Visible controls
Ports, hosts, cleanup, links, and update checks run from deliberate actions in the interface.
Free. Open source. Local-first.
UtilityBox
One desktop workspace for the developer tools you reach for every day, from JSON and runtimes to ports, hosts, project cleanup, and media conversion.
- Workspace
- Local-only
- Desktop core
- Rust + Tauri
- Core modules
- 11 workspaces
UtilityBox
Dev Runtime
Configure and control local services.
Ready
Nginx runtime
Edit configuration and control the bundled
local web server.
Config files
PATH
C:\tools\UtilityBox\bin\nginx\conf\nginx.conf
1 worker_processes auto;
2
3 events {
4 worker_connections 1024;
5 }
6
7 http {
8 include mime.types;
9 server_tokens off;
10 }
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Dev utilities
Local runtimes
Ports & hosts
Project cleanup
Media conversion
The workspace
Your local stack, within reach.
UtilityBox replaces scattered terminal commands and single-use browser tabs with one focused desktop interface. Project files, runtime paths, command output, and workspace data stay on your machine.
Native desktop flow
Launch configured terminals, inspect processes, and work with local files without changing context.
Local by design
No remote service is required for workspace data, runtime paths, command output, or project files.
Core functions
One dock. Eleven focused tools.
Choose a workspace to preview it, then scan the complete set below.
Selected workspace
Dev Utils
Format, encode, inspect, and compare JSON, tokens, regex, timestamps, SQL, QR, and config text.
Runs locally
Fast switching
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{
"workspace": "local",
"status": "ready",
"tools": ["json", "jwt", "regex"]
}ValidateFormat JSON
Specifications
A desktop build, not another tab.
UtilityBox is built for repeated local workflows, with a native backend and a focused dark interface that stays out of the way.
- Desktop runtime
- Rust + Tauri
- Workspace policy
- Local-first
- Operating systems
- Windows (x64)
- Developer
- ByteTCore Core Engineering Team
Application policy
Your work stays your work.
The desktop app operates around explicit local actions. UtilityBox does not send your workspace data, runtime paths, command output, or project files to a remote service.
Local-only workspace
UtilityBox runs as a local desktop utility. It does not send your workspace data, runtime paths, command output, or project files to a remote service.
No user data storage
The app does not create a user-data profile, analytics store, or remote account. Local configuration is limited to app preferences and feature settings needed for UtilityBox to run.
User-triggered actions
System actions such as checking ports, editing hosts, cleaning artifacts, opening links, or checking updates are initiated from visible UI controls and stay scoped to the selected workflow.
No data access or encryption
UtilityBox does not perform background access, extraction, encryption, or decryption of personal data. File and project operations only happen when you explicitly use a related tool.
Latest release
Put UtilityBox on your desktop.
Choose the build for your platform. Release data is loaded from the official UtilityBox repository.
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Latest release