I Built 45+ Free Tools on a Broken Laptop — Now I Need Help to Keep Going
I'm writing this from a friend's phone.
My laptop died two days ago. The display is completely gone. It was the same laptop I built everything on — a low-spec machine with no GPU, an old HDD, and a 10-15 minute boot time.
I didn't stop. I built 45+ free browser tools on it. I started building a horror game. I kept going through every lag, every crash, every "why am I doing this?" moment.
And then the screen just... died.
What I Built
UniRecorder — 45+ free browser-based tools:
🎥 4K Screen Recorder with webcam overlay
📄 Image to PDF, PDF Merger, PDF Compressor, PDF to Image
🖼️ Image Compressor, Image Resizer
📝 Word Counter, Case Converter, Base64 Encoder
🧮 20+ Calculators and Unit Converters
Everything runs 100% in the browser. No server. No signup. No watermark. No data collection.
All built on a laptop that took 10-15 minutes just to boot up.
The Honest Part
I haven't earned anything yet.
AdSense rejected me — "Low Value Content."
Adsterra works, but Pakistan CPM is tiny.
I spent my own money on the domain and everything else.
I've earned $0 from this project.
And now my laptop is dead. The display is gone. Everything is paused.
Try the tools (they still work)**
👉 unirecorder.online
All 45+ tools are free. No signup. No watermark.
What I'm Working On Next
- "Wood" — a 3D horror escape game in Godot 4.2 (releasing 2027)
- More tools for UniRecorder
- Getting back to work as soon as I have a machine
I'll find another machine. I'll keep building. Because the only real failure is stopping.
I'll be back with a new laptop soon. Until then, I'm writing from a friend's phone.
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For anyone who wants to try the tools (they still work): unirecorder.online
All 45+ tools are free — no signup, no watermark, 100% private.
And if you can help in any way (advice, sharing, or just your story), I'd be grateful. 🙏