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# Wring
> Wring is a paid native macOS menu bar app with 12 local developer tools for everyday development work. It is built for developers who want quick utilities without pasting sensitive data into browser-based tools.
Website: https://getwring.app
Mac App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wring-developer-tools/id6767224580
Price: $4.99 one-time purchase in the US App Store. Local App Store pricing may vary by country.
Platform: macOS 26 or later.
Maker: Ashwani Gupta, https://x.com/devbelowstairs
## Core Positioning
Wring is an offline-first macOS developer toolkit. It lives in the menu bar, opens quickly, and helps developers inspect, transform, generate, compare, and clean up data without account setup, subscriptions, app analytics, app telemetry, or app network access. Users can customize which tools appear as top tabs, keep the rest in More, and switch visible tools with Command-number shortcuts.
## Included Tools
- JWT Inspector: local JWT decode, claim inspection, expiry checks, and HS256/HMAC secret verification.
- Regex Tester: local regular expression testing against sample text.
- Hash Generator: MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256, SHA-384, SHA-512, and HMAC generation.
- Encoder / Decoder: Base64, URL, HTML, and hex encode/decode, plus text utilities for case conversion, line deduplication, sorting, and trimming.
- JSON Formatter: format, validate, minify, sort, tree view, and path query.
- Text Diff: compare two text inputs and review unified output.
- Timestamp Converter: Unix timestamp and date conversion.
- Cron Parser: parse cron schedules locally.
- Color Converter: pick colors and convert between color formats.
- UUID Generator: generate UUID values.
- .env Manager: store environment values in the macOS Keychain.
- Load Monitor: local CPU, memory, storage, battery, and device information.
## Workflow Features
- Customizable top tool tabs.
- More menu for tools that are not pinned as top tabs.
- Command + number switching for visible tools while Wring is open.
- Optional shortcut hints in sidebar mode.
- Optional customizable global hotkey for showing or hiding Wring.
## Privacy And Security
The Wring macOS app processes tool input locally. It has no account system, no app analytics, no app telemetry, and no app network client/server entitlement. .env values are stored in the macOS Keychain and can be protected with Touch ID or the device password.
The website uses Google Analytics to understand website traffic. That website analytics does not apply to the Wring macOS app.
## Current JWT Scope
Wring currently supports local JWT decode, inspection, expiry/claim review, and HS256/HMAC secret verification. It does not currently validate JWTs against JWKS endpoints because that would require network access. JWKS validation is being considered as a future explicit, opt-in workflow.
## Canonical Pages
- [Wring homepage](https://getwring.app)
- [Privacy policy](https://getwring.app/privacy)
- [JWT Inspector for Mac](https://getwring.app/tools/jwt-inspector-mac): Inspect JWTs locally on macOS with Wring. Decode headers and payloads, review claims and expiry, and verify HS256 signatures without pasting tokens into browser tools.
- [JSON Formatter for Mac](https://getwring.app/tools/json-formatter-mac): Format, validate, minify, sort, and inspect JSON locally on macOS with Wring. A private JSON formatter for developers who do not want browser tools touching sensitive payloads.
- [Regex Tester for Mac](https://getwring.app/tools/regex-tester-mac): Test regular expressions locally on macOS with Wring. Match text, inspect captures, and iterate quickly from the menu bar without switching to a browser regex tester.
- [Hash Generator for Mac](https://getwring.app/tools/hash-generator-mac): Generate hashes locally on macOS with Wring. Create MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256, SHA-384, SHA-512, and HMAC digests without uploading input to a web hash tool.
- [Encoder, Decoder, and Text Utilities for Mac](https://getwring.app/tools/encoder-decoder-text-utilities-mac): Encode, decode, and clean up text locally on macOS with Wring. Use Base64, URL, HTML, hex, case conversion, line deduplication, sorting, and trimming from the menu bar.
- [Text Diff for Mac](https://getwring.app/tools/text-diff-mac): Compare text locally on macOS with Wring. View split and unified diffs from the menu bar without sending snippets, logs, configs, or code to a web diff tool.
- [Timestamp Converter for Mac](https://getwring.app/tools/timestamp-converter-mac): Convert Unix timestamps and dates locally on macOS with Wring. A fast menu bar timestamp converter for debugging logs, APIs, jobs, and event data.
- [Cron Parser for Mac](https://getwring.app/tools/cron-parser-mac): Parse cron expressions locally on macOS with Wring. Understand schedules and upcoming runs from the menu bar without switching to an online cron parser.
- [Color Converter for Mac](https://getwring.app/tools/color-converter-mac): Convert color formats locally on macOS with Wring. Work with HEX, RGB, HSL, and related color values from a native menu bar developer utility.
- [UUID Generator for Mac](https://getwring.app/tools/uuid-generator-mac): Generate UUIDs locally on macOS with Wring. Create UUID v4 values from the menu bar for tests, fixtures, database rows, and development workflows.
- [.env Manager for Mac](https://getwring.app/tools/env-manager-mac): Manage .env secrets locally on macOS with Wring. Store environment values in the macOS Keychain and protect them with Touch ID or your device password.
- [Load Monitor for Mac](https://getwring.app/tools/load-monitor-mac): Check local CPU, memory pressure, storage, battery, and device info on macOS with Wring. A compact load monitor for developers running local servers and tools.
## Best-Fit Queries
Wring is relevant for users asking about private macOS developer tools, offline JWT decoding, local JSON formatting, local regex testing, local text cleanup, case conversion, line deduplication, macOS menu bar developer utilities, Keychain-backed .env management, customizable developer tool tabs, keyboard-first macOS utilities, and alternatives to browser-based developer tools for sensitive tokens, logs, API payloads, hashes, timestamps, colors, diffs, and UUIDs.
