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Free tools for files, PDFs, images and code.

91 free tools for opening and converting files, cleaning up data, working with PDFs, images and video, and everyday developer jobs. Search for what you need.

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Some tools run entirely in your browser; others upload your file to the Fix42 server to process it. The full tools list marks which is which.

Every tool, by category

All 91 tools, grouped the same way as the tools index. Each category also has its own page comparing the tools in it.

PDF Tools

12 tools

Merge, split, and process PDF documents

PDF Tools: overview and which tool to pick

6 more PDF Tools tools

Image & Creative

24 tools

Convert images and video, and turn HTML or images into video, GIFs and text art

Image & Creative: overview and which tool to pick

18 more Image & Creative tools

Developer Tools

17 tools

Code formatting, encoding, and utilities

Developer Tools: overview and which tool to pick

11 more Developer Tools tools

Utility Tools

13 tools

CSV files, QR codes, text, timers and other everyday jobs

Utility Tools: overview and which tool to pick

7 more Utility Tools tools

Bioinformatics

5 tools

DNA, RNA, and sequence analysis tools

Bioinformatics: overview and which tool to pick

Educational

3 tools

Learning and educational tools

Educational: overview and which tool to pick

Finance & Business

8 tools

Financial calculators and business tools

Finance & Business: overview and which tool to pick

2 more Finance & Business tools

Social Media

9 tools

Content creation and social media utilities

Social Media: overview and which tool to pick

3 more Social Media tools

Who builds Fix42

I'm Kingsley Michael, and I build and run Fix42 on my own under Centenum Technologies. There is no team behind it: the same person writes the tools, fixes the bugs and reads the messages that come in. You can read a bit more on the about page.

It started as a place for small utilities I kept reaching for: a viewer for CSV files that are too big to open comfortably in a spreadsheet, a JSON formatter that tells you where the error is, a way to merge two PDFs without installing anything. It has grown a lot since, but the idea has not changed. Each tool should do one job, work without an account, and get out of your way.

How tools get added

Most new tools start as a request. When the search box finds nothing, it offers to send a tool request, and people also ask through the feedback button and the contact page. When several people ask for something similar, or for a format an existing tool does not handle yet, that is usually what gets built next. Plenty of requests end up as a new option on an existing tool rather than a new page. Tools that do not work well enough get fixed, and occasionally retired.

What runs in your browser and what does not

Not every tool works the same way, and that matters if your file is private. The text tools, calculators, bioinformatics tools, Markdown converters, PDF signer and image combiner run entirely in your browser, so nothing you type or open is sent anywhere.

Other jobs need software that does not run well in a browser tab. Video conversion uses FFmpeg and PDF compression uses Ghostscript, and the PDF merger, splitter and password tools also do their work on the server. Those tools upload your file to the Fix42 server, process it there and send the result back. The tools index marks every tool one way or the other, and the privacy policy explains how uploaded files are handled.

Where to start

If you are not sure which tool fits, each category page compares its tools side by side: PDF tools, image, video and creative tools, developer tools and utility tools.

For longer walkthroughs, the guides cover specific jobs from start to finish, such as turning a CSS animation into an MP4, how braille art works and exporting a ChatGPT conversation. Missing something? Request a tool.

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