Top 15 Utility Tools For Testers

Recently, we started digging into Reddit and there we found out many threads which are very useful for testers. While I was going through some of the links, I found this Reddit thread which was talking about tools for the testers and I found it pretty interesting. So, we decided to make a list for you by compiling all the utility tools for the testers.

Let’s have a quick look at this.

Text editing tool: Sublime Text

It is an editor for code, markup, and prose. It also provides suggestions on closing of tags while writing a code.

Text editing tool: Notepad++

Notepad ++ is a code editor. It is a replacement of notepad with the fact that it supports multiple languages.

HTML Beautifier: DirtyMarkup

DirtyMarkup is the premier HTML beautifier in web. You can beautify billions lines of code and clean up your code and turn it into a beautiful looking code making it easier to debug.

Web Debugging Proxy: Telerik Fiddler

It is the the free web debugging proxy for any system, browser, or platform. It logs all the HTTP/HTTPS traffic between your computer and internet.

Crawling Link Checker: Xenulink

Many a time, testers come up with a situation where they have to test if the website that they are dealing with has some broken links? In that case, they can use Xenulink to figure out the broken links.

Web Screenshotting tool: FireShot

FireShot helps to make the process of screenshotting easy. It helps you to take screenshot, edit it, add text, save it as PDF, image, print, or upload to www or FTP, or to send it directly in mail saving a lot of time and efforts.

Video Format Converter: HandBrake

Handbrake is an open source tool supporting Windows, Mac, and Linux which is used to convert video from one format to any desired format.

Creating Mind Maps: XMind

Mind maps is a mind mapping tool which helps to record ideas as soon as they come to your mind. It produces attractive and simple charts and mind maps.

Cross Browser Testing Tool: LambdaTest

It is a cross browser testing tool where you can perform cross browser testing of your website or web app across 3000+ combinations of browser and OS combinaions

Desktop Automation: AutoHotKey

It offers a scripting language for windows. It allows users to create scripts for all tasks like form fillers, macros, auto-clicking, etc.

Stopwatch: XNote Stopwatch

Free and simple tool for manual testing. It allows you to record time and test various time based events.

Clipboard manager: Ditto Clipboard Manager

Manage the clipboard to avoid recopying the same stuff over and over again. It makes your life a bit easier, but you may get hooked onto this brilliant addictive tool.

Network Protocol Analyzer: Wireshark

It is a free and open source packet analyzer that enables you to not only troubleshoot your network problems but also put your network stats under the microscope and analyze them easily.

Text comparator:Text Compare

This simple yet effective tool helps you compare two texts, and reveals the similarities and differences.

Missing DLL: Dependency Walker

Validate application installations and deployments for missing DLLs. The biggest nuisance when you try to install a heavy application, Dependency Walker helps you solve the missing DLL file issues.

100+ Free Online Tools From LambdaTest!

LambdaTest has come up with an index of 100+ free online tools for developers and testers. From HTML, XML, and JSON formatters to robust data generators, and hash calculators. LambdaTest’s free online tools are built to help engineering teams accelerate and be more productive with their daily activities.

Code Tidy

• JSON Prettify
• JSON Minify
• HTML Prettify
• HTML Minify
• JavaScript Minify
• CSS Minify
• CSS Prettify
• XML Minify
• XML Prettify

Data Format

• IDN Encode
• IDN Decode
• XML to JSON Converter
• JSON to XML Converter
• BCD to Decimal
• HEX to Decimal
• Decimal to BCD
• UTF8 Decode
• UTF8 Encode
• HEX to RGB Converter
• RGB to HEX Converter
• HTML to Markdown Converter
• Markdown to HTML Converter
• Decimal to Gray Code Converter
• Gray Code to Decimal
• URL Decode
• URL Encode
• Base64 Encode
• Base64 Decode
• Text to HTML Entities Converter
• HTML Entities to Text Converter

Random Data

• Random JSON Generator
• Random XML Generator
• Random CSV Generator
• Random YAML Generator
• Placeholder Image Generator
• Random Binary Generator
• Random Character Generator
• Random Color Generator
• Random Date Generator
• Random Decimal Fraction Generator
• Random Decimal Generator
• Random GUID Generator
• Random HEX Generator
• Random Octal Generator
• Random IP Generator
• Random MAC Generator
• Random Number Generator
• Random Paragraph Generator
• Random Password Generator
• Random Time Generator
• Random UUID Generator
• Random Sentence Generator
• Random String Generator
• Random Word Generator
• Random Data from RegEXP
• Test Data Generator
• Lorem Ipsum Generator
• Credit Card Number Generator
• QR Code Generator
• Random Byte Generator

Security Tools

• Hash Calculator
• Hash MAC Generator
• CRC32 Hash Calculator
• CRC32B Hash Calculator
• Ripe MD 128 Hash Calculator
• Ripe MD 160 Hash Calculator
• Ripe MD 256 Hash Calculator
• Ripe MD 320 Hash Calculator
• MD2 Hash Calculator
• MD4 Hash Calculator
• Adler32 Hash Calculator
• Gost Hash Calculator
• Whirlpool Hash Calculator
• MD5 Hash Calculator
• SHA1 Hash Calculator
• SHA256 Hash Calculator
• SHA384 Hash Calculator
• SHA512 Hash Calculator

Utils

• Find and Replace String
• HTML Escape
• HTML Unescape
• Difference Checker
• Shuffle Letters
• Shuffle Text Lines
• Sorting List
• Split Your String
• Text Lowercase
• Text Uppercase
• Text Repeater
• Text Rotator
• Character Count
• Word Count
• Lines Count
• Sentence Count
• URL Parse
• JSON Escape
• JSON Unescape
• Extract Text from HTML
• Extract Text from JSON
• Extract Text from XML
• Strip HTML
• JSON Validator

Conclusion:

All these tools have helped a lot of testers ease their tedious and regressive work. Tools merely provide you with a way, in the end it is you who has to walk on the path.

If we missed any of your favorite tools, do comment and let us know.

Deeksha Agarwal

Deeksha Agarwal is in Product Growth at LambdaTest and is also a passionate tech blogger and product evangelist.

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