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Chad Brunswick
Chad Brunswick

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8 Free Web Tools I Built — No Ads, No Signup, No Tracking

Over the past few weeks I've been building small, free web tools — the kind of thing I always wished existed without the signup wall, the ads, or the tracking.

They're all vanilla HTML/CSS/JS. No frameworks, no accounts, no data collection. Everything runs in your browser.

Here's the full collection:

The Tools

Word Counter — Paste text, get word count, character count, sentence count, and estimated reading time.

JSON Formatter — Paste JSON, get it pretty-printed with syntax highlighting. Shows you exactly where the error is if it's invalid.

Base64 Encoder/Decoder — Encode text, decode strings, handle files and JWTs. Supports URL-safe mode.

QR Code Generator — Paste any text or URL, download the QR code as PNG. No watermarks.

Unit Converter — Length, weight, temperature, speed, area, volume. Instant conversion.

Reaction Time Test — Test your reflexes. Average is 250ms. Can you break 200? Challenge your friends with a shareable link.

Typing Speed Test — How fast can you type? Get your WPM score and challenge friends to beat it.

Color Personality Quiz — 5 quick questions to find out your personality color. Surprisingly addictive.

Why?

Every time I needed a QR code or wanted to format some JSON, I'd land on a site that wanted my email or was plastered with ads. These tools cost nothing to host (Cloudflare Pages free tier) and nothing to use.

Browse them all: billion-hub.pages.dev

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