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This guide will help you access Kayston’s Forge and use your first tool in under 2 minutes.

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Prerequisites

Kayston’s Forge runs entirely in your browser. You need:
  • A modern web browser (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or Edge)
  • JavaScript enabled
  • No account or installation required

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Steps

1

Access Kayston's Forge

Navigate to the hosted application URL in your browser. The app loads as a static site with no backend.
The application is hosted on Vercel and exported as a fully static site for maximum privacy and performance.
2

Explore the interface

Kayston’s Forge opens with the default tool: JSON Format/Validate.You’ll see:
  • Sidebar (left): Browse all 51 tools organized by category
  • Header (top): Current tool name and keyboard shortcuts
  • Workbench (center): Input/output areas and action buttons
  • Command Palette: Press Cmd/Ctrl + K to quick-search any tool
Toggle the sidebar with Cmd/Ctrl + 1 for more workspace.
3

Use your first tool

Let’s validate and format some JSON:
  1. In the input textarea, paste or type JSON: 
    {"name":"Alice","age":30,"active":true}
  2. Click Beautify or press Cmd/Ctrl + Enter
  3. The formatted JSON appears in the output textarea: 
    {
  "name": "Alice",
  "age": 30,
  "active": true
}
  4. Click Copy (Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + C) or Download (Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + S) to use the output
4

Try another tool

Use the command palette to quickly find tools:
  1. Press Cmd/Ctrl + K
  2. Type “base64”
  3. Select Base64 String Encode/Decode
  4. Enter text and click Encode or Decode
Navigate between tools with Cmd/Ctrl + [ (previous) and Cmd/Ctrl + ] (next).
5

View tool history

Kayston’s Forge automatically saves your tool usage:
  1. Click the History button in the workbench
  2. See your last 50 operations for the current tool
  3. Click any entry to restore input/output
  4. Click Clear History to delete all entries for this tool
History is stored locally in IndexedDB and never leaves your browser.

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Keyboard Shortcuts

Kayston’s Forge is keyboard-driven for maximum efficiency:
ShortcutAction
Cmd/Ctrl + KOpen command palette
Cmd/Ctrl + 1Toggle sidebar
Cmd/Ctrl + EnterExecute tool action
Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + CCopy output
Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + SDownload output
Cmd/Ctrl + [Previous tool
Cmd/Ctrl + ]Next tool
EscClear input

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Tool Categories

Kayston’s Forge organizes 51 tools into seven categories:

Encoding & Encryption

Unix timestamps, JSON, Base64, JWT, RegExp, URL encoding, X.509 certificates

Escaping & Entities

HTML entities, backslash escaping, UUID/ULID generation

Preview & Comparison

HTML preview (iframe), text diff checker

Format Converters

YAML ↔ JSON, number base, color formats, hex ↔ ASCII

Code Beautifiers

HTML, CSS, JS/TS, ERB, LESS, SCSS, XML formatting

Generators

Lorem Ipsum, QR codes, random strings, string inspection

Data Transformers

CSV ↔ JSON, hashes, SQL formatting, list operations, PHP serialization

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Next Steps

Installation

Install Kayston’s Forge as a PWA for offline access

Introduction

Learn more about privacy, architecture, and security

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