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Humayun Nasir
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I Built a Collection of Free Online Tools So You Don’t Have to Open 10 Tabs Anymore

If you work on the internet long enough—whether as a developer, freelancer, student, or creator—you start noticing a pattern:

You keep opening random calculators, converters, and generators from different websites.
Half of them are slow.
Some are filled with ads.
Others ask you to sign up… just to calculate a number.

I ran into this problem repeatedly.

So instead of bookmarking 50 different sites, I decided to build one clean place where these everyday tools just work.

That’s how HNGTools was born.

The Real Problem With Online Tools Today

Most people don’t need “AI-powered dashboards” for simple tasks.

They need answers like

How much do I actually earn per year?

How many hours did I work this week?

How much money do my habits silently cost me?

How do I quickly convert Markdown to HTML?

But today’s web makes simple things complicated.

You’re either:

Bombarded with ads

Forced to log in

Or redirected through 5 pages before getting a result

That friction wastes time.

What HNGTools Focuses On (And What It Avoids)

HNGTools is intentionally simple.

No accounts
No paywalls
No dark patterns

Just:

Free online calculators

Useful converters

Practical generators

All tools work directly in your browser.

Home: https://www.hngtools.com

Tools People Actually Use (Not Just “Cool Ideas”)

Instead of building fancy demos, I focused on real-life problems.

  1. Tracking Work Hours Without Excel

Many freelancers still calculate hours manually.

That’s why the Time Card Calculator exists:
https://www.hngtools.com/time-card-calculator

You enter start/end times and get total hours instantly.

No formulas. No spreadsheets.

  1. Understanding Where Your Money Goes

Subscriptions silently drain money.

The Subscription Expense Calculator shows the real annual cost:
https://www.hngtools.com/subscription-expense-calculator

People are often shocked by the result.

  1. Small Habits, Big Financial Impact

Daily habits feel cheap… until you calculate them.

The Habit Cost Calculator answers:
“How much does this habit cost me per year?”
https://www.hngtools.com/habit-cost-calculator

This tool alone has changed how many people think about spending.

  1. Developer & Creator Utilities

For developers and creators, there are tools like

Markdown → HTML Converter
https://www.hngtools.com/markdown-to-html-converter

Hex → RGB Color Converter
https://www.hngtools.com/hex-to-rgb-color-converter

UUID Generator
https://www.hngtools.com/uuid-generator

Fast, clean, no distractions.

Categories Instead of Chaos

To keep things organized, tools are grouped into simple categories:

Calculators
https://www.hngtools.com/online-calculators

Converters
https://www.hngtools.com/online-converters

Generators
https://www.hngtools.com/online-generators

No hunting. No guessing.

Why This Project Is Still Growing Slowly (On Purpose)

HNGTools is not built for hype.

It’s built for:

Organic search

Bookmarking

Repeat usage

Long-term trust

That means:

No aggressive popups

No forced email capture

No misleading headlines

Just tools that help.

Who HNGTools Is For

You’ll find it useful if you are:

A developer who needs quick utilities

A freelancer tracking time and income

A student planning exams and habits

A creator working with text and formatting

Or just someone who likes things… simple

What’s Coming Next

The roadmap is community-driven.

New tools are added based on:

Real requests

Common problems

Daily workflows

If you ever think:

“I wish there was a simple tool for this…”

That’s probably the next thing to build.

Final Thought

The internet doesn’t need more complicated apps.

It needs quiet, useful tools that respect your time.

That’s what HNGTools is trying to be.

If you’re curious, explore here:
https://www.hngtools.com

And if you have feedback or a tool idea, I genuinely want to hear it.

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