// our story

Built by devs,
owned by no one else.

A small independent team building the developer tools we always wished existed — fast, private, and free of dark patterns.

24+ Free tools
12k Developers
100% Browser-based
$0 VC funding

DevCrate started from a simple frustration — too many browser tabs open, too many half-baked online tools covered in ads, hidden paywalls, and privacy red flags. We kept finding ourselves using tools we didn't fully trust with our JWTs, API keys, and internal JSON payloads.

"If we wouldn't trust it with our own production data, we wouldn't ship it."

So we built our own. Everything runs in your browser using JavaScript. No API calls, no server-side processing, no logging. Your tokens, queries, and payloads never leave your machine — ever.

We're bootstrapped. No investors, no board, no growth targets that turn into dark patterns. We grow by being genuinely useful and we plan to keep it that way. The free tier is real — not a trap.

Got a tool you wish existed? We actually read the emails. Most of what's on this site was inspired by a developer frustration someone shared with us.

// the team
WA
William Andrews
Founder & CEO

Want to work with us?

We're always open to hearing from sharp developers and designers.

Say hello → Try the tools
01

Privacy by default

Every tool runs entirely in your browser. We never see your tokens, payloads, queries, or data. What you paste stays yours.

02

No dark patterns

No surprise upsells mid-task. No "your free trial expired" modals at 2am. The free tier is genuinely useful and stays that way.

03

Fast, always

No spinners for things that don't need a server. No frameworks just because everyone else uses them. Speed is a feature.

04

Indie & independent

We're bootstrapped. No investors means no pressure to monetise your attention. We make money when you find the Pro plan worth it.

05

Built in the open

Changelog is public. Roadmap is public. If something breaks we say so. We treat our users like the engineers they are.

06

Your feedback shapes it

Every tool on this site was requested or inspired by a real developer problem. Got one? We actually read the emails.