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BLGardner··on Show HN: Prism.Tools – Free and privacy-focused developer utilities
Changelog - January 2026

We have rolled out an update to the Prism.Tools suite, focusing on expanding our networking utilities and improving user interface flexibility. Please refresh the tools!

New Features & Enhancements

    Network Calculator Overhaul

        IPv6 Support: Full subnetting calculation for 128-bit addresses.

        IPv4 to IPv6 Conversion: Added transition tools including IPv4-Mapped, IPv4-Compatible, and Hexadecimal outputs.

        Reverse DNS Generator: Automatic generation of in-addr.arpa and ip6.arpa PTR records.

    HTTP Status Code Reference

        Expanded to a complete HTTP 1xx–5xx reference (excluding unassigned codes).

        Added practical API guidance for each status.

        Introduced a "Popular Only" filter for quicker reference of common codes.

 UI/UX Improvements

    Fixed Textarea Scaling: Resolved an issue where textareas were not resizable; manual resizing is now enabled across all tools for better workspace management.

    Performance: Minor optimizations and logic fixes across the toolset.

 Affected Tools

 The following tools have received updates in this version:

    regex-tester / markdown-preview / yaml-json-converter

    minifier / sql-formatter / qr-generator

    subnet-calculator / http-status-codes

    ascii-art-generator / glassmorphism-generator / color-converter
We are continuing to address all other reported issues and feature requests. Thank you for using Prism.Tools!
BLGardner··on Show HN: Prism.Tools – Free and privacy-focused developer utilities
Nice collection, I'll be checking it out soon, Thanks for sharing!
BLGardner··on Show HN: Prism.Tools – Free and privacy-focused developer utilities
Thanks, yes other pages use the resize, I missed that one (likely more), I’ll be checking all the tools over this weekend!
BLGardner··on Show HN: Prism.Tools – Free and privacy-focused developer utilities
I'd love feedback!
BLGardner··on Show HN: Prism.Tools – Free and privacy-focused developer utilities
The key word here is 'public'... "No Re-hosting: You may not host these Tools on other websites or public repositories” You can host on a local network, modify to suit your needs, point to local libs if CDNs are a concern. Just don't make them Public. The latest versions will be available on Github if they are ever needed.
BLGardner··on Show HN: Prism.Tools – Free and privacy-focused developer utilities
All are invited to modify the code to suit their needs, but not provide it to the public. If they want to serve it on a local network that is fine. These tools were made to be freely available to all and to modify for their own personal/business needs. If the need arises the latest version will be on Github.
BLGardner··on Show HN: Prism.Tools – Free and privacy-focused developer utilities
You need remember one thing: Prism.Tools, search it on the Goog ;)
BLGardner··on Show HN: Prism.Tools – Free and privacy-focused developer utilities
Already noted, will check into and make corrections... Check back, but it may be the weekend before time permits.
BLGardner··on Show HN: Prism.Tools – Free and privacy-focused developer utilities
Thanks for saving and sharing! If you use one tool I’ve reached my goal!
BLGardner··on Show HN: Prism.Tools – Free and privacy-focused developer utilities
Yes, there are definitely things that can’t be done in the fashion of Prism.Tools but there are soooo many that can!
BLGardner··on Show HN: Prism.Tools – Free and privacy-focused developer utilities
I did, quickly, that’s where the .Tools addition to just Prism was decided on. I really liked the name, so Prism.Tools!
BLGardner··on Show HN: Prism.Tools – Free and privacy-focused developer utilities
Guess I missed that one! (Maybe more?)
BLGardner··on Show HN: Prism.Tools – Free and privacy-focused developer utilities
I believe the MIT license leaves it open for others to host the files for public access. I’d like them to be hosted in one place but others are free to host for their own or business use and/or use them locally. It’s just a way for me to protect my rights as the owner/creator
BLGardner··on Show HN: Prism.Tools – Free and privacy-focused developer utilities
Thank you! I created this with people like you in mind.
BLGardner··on Show HN: Prism.Tools – Free and privacy-focused developer utilities
Thank you, enjoy!
BLGardner··on Show HN: Prism.Tools – Free and privacy-focused developer utilities
Nice! Keep me updated!
BLGardner··on Show HN: Prism.Tools – Free and privacy-focused developer utilities
I’m with you on that! I’ve done the same thing myself for years. Now I just have one bookmark for all my needs!
BLGardner··on Show HN: Prism.Tools – Free and privacy-focused developer utilities
Great input! I’ll be checking into these!
BLGardner··on Show HN: Prism.Tools – Free and privacy-focused developer utilities
I will check into that, thanks! Can you elaborate a bit on what specifically it is or is not doing? Thanks
BLGardner··on Show HN: Prism.Tools – Free and privacy-focused developer utilities
Yes, everything online seems to want to track you. I will seriously consider making all resources local. Then the tools could be used offline as well.
BLGardner··on Show HN: Prism.Tools – Free and privacy-focused developer utilities
No, not at this time, maybe in the future. I went dark since it seems to be the pref now.
BLGardner··on Show HN: Prism.Tools – Free and privacy-focused developer utilities
Thank you! I am a big privacy advocate!
BLGardner··on Show HN: Prism.Tools – Free and privacy-focused developer utilities
Thanks for the great feedback and I am very happy you decided to save it to your tool list!
BLGardner··on Show HN: Prism.Tools – Free and privacy-focused developer utilities
The name just popped into my head as I was sitting there looking at the main page, I saw how one idea can need multiple tools, like the rays of a prism relying on a single beam of light.
BLGardner··on Show HN: Prism.Tools – Free and privacy-focused developer utilities
Good catch! I will check into that. I’m sure there are other tools with some quirks too. I will be going over them all to make sure issues like this are taken care of, Thanks!
BLGardner··on Show HN: Prism.Tools – Free and privacy-focused developer utilities
Yes, you can self host if you’d like as long as you don’t make it public. Be sure to get the latest version from GitHub periodically, or not. If it’s working no need to update.
BLGardner··on Show HN: Prism.Tools – Free and privacy-focused developer utilities
It could all be done alongside but this seems redundant to me, the resources are already hosted elsewhere specifically for this purpose.
BLGardner··on Show HN: Prism.Tools – Free and privacy-focused developer utilities
That's exactly why I put this together, not being able to find what I need, when i need it. Now I have one bookmarked page with all the tools! Thanks for the link to your tools, will be checking them out...
BLGardner··on Show HN: Prism.Tools – Free and privacy-focused developer utilities
You are welcome! I hope you find at least one of the tool useful, if you do then I have succeeded in my quest!
BLGardner··on Show HN: Prism.Tools – Free and privacy-focused developer utilities
CyberChef is a great tool, thanks for sharing that! One of my main focuses was to create something a user could keep on their own system if they wish. Only coming back to the actual site when/if they want to get latest versions.
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