ALTKit is a powerful and lightweight Visual Studio Code extension designed to help your workflow with a rich set of text manipulation utilities — all accessible via a convenient command palette or keybinding.
This extension was partially written with the help of AI (Gemini).
To Camel Case– Convert tocamelCase.To Upper Case/To Lower CaseCapitalize– Capitalize each word.Join lines— Join multiple lines using comma separator.Clean text— Remove double spaces, trim, ….Slugify— Converts text into a URL-friendly slug: lowercase, hyphens for spaces, and removes special characters.Pad left / right— Add spaces or characters to the left or right to reach a desired length. Ex: 1 can become 001.
Eval JavaScript– Evaluate selected JavaScript.Shuffle– Shuffle characters, words, or lines.Reverse— Reverse order of characters, words, or lines.Enquote— Enquote strings in simpleQuotes or doubleQuotes taking care of escaping. Ideal for use withJoin Lines.Toggle Selection Stats in Status Bar– View stats like word count, line count, and numeric figures (sum, avg, min, max).Increment Selection– Increment numbers or letters in the selection. E.g.1, 1, 1becomes1, 2, 3, orB, X, ZbecomesB, C, D.Generate UUID– Instantly create a universally unique identifier.Color Conversion— Conversion between RGB(A) <-> HEX <-> HSL, and aToggle color formatto "switch" between formats.CSS Prettify- Beautify CSS code to ensure proper indentation and line breaks.Strip Markdown— Remove all Markdown tags.Strip HTML– Remove all HTML tags and keep only the text. DOM-Level operation, ignore script & style.HTML Prettify- Formats HTML code by adding proper indentation, line breaks, and organizing elements.HTML De-entities– Convert HTML entities to readable characters.HTML to Markdown/Markdown to HTMLConvert HTML to Markdown & Markdown to HTML.
Base64 Encode/Base64 DecodeURL Encode/URL Decode
MD5,SHA1,SHA256– Compute secure hashes of selected text.AESEncrypt/AESDecrypt— Encrypt or decrypt a text using AES-256-CBC.
Insert current date/time— Insert current ISO date/time.Insert Current Timestamp/Insert Current Milli TimestampConvert Timestamp to Date/Convert Date to Timestamp
JSON Prettify– Format JSON nicely.JSON Minify– Minify selected JSON.JSON Stringify— Stringify the selection to a JSON.
Sort Lines (Ascending / Descending)De-duplicate uniq Lines– Remove duplicates.De-duplicate uniq Lines (Table view)– Display frequency stats per line.Filter/Filter out— Filter lines using simple text match or regex.
Random String (15 chars)Random String (30 chars)
Open the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P or Cmd+Shift+P on Mac) and type ALTKit to see a list of available commands.
Or use the default keybinding to access all commands quickly:
- Windows/Linux:
Ctrl + Shift + 9 - Mac:
Cmd + Shift + 9
Toggle selection statistics in the status bar to get quick insights into:
- Number of lines and words
- Stats over the numeric values selected: count, sum, average, min, max
This extension was inspired by the excellent Swissknife by Luis Fontes. I had the pleasure of contributing to Swissknife by writing a few scripts for it.
