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Pablo Brooks
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I built 40+ free browser tools for PDFs, images, QR codes and calculators

I built 40+ free browser tools for PDFs, images and QR codes

While working on different projects I kept needing small utilities:

  • compressing PDFs
  • converting images
  • generating QR codes
  • quick calculators

Most websites that offer these tools are slow, full of ads, or require uploading files to their servers.

So I decided to build my own collection of tools that run directly in the browser.

What the site includes

Right now the project has more than 40 tools, including:

  • PDF compressor
  • Merge PDF
  • Split PDF
  • Image compressor
  • PNG to JPG converter
  • JPG to WebP
  • QR code generator
  • WiFi QR generator
  • VAT and percentage calculators
  • Word and character counter

Everything runs client-side, so files never leave your device.

Why I built it this way

Privacy and speed were the main goals.

Instead of uploading files to a server, most tools use browser APIs and JavaScript libraries to process files locally.

That makes the tools faster and avoids storing user files.

Examples of tools

PDF compression

https://tools.ubtracker.com/tools/compress-pdf/

Image resizing

https://tools.ubtracker.com/tools/resize-image/

QR code generator

https://tools.ubtracker.com/tools/url-to-qr/

What I'm planning next

The goal is to keep expanding the collection and reach around 100 tools over time.

Some tools I'm planning to add:

  • JSON formatter
  • Base64 encoder/decoder
  • Password generator
  • UUID generator
  • DNS lookup

Feedback welcome

If you have ideas for tools that would be useful, I'd love to hear them.

You can try the project here:

https://tools.ubtracker.com

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