Generate UUIDs (v1/v3/v4/v5) or decode UUIDs without online tools. DevUtils.app allows you to quickly generate UUIDs and decode UUID without any internet connection. It supports all four versions of UUIDs, batch generate, and more.

Quickly decode a UUID

You can encode a UUID from anywhere in your macOS (terminal, in email, web browser,...). DevUtils will inspect your clipboard content and automatically select the UUID Decoder tool if the content contains a valid UUID. Activate the app by:

• Copy text → Press ⌃⌥⌘Space*(Or your own customized hotkey, up to you)*
• Copy text → Click to DevUtils icon in the status bar
• Select text → Right-click → "Inspect in DevUtils.app"(This menu appears after you install the app)

Input

Enter your UUID in the input textbox. If you already have the string in your clipboard, just click the "Clipboard" button, and the tool will use the content in your clipboard as input.

Output

The tool will decode the UUID into the following components:

• Standard String Format
• Raw Contents
• Version
• Variant
• For time-based UUID
  • Time
  • Clock ID
  • Node

Options

When you activate the app, DevUtils will inspect your clipboard content and automatically select the UUID Generator/Decoder tool if the content is a valid UUID. You can disable this automatic feature by unticking the option in the setting panel (the gear icon).

Generate UUIDs