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Free online tools, plus four active roundups

These are the free tools we build and use ourselves. Most process locally in your browser — your files aren't uploaded. Open any one to start, or compare HEIC converters, PDF compressors, resume checkers, and mockup generators below.

image-cat

Local

A free image workshop: compress, convert (HEIC/AVIF/WebP), resize, remove backgrounds and AI-upscale — all in your browser, nothing uploaded.

  • Compress JPG/PNG/WebP, target an exact file size
  • Convert JPG↔PNG↔WebP↔AVIF, HEIC→JPG
  • Resize / batch-resize
  • Background removal (MODNet, local)

compresscat

Local

Free PDF compression & conversion: squeeze a PDF down to an exact target size (100KB / 1MB…) and convert to/from images and Office — processed locally, no upload.

  • Compress a PDF to a target size (100/200/500KB, 1/2/5/10MB)
  • Convert PDF ↔ images / Office
  • Merge / split PDF

getqrcat

Local

Free QR code generator: URL, text, WiFi, vCard, email, phone, SMS and geo — free forever, unlimited, no tracking.

  • URL / text / WiFi / vCard QR codes
  • Email / phone / SMS / geo QR codes
  • Free forever, unlimited, no watermark

postercat

Local

A fill-in-the-blank graphic maker: quote cards, social covers, YouTube thumbnails, Instagram posts/stories, Pinterest pins and print posters — type your text into a template and export.

  • Social graphics: YouTube thumbnail / IG post / IG story / Pinterest
  • Quote cards / print posters
  • Size presets for every platform

shapecat

Local

Free design-to-code generators: CSS gradients, cubic-bezier easing, shapes — plus product mockups that drop your design into real scenes.

  • CSS gradient generator (exports code)
  • cubic-bezier easing curves
  • Product mockups (place design in real scenes)

polishcat

Local

Free résumé optimizer: parse and score locally, match against a job description, check readability and action verbs — parsing/scoring run locally, your résumé isn't uploaded.

  • Résumé parse + score (local)
  • Job-description keyword match
  • Readability / action-verb checks; rewrite & translate (optional)

erasecat

AI · server

Free AI object remover: brush over anything you don't want in a photo (passers-by, clutter, watermarks) and AI fills the background — powered by IOPaint/LaMa.

  • Remove objects / people / clutter from a photo
  • Remove image watermarks (beta)
  • AI background inpainting (IOPaint/LaMa)

Four active free-tool roundups

The current search cohort covers HEIC conversion, PDF compression, resume checking, and mockup generation.

Want all four active free-tool roundups in one place? See the active review hub.