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Tiny Tools

Almost every day, while reading news and social media posts, I stumble across small web tools that can make developer life immensely easier. In order not to lose sight of them, I have created a collection in Trello, which are automatically listed here.


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Image Candy - Online Image Editor

https://imgcandy.com/

Edit images online with the complete image processing toolkit.

Favicon Generator

https://www.favicon.software/

Generate favicons online and in-browser from an image or logo for free

npmgraph

https://npmgraph.js.org/

Show interactive dependency graph of a npm module or analyze your complete package.json

WhatTheDuck

https://whattheduck.incentius.com/

Run SQL queries against your CSV files right in the browser

PDF Tool

https://www.pdftool.org/en

Edit PDF files right in your browser...

Exifr Demo

https://mutiny.cz/exifr/

This demo page of the EXIFR library is great for getting a quick overview of the metadata of an image

Color Picker Tool | 0to255

https://www.0to255.coms

Choose colors for your logo, website, business, room, or print design project. Adjust colors quickly and easily

Test for modern Internet Standards like IPv6, DNSSEC, HTTPS, DMARC, STARTTLS and DANE.

https://internet.nl/

Test for modern Internet Standards like IPv6, DNSSEC, HTTPS, TLS, HSTS, DMARC, DKIM, SPF, STARTTLS and DANE.

JSON Crack

https://jsoncrack.com/editor

JSON editor with graph visualization

OddContrast

https://www.oddcontrast.com/

This tool lets you check color contrast ratios using modern CSS formats

Flowbite

https://flowbite.com/icons/

Collection of free and open-source SVG icons compatible with Flowbite and Tailwind CSS based on solid and outline styles with React (JSX) and Figma support

QR Code Styling

https://qr-code-styling.com/

An open source JS library for generating styled QR codes

Bigjpg

https://bigjpg.com/en

AI Super-Resolution lossless image enlarging / upscaling tool using Deep Convolutional Neural Networks

grep.app

https://grep.app/

Search Code Across a Half Million GitHub Repos — A code search engine that lets you use regexes or syntax in your search

Maskable.app

https://maskable.app/editor

Maskable.app Editor lets you generate maskable PWA icons before adding them to your web app manifest.

Easing Gradients

https://larsenwork.com/easing-gradients/

Linear gradients often have hard edges where they start and/or end. We can avoid those by controlling the color mix with easing functions.

Calligrapher.ai

https://www.calligrapher.ai/

Realistic computer-generated handwriting

OpenGraph.xyz

https://www.opengraph.xyz/

Preview Social Media Share and Generate Metatags - OpenGraph

Mastodon List Manager

https://acbeers.github.io/mastodonlm/main

Manager for Mastodon lists to separate user groups for easier reading

12ft Ladder

https://12ft.io/

Shows a paywalled website as the Google crawler sees it ... without the paywall

Webmention Rocks!

https://webmention.rocks/

Webmention Rocks! is a validator to help you test your Webmention implementation. Several kinds of tests are available on the site.

Granary

https://granary.io/

Fetches and converts data between social networks, HTML and JSON with microformats2, ActivityStreams 1 and 2, Atom, RSS, JSON Feed, and more.

vectormaker

https://vectormaker.co/

Convert images to SVG vectors, PNG-to-SVG Vectors.

Fediverse Observer

https://mastodon.fediverse.observer/map

Fediverse Observer checks all servers in the Fediverse and offers you an easy way to find a home using a map or list

fediverse.space

https://fediverse.space/instance/indieweb.social

fediverse.space is a tool to visualize networks and communities on the fediverse.

IndieLogin.com

https://indielogin.com/

IndieLogin.com makes it easy to add web sign-in to your applications

Telegraph

https://telegraph.p3k.io/

Sends Webmentions with retry and callback

X-Ray

https://xray.p3k.io/

Scans a page for IndieWebs microformats

Bridgy

https://brid.gy/

Bridgy connects your web site to social media. Likes, retweets, mentions, cross-posting, and more...

