Boop
Boop is a text utility for developers who handle encoded strings, hashes, and structured text. You can perform common conversions without remembering Terminal commands or using online tools.
by Ivan Mathy
What you get
You get readable text and quick conversions without looking up Terminal commands.
Boop gives you a place to paste plain text and perform common developer tasks without working out the right Terminal command. You can decode a URL, compute an MD5 hash, make XML readable, decode HTML entities, or turn timestamps into something you can understand.
You can handle these small jobs in a native app rather than pasting your data into an unfamiliar website. That gives you an alternative when the text you’re working with isn’t something you want to share with an online converter.
If the built-in operations don’t cover your needs, you can import your own scripts to handle additional text transformations.
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Skip command lookups
You can decode URLs and compute MD5 hashes without remembering the corresponding Terminal commands.
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Make text readable
You can untangle XML, HTML entities, and timestamps so you can understand the text you’re working with.
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Avoid unfamiliar converter websites
You can process your text in a native app instead of pasting it into an online tool.
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Handle your own transformations
You can import your own scripts when you need text operations beyond the built-in options.
Best for
- You frequently decode or transform text while developing
- You want an alternative to online text converters
- You prefer not to memorize one-off Terminal commands
Skip it if
You probably don’t need it if you rarely transform text or already handle these tasks comfortably in Terminal.
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From the developer
Are you a developer? Do you often deal with text? Do you have a fairly good understanding of command line interfaces and yet cannot for the life of you remember how one can possibly perform some of the most seemingly simple tasks such as decoding a url or computing an MD5 hash from within Terminal?Read the full description
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