Announcement

The "Inspector" Update — Advanced Text Metrics, Security Hashing, and Folders

Saturday, March 14, 2026 Kitly Team

Elevating Your Productivity Workflow

Our latest update, version 1.2, focuses on giving you more control and deeper insights into your data. From linguistic analysis to file integrity and better link organization, we've added the features requested by our power users.

πŸ“Š The All-New Text Suite

The Text Toolkit has evolved into a professional Text Inspector. We realized that sometimes you need to know more than just the word count.

  • Live Metrics: Track characters, words, sentences, paragraphs, and total bytes in real-time as you type.
  • Hidden Character Detection: Ever had code fail because of a "Zero-Width Space" or a "Non-Breaking Space"? Our new scan identifies invisible marks that cause bugs and lets you reveal them visually in a mapping pane.
  • Text Comparer: A dedicated "Diff" tool. Paste two versions of a document or code snippet to see exactly what was added or removed with clear red/green color-coding.

πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦ Localized Utility: ID Validator

For our South African users, we've launched the ID Number Validator. It goes beyond simple length checks—using the Luhn checksum algorithm to verify authenticity and instantly extracting metadata such as Date of Birth, Gender, Age, and Citizenship status.

πŸ›‘οΈ Security Suite: Checksum Generator

File integrity is vital for developers. Our new Checksum Generator allows you to drag and drop files (up to several gigabytes) to generate MD5, SHA-256, or SHA-512 signatures instantly.
Note: Like all Kitly security tools, this runs 100% in your browser. Your files are never uploaded to our server.

πŸ“‚ Link Saver: Folders are Here

Your "Kit" can now be organized exactly how you work. You can now create custom Folders to group your links by project, client, or category.

  • Move links between folders via the Edit menu.
  • View item counts for each category in the new sidebar.
  • Full support for renaming and deleting folders without losing your saved links.

🎨 Visual & Logic Upgrades

  • Colour Suite Pro: Now supports CMYK and HSL alongside HEX/RGB, with real-time WCAG 2.1 accessibility validation.
  • Number Tools: A synchronized base converter (Hex/Dec/Oct/Bin) that handles massive numbers using 64-bit precision.
  • News Navigation: We've patched the news feed to include better pagination and mobile-friendly scrolling.

Look at the Footer!
You’ll notice our new automated build numbering. This ensures you are always looking at the most recent, "StarSystems" verified release of the Kitly platform.

— The Kitly Team