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A workspace for everything.

The perfect temporary home for JSON, cURL commands, stack traces, logs, and notes. Instantly recognized, beautifully formatted.

An arsenal of developer tools.

Go beyond text with a suite of 50+ integrated tools. Decode JWTs, test regex, transform data, and manage your clipboard without leaving the tab.

Your data, never ours, never theirs.

Everything runs 100% in your browser. Zero tracking. Zero accounts. Zero servers. Just pure, private utility.

The Perfect Companion to Your IDE.

Code snippets, API responses, log files, random JSON blobs—they don't belong in your project files, but you need a place to work with them. Scratch Tabs allows you to instantly compare, clean, transform, and validate that data before it moves to its final destination.

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Scratch Tabs isn't an IDE. It's the powerful, temporary workspace you've always needed.

It's for the data in transit—the JSON you just copied, the log you need to filter, the two code snippets you need to diff.

Stop polluting your editor with Untitled-* files. Give your temporary data a proper home where it can be instantly formatted, analyzed and transformed.

Your IDE is for:

  • Long-term projects
  • Managing file trees
  • Debugging & compiling
  • Version control

Scratch Tabs is for:

  • Temporary data & notes
  • Quick analysis & cleaning
  • One-off transformations
  • Data that has no project

The Daily Struggle

Everyone works with temporary data daily, but nothing exists to help you manage it. Say you need to quickly compare two JSON objects. The "quick" task that ends up polluting your editor and wasting your time.

The Old Way (In Your IDE)

  1. Open your IDE. Wait for it to load.
  2. Copy your first JSON.
  3. Create a new file: `Untitled-1.json`.
  4. Paste the first JSON. It's unformatted.
  5. Run the "Format Document" command.
  6. Repeat steps 2-5 for `Untitled-2.json`.
  7. Find and run the "Compare Active File With..." command.
  8. Navigate your file system to select the other file.
  9. Finally, see the diff.
  10. Remember to delete the temporary files later.

The Scratch Tabs Way

  1. Copy your first JSON.
  2. Click "New from Paste". A JSON formatted tab appears instantly.
  3. Copy your second JSON.
  4. Right-click the tab, select "Compare with Clipboard."
  5. Two clicks and done. No files, no hassle.

But what if the data isn't perfect?

What if the keys are out of order? What if your content is stringified, or contains comments and other noise? Scratch Tabs is built for this.

Clean, format, and transform any data with powerful, one-click functions.

Your Instant Superpowers

Absolutely Private

Your data never leaves your machine. All processing happens directly in your browser. Period.

Frictionless

No setup, no installations, no accounts. Launch the app and get to work in seconds.

Surprisingly Powerful

It's not just a text editor. It's a suite of 50+ developer tools, from a REST client to a JWT decoder, all in one place.

Free & Open

Scratch Tabs is free forever, with no strings attached. Built for the community, by a developer who needed it too.

Everything You Need, Right In Your Browser

JSON Editor That Actually Works

Extract, format, validate, clean, inspect and transform JSON instantly. Generate TypeScript interfaces, Java classes, Python models and more from your data.

Unrivaled Data Transformation

Clean, filter, sort, format, convert, it's the ultimate transformation toolkit you won't find anywhere else. Built by developers who care.

Experimental Offline AI Features

Text summarization processed locally in your browser. Coming soon: offline code generation, transcription, translation, voice notes, and more AI-powered features.

Workspace Organization

Organize your work with multiple workspaces, persistent tabs, and URL-based tab loading. Pick up exactly where you left off, every time.

Automate Repetitive Tasks

Record and playback sequences of actions to automate repetitive text editing tasks. Save hours of manual work with powerful macros.

Smart Search & Comparison

Find anything across all your tabs with powerful search filters. Compare files side-by-side with intelligent diff highlighting and merge capabilities.

Specialized Tablets, Limitless Potential

Go beyond text editing with integrated mini-apps designed for common developer tasks, all running locally.

Password Generator

Create strong, random passwords with customizable complexity and length. Includes history and secure local storage.

Password Generator

Regex Tester

Test and debug regular expressions in real-time. Features explanation view, match highlighting, and snippet library.

Regex Tester

JWT Tools

Inspect, verify, and create JSON Web Tokens. Manage keys and algorithms securely in your browser.

JWT Tools

Data Converters

A suite of converters for Base64, URL encoding, hashing (MD5, SHA), number bases, text cases, colors, date/time, and networking utilities like CIDR calculator.

Converters

Clipboard Manager

Keep a history of your clipboard items with automatic expiry, pinning, title editing, and easy access. Open any item in a new tab.

Clipboard Manager

And Many More...

Explore tablets for Base64 Encode/Decode, Temporary Email, REST API Client, Pomodoro Timer, JSON Mapper, Knowledge Vault, Prompt Manager, Diagram Sketching and more being added regularly!

Your Data, Never Ours, Never Theirs.

We fundamentally believe your data is yours alone. Scratch Tabs operates entirely within your browser.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Scratch Tabs really free?

Yes, Scratch Tabs is completely free and will remain free forever. No premium features, no paywalls, no hidden costs. We believe powerful developer tools should be accessible to everyone.

If the app has helped your productivity, saved you time, or just made your dev life a little smoother — consider supporting it with a coffee (or two!).

How does client-side processing work?

All processing happens directly in your browser using JavaScript. No data is sent to any server, ensuring complete privacy. Your JSON, passwords, and all other data stay on your machine.

Do I need to create an account?

No account required! Scratch Tabs works entirely offline and stores your data locally in your browser. Just launch the app and start working immediately.

What browsers are supported?

Scratch Tabs works on all modern browsers including Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge. We recommend using the latest version for the best experience.

Can I use it offline?

Absolutely! Once loaded, Scratch Tabs works completely offline. All features including editing, AI summary, data conversion etc. work without an internet connection.

How do I share my work?

Scratch Tabs is designed as a local-only app to keep you in complete control of your data. You can export your workspaces to files and share those files directly. This ensures your data never touches any servers and stays entirely under your control.

What makes it different from other tools?

Unlike other tools that require accounts, installations, or send your data to servers, Scratch Tabs is completely client-side. It combines data editing, data conversion, transformation, and specialized tools in one privacy-focused package.

I'm not a developer, is it for me?

Absolutely! It's not just developers who copy-paste data as part of their workflow. Use the editor as a home for your temporary data. Make use of tools such as Pomodoro for your focused working needs, Shape Snap to intuitively sketch, Clipboard Manager so you can gather data efficiently, Password Generator, Knowledge Vault, Prompt Manager and more!

How can I provide feedback or report issues?

We welcome feedback! You can report issues, suggest features, or join discussions through our GitHub Issues or Discord community.

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Join developers who've streamlined their workflow with Scratch Tabs. No setup. No learning curve. Just powerful tools that work.

✓ No registration required

✓ Works offline

✓ Zero data collection