Free tools that just work.
No signup. No upload. No watermark. Everything on this site runs inside your browser, which means your files never touch a server — and the tools keep working if your connection drops.
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73 tools, grouped by the kind of problem they solve. Every one of them runs in your browser — nothing is uploaded and nothing asks you to sign in.
Merge, split, rotate and reorder PDF pages without the file leaving your computer.
See these 8 toolsImages
Eight tools for making an image lighter, smaller, a different format — or for reading what it hides.
See these 12 toolsText
Eleven tools for a block of text you need to change: case, order, duplicates, differences, counts.
See these 8 toolsDesign
Eight tools for the numbers behind a design: color formats, palettes, contrast, gradients, shadows, units.
See these 6 toolsSecurity
Five tools for passwords, hashes and 2FA codes, none of which send anything to a server.
See these 1 toolAudio
One tool for sound files: convert between MP3, WAV, FLAC, OGG and M4A, or pull the audio out of a video.
See these 9 toolsCalculators
Nine calculators for arithmetic people get wrong on a phone: percentages, discounts, VAT, tips, loans.
See these 13 toolsDeveloper
Twelve tools for the formats that sit between systems: JSON, CSV, YAML, base64, JWT, UUIDs, timestamps.
See these 4 toolsEveryday
Three small tools that fit nowhere else: exact age, a fair random draw, Roman numerals.
See these 4 toolsTime
Four tools for counting time: days between dates, a week of shifts, a countdown, a focus timer.
See theseTwo extensions, same idea
Built on the same principle as the tools: one job each, no account, nothing collected. Free on the Chrome Web Store.
From the blog
Why a file is too big, which format to pick, what a setting actually does — and the tool that handles it.
Developer
Why Your JSON Fails to Parse: the Usual Five
The parser tells you where it gave up, not where you went wrong. Five mistakes, the message each one produces, and a way to cut a stubborn file in half.
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Images
Why Your Favicon Looks Blurry in a Browser Tab
A tab icon is about 16 pixels wide, so detail that reads on a design board turns to mud. What to simplify, why one shape beats a wordmark, and how to test at real size.
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Time
How to Schedule a Meeting Across Timezones
Anchor the meeting to one named zone, check whether daylight saving changes between now and the date, and write the invitation so it cannot be misread.
ReadStop paying for software you don't need
Honest comparisons of what the free alternatives actually do — and where they genuinely fall short, because pretending otherwise wastes your afternoon.
Free Alternatives to Adobe Acrobat
How to merge, split, sign, compress and actually edit PDFs without a subscription — and why most free PDF sites are a bad idea.
Read guide Canva ProFree Alternatives to Canva
Most people searching this want Canva Pro features without paying. Here is which of them you can get free, and where.
Read guide Microsoft OfficeFree Alternatives to Microsoft Office
The best free office suites compared — including the free version of Office itself, which most people do not know exists.
Read guide NotionFree Alternatives to Notion
Obsidian, Logseq, AppFlowy and the rest — compared on the thing that actually matters, which is what happens to your notes if the company disappears.
Read guide Adobe PhotoshopFree Alternatives to Photoshop
Five real options, what each one is genuinely good at, and the specific thing about each that will annoy you.
Read guide ZoomFree Alternatives to Zoom
The 40-minute cap is the reason you are here. Here is which free tools have no time limit, and what you trade for it.
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