Fedifinder

https://fedifinder.glitch.me/

Find Fediverse accounts of your Twitter followings

PWABuilder

https://www.pwabuilder.com/imageGenerator

Generates all necessary images for a PWA manifest

Edit.Photo

https://edit.photo/

Free Online Photo Editor In Your Browser, Based on Pintura.

MingCute Icon

https://www.mingcute.com/

Carefully Designed Icon Library

AnimatiSS

https://xsgames.co/animatiss/

A nice, colorful collection of CSS animations for your projects

QlndR.io

https://qlndr.io/

Generate QR Codes for Events and Appointments

IP2Location.io

https://www.ip2location.io/

IP2Location.io provides a fast and accurate IP Geolocation API tool to determine a user's location

Text Cleaner

https://textcleaner.net/

Text Formatter, Text Formatting Online

Shrink.media

https://www.shrink.media/

Reduce File Size for your Images

[Array Builder]

https://www.arraybuilder.com/

Array Builder is a free tool to visualize the returned values of array transformations and computations made from map/filter/reduce.

hue.tools

https://hue.tools/

Tools for mixing, blending and modify colours with several interpolation modes

Icônes

https://icones.js.org/

Great and very useful collection of icon collections, to find and bundle the icons you need

TinyWow - Free PDF, Video, Image & Other Online Tools

https://tinywow.com/

Create, convert or manipulate PDF, XML, CSV, images, videos and more with different tools

Cryptii - Unicode Lookup

https://cryptii.com/pipes/unicode-lookup

Web app offering modular conversion, encoding and encryption online.

Iconoir | Free Icons

https://iconoir.com/

Iconoir is one of the biggest open source libraries with currently 1007 SVG Icons.

Non Boring Gradients

https://non-boring-gradients.netlify.app/

Web tool for generating gradients by selecting different interpolation spaces and easing.

SVG Backgrounds

https://www.svgbackgrounds.com/

Create customized backgrounds for download

Erase.bg

https://www.erase.bg/en/

Remove Background From Images For Free

Google Title Rewrite Checker

https://www.seowl.co/title-rewrite-checker/

Because SEO should be accessible, you can use this free tool to check if Google is rewriting the title of a list of pages

IconKitchen

https://icon.kitchen/

Create and download app icons

Cleanup.pictures

https://cleanup.pictures/

Remove objects, people, text and defects from any picture

Compresser

https://imagecompresser.com/

Compress And Optimize JPEG, PNG images Online

Online CSS Analyzer

https://www.projectwallace.com/analyze-css

Analyze CSS is an online tool that analyzes your website’s CSS

MConverter: Easy to Use Online File Converter

https://mconverter.eu/

Convert videos, images, documents, audio files and much more.

Share a secret

https://scrt.link/

Share a secret with a link that only works one time and then self-destructs.

Share a secret - One Time

https://onetimesecret.com/

Keep sensitive info out of your email and chat logs by creating a one-time link to send to your recipient.

SVGOMG - UI for SVG Optimizer

https://jakearchibald.github.io/svgomg/

UI for SVG Optimizer, a Node.js-based tool for optimizing SVG vector graphics files.

Vytal

https://vytal.io/

Vytal shows you what traces your browser leaves behind while surfing the web.

Redirect Detective - Discover where those redirects really go to

https://redirectdetective.com/

Redirect Detective – Analyze redirects without opening them yourself

SVGPORN

https://svgporn.com/

Hundreds of vector logos from brands

SVG Gobbler

https://www.svggobbler.com/

Download icons, logos, and vector SVGs from any site via Chrome or Firefox extension

Wicked Backgrounds

https://wickedbackgrounds.com/backgrounds.html

Create beautiful backgrounds waves for your illustrations.

Unicode Arrows

https://unicodearrows.com/all-arrows

Collection of Unicode arrows for using on websites

Variable Fonts

https://v-fonts.com/

A simple resource for finding and trying variable fonts

Compress Image Online | compressImage.io

https://compressimage.io/

Compress JPG and PNG images at light speed with Browser based Image compressor.

Yellow Lab Tools - Page Speed audit

https://yellowlab.tools/

Online test to help speeding up heavy web pages

Icons - Google Fonts

https://fonts.google.com/icons

Material Icons are available in five styles and a range of downloadable sizes and densities. The icons are based on the core Material Design principles and metrics.

