, support notes, docs tables, code blocks, task lists, and private snippets locally before sharing.

Developer guide

JSON diff tool for Mac API responses

Compare object paths locally, interpret whole-value array matching, and close API or token reviews with the owning contract.

Data guide

Convert CSV to JSON on Mac without type surprises

Check duplicate headers, uneven rows, blanks, booleans, numbers, and leading-zero IDs against the source.

PDF guide

Extract text from a PDF on Mac locally

Extract text from searchable PDFs, verify page breaks and missing OCR, then export local TXT or DOCX review notes.

QR guide

Offline QR code generator for Mac links and text

Create QR codes locally for private links, launch drafts, demo tables, and share-ready PNGs.

Image privacy

Strip EXIF metadata from images on Mac

Inspect image metadata, save stripped share copies, keep originals intact, and know when metadata should stay attached.

Text cleanup

Clean copied text on Mac with local utilities

Clean copied text locally with whitespace trimming, case fixes, find and replace, line sorting, and safer paste rules.

Launch QA

Check product page copy and links on Mac before launch

Compare link labels, literal hrefs, browser-resolved URLs, redirects, and final destination signatures before launch.

Workshop timer

Mac workshop timer: Apple Clock or TeenyTool?

Choose by continuity, visibility, alerts, and session structure, including TeenyTool's view-lifecycle limits.

Color guide

Generate tints and shades on Mac from a hex color

See the exact 10% RGB interpolation, worked hex values, contrast check, and separate display-profile boundary.

Color guide

WCAG contrast ratio on Mac: AA and AAA explained

Choose the correct row for normal text, large text, non-text UI, and focus before reading a two-hex result.

Developer guide

SHA-256 hash generator for Mac

Generate and verify hashes for copied text locally, and know when file checksums belong in Terminal.

Color guide

Mac color contrast checker: test a color pair

Enter a specified foreground and background pair, read the WCAG result, and check the states the ratio cannot cover.

Privacy guide

Offline JWT decoder for Mac

Inspect JWT headers, payloads, and expiry dates locally before a real token leaves your Mac.

Privacy guide

Offline URL encoder and decoder for Mac

Encode and decode copied links, query values, redirects, and private parameters locally.

Privacy guide

Offline Base64 decoder for Mac

Decode and encode copied snippets locally when the string came from logs, tokens, APIs, or support work.

Privacy guide

Offline JSON formatter for Mac: Pretty vs Compact

Choose a mode with object order, array order, number tokens, strict syntax, and privacy boundaries in view.

Comparison

TeenyTool vs Raycast vs Alfred vs DevUtils

Choose a local toolbox, launcher, or developer utility by task overlap, offline boundary, and current price.

How-to guide

Mac utility keyboard shortcuts: test every hotkey

Verify registration, dispatch, visible results, conflicts, and recovery for launcher and per-tool shortcuts.