About Utils Grid
Utils Grid is a small, focused toolbox for the browser. It started from a simple annoyance: the same dozen jobs (grab a color, save an image, decode a string, check a cron, annotate a screenshot) each needed a different extension or a different website, and many of those sent your data to someone else's server. Utils Grid keeps them in one side panel and runs all of them on your own device.
Principles
- Local first. Everything runs in your browser. There are no developer servers, accounts or analytics.
- Honest permissions. Each permission has one clear job, listed on the Privacy page. The utilities need none.
- Small and fast. Each tool loads only when you open it.
- Open source. The code is released under the MIT License.
Inspiration
Utils Grid was inspired by the SideBench extension on the Chrome Web Store, which showed how handy a developer toolbox in the side panel can be. Utils Grid is an independent project written from scratch: no code, images or branding were copied, and it is not affiliated with or endorsed by SideBench or its authors.
Who makes it
Utils Grid is built and maintained by Devdutta Bain as an independent project. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Google, and it is not made by or connected to any other extension or company with a similar name.
Version
This site describes the current release of Utils Grid. The extension's About screen (Settings, then Help and about) always shows the exact version you have installed, with a button that copies version details for bug reports.
Open source and credits
Utils Grid is released under the MIT License. It bundles the libraries below; their licenses and notices are also listed inside the extension, under Settings, Help and about.
| Library | Version | License | Used for |
|---|---|---|---|
| react | 19.3.1 | MIT | UI framework |
| react-dom | 19.3.1 | MIT | UI framework |
| @heroicons/react | 2.2.0 | MIT | Interface icons (outline and solid sets) |
| fflate | 0.8.3 | MIT | Zip files for image and annotation downloads |
| qrcode-generator | 2.0.4 | MIT | QR code generation |
| jsqr | 1.4.0 | Apache-2.0 | QR code reading from images |
| @fontsource-variable/inter | 5.3.0 | OFL-1.1 | Inter typeface (bundled font file) |
"QR Code" is a registered trademark of DENSO WAVE INCORPORATED.
Contact
Questions, bug reports and feature ideas: utilsgridext@gmail.com
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