SVG Repo

https://www.svgrepo.com/

Browse 300.000+ SVG Vectors and Icons. Explore, search and find the best fitting icons or vectors for your projects using wide variety vector library.

css.gg

https://css.gg/

Open-source CSS, SVG and Figma UI Icons Available in SVG Sprite, styled-components, NPM & API

Boxicons

https://boxicons.com/

High Quality Web Icons Set

FeatherIcons

https://feathericons.com/

Simply beautiful open source icons

Majesticons Pro

https://www.majesticons.com/

Over 300 beautiful line icons as SVG

Simple Icons

https://simpleicons.org/

Free SVG icons for popular brands

VISIWIG - Indie Icons

https://www.visiwig.com/icons/

Click + Paste Graphics - that elevates your your website and brand visuals

DOM Events

https://domevents.dev/

Learn about the DOM Event system through exploration.

SVG Crop

https://svgcrop.com

Remove blank space from around any SVG instantly.

Haikei

https://app.haikei.app/

A web-based design tool to generate unique SVG design assets for websites, social media, blog posts, desktop and mobile wallpapers, posters, and more! Our generators let you discover, customize, randomize, and export generative SVG design assets ready to use with your favorite design tools.

ProductShot

https://productshot.app/

Generate better performing screenshots by focusing the user's attention.

regex101: build, test, and debug regex

https://regex101.com/

Regular expression tester with syntax highlighting, explanation, cheat sheet for PHP/PCRE, Python, GO, JavaScript, Java. Features a regex quiz & library.

Waterfaller

https://waterfaller.dev/

Site owners and digital marketers use Waterfaller as as an alternative to Google PageSpeed Insights to find and fix problems with page speed and core web vital scores.

dropmail.me - Email for 10 minutes or more

https://dropmail.me/en/

Create a temporary email. For 10 minutes or more. Anonymous email service allows you to receive emails for a safe registration on sites and services. Unlimited mailbox lifetime. No registration. Unlimited mailbox size. Attachments allowed.

Microjs

http://microjs.com/

Fantastic Micro-Frameworks and Micro-Libraries for Fun and Profit.

UI Gradient Generator

https://learnui.design/tools/gradient-generator.html

Create gorgeous, buttery-smooth color gradients for UI design. Export as CSS or SVG image.

Compare your Page Speed

https://pagespeed.compare/

Compare performance metrics of your pages against each other or your competitors using Google PageSpeed Insights.

Free SVG Converter

https://picsvg.com/

Convert online picture to svg freely.

Easing Gradients

https://larsenwork.com/easing-gradients/

Supercharge your gradients with non-linear color mix and custom color spaces.

Plaiceholder

https://plaiceholder.co/

Beautiful image placeholders, without the hassle.

CSS Grid Generator

https://cssgrid-generator.netlify.app/

You can set the numbers, and units of your columns and rows, and I'll generate a CSS grid for you! Drag within the boxes to create divs placed within the grid.

Type Scale - A Visual Calculator

https://type-scale.com/

Preview and choose the right type scale for your project. Experiment with font size, scale and different webfonts.

Omatsuri

https://omatsuri.app/

Progressive Web Application with 12 open source frontend focused tools

myScale - Quick SVG Icon Resizer

https://webkul.github.io/myscale/

Small Lightweight Tool scratched in Pure JavaScript to Quickly Resize and Convert SVG to PNG

Device.js

https://erovas.github.io/Device.js/

Helpy small tool, to get some device features, such as the different widths, heights, orientation, full screen, mobile or desktop, height of the navigation bar, etc.

URL and website scanner - urlscan.io

https://urlscan.io/

Website scanner for suspicious and malicious URLs

HTML Arrow Symbols, Entities and Codes

https://www.toptal.com/designers/htmlarrows/arrows/

HTML Arrows is a comprehensive reference website for finding HTML symbol codes and entities, ASCII characters and Unicode hexadecimal values to use in your web design.

Numbr

https://numbr.dev/

An elegant, text-based calculator for the Web

Tabler Icons: over 1250 vector icons for web design

https://tabler-icons.io/

Free and open source icons designed with attention to detail to make your design stand out.

RegExr: Learn, Build, & Test RegEx

https://regexr.com/

RegExr is an online tool to learn, build, & test Regular Expressions (RegEx / RegExp).

remove.bg

https://www.remove.bg

Remove Image Background: 100% automatically – in 5 seconds – without a single click – for free.

Favicon Generator for perfect icons on all browsers

https://realfavicongenerator.net/

The ultimate favicon generator. Design your icons platform per platform and make them look great everywhere. Including in Google results pages.

useAnimations

https://useanimations.com/

Animated icons in Lottie Framework and for immediate implementation to your apps or websites.

Responsinator

https://www.responsinator.com/

The Responsinator is designed to test responsive websites on different device resolutions

CSS Filter Generator

https://www.cssfiltergenerator.com/

CSSFilterGenerator produces CSS filters and mix-blend-mizode overlay code using a graphical user interface.

Wakamai Fondue

https://wakamaifondue.com/

The tool that answers the question “what can my font do?”

CSS clip-path Editor

https://codepen.io/stoumann/full/abZxoOM

Generate clip-path CSS code, based on editable templates.

Contrast Ratio

https://contrast-ratio.com/

Easily calculate color contrast ratios.

Tint and Shade Generator

https://maketintsandshades.com/

Easily make tints and shades that match the output of Chrome DevTools, PostCSS, and Sass.

The good line-height

https://www.thegoodlineheight.com/

Tool to calculate the exact number of the right line-height for every text size in the scale, so it always fits the baseline grid!

link-to-qr

https://link-to-qr.com/

Free beautiful QR codes. Add/remove borders. Add text, use transperant background, apply any color.

Color Contrast & Color Perception Accessibility Checker

https://www.websitehostingrating.com/color-contrast-perception-checker/

This tool lets you check the color contrast between different color pairings and check for common color perceptions against WCAG accessibility standards.

google webfonts helper

https://google-webfonts-helper.herokuapp.com/fonts

A Hassle-Free Way to Self-Host Google Fonts. Get eot, ttf, svg, woff and woff2 files + CSS snippets!

webhint's online scanner

https://webhint.io/scanner/

Analyze any public website using webhint's online tool

web.dev Measure

https://web.dev/measure/

See how well your website performs. Then, get tips to improve your user experience.

TinyJPG – Compress JPEG images intelligently

https://tinyjpg.com/

Make your website faster and save bandwidth. TinyJPG is the best automatic JPEG optimizer and compresses your JPEG images by 40-60%!

SSL Checker

https://decoder.link/

Verify that your SSL certificate is installed correctly, identify installation issues if any.

Squoosh

https://squoosh.app/

Compress and compare images with different codecs, right in your browser

Analyse your HTTP response headers

https://securityheaders.com/

Quickly and easily assess the security of your HTTP response headers

Open Graph (OG) Meta Tags Checker

https://www.opengraph.xyz/

Check how search engines and social medias such as Google, Facebook, Twitter display your website.

HTTP Status Codes — httpstatuses.com

https://httpstatuses.com/

HTTP Status Code directory, with definitions, details and helpful code references.

Hashler

https://www.hashler.com/

Compute different hashes of a string

FA Icons - Copy Font Awesome Icons as SVG

https://faicons.dev

Easily copy your favorite icons from Font Awesome as SVG

Browser Default Styles

https://browserdefaultstyles.com

Search against any element for standardized and default styles from all major rendering engines (WebKit, Blink, Gecko, Trident)

Base64 Converter

https://pr.gg/base64

A fast and simple tool to convert to and from base64

Animista

https://animista.net/play

Animista is a place where you can play with a collection of ready to use CSS animations, tweak them and download only those you will actually use

All Characters

https://aymkdn.github.io/characters

A simple page that shows all the different characters and their HTML code

Alchemize

https://alchemizeapp.com/app

A free app to minimize, pretty print, and inspect HTML, CSS, Javascript, JSON, or XML

All – Tiny Helpers

https://tiny-helpers.dev/

A collection of free single-purpose online tools for web developers.