Toolshed

A growing library of browser tools and deep technical guides for IT professionals.

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Are the tools actually private, or does anything get sent to a server? Almost all of them run entirely client-side, in your browser, using plain JavaScript — nothing you type or paste is transmitted anywhere, and you can verify this yourself by opening your browser's network tab while using one and watching that nothing fires when you click the buttons. Two exceptions, both labeled directly on their own page: Website Screenshot sends the URL you enter to a third-party rendering service, and IOC Lookup sends what you enter to this site's own server, which queries VirusTotal/AbuseIPDB on your behalf. Details on the Privacy page.

Is this free? Yes. No account, no login, no paywall, no usage limit on any tool.

Is the content AI-generated? Some of it is written with AI assistance, always reviewed by a person before publishing — never auto-published straight from a model. Where a fact actually matters (a price, a terms-of-service detail, a technical limit), it's checked against a primary source before going up, and every article lists its sources at the bottom rather than asking you to take it on faith. More on the About page.

Are the comparison articles sponsored or affiliate content? No — not currently. If that ever changes, it'll be disclosed plainly in the article itself and on the Privacy page, not hidden in fine print.

Why does the color converter show a slightly different RGB value if I convert to HSL and back? That's expected, not a bug — HSL is displayed rounded to whole degrees/percentages (the standard convention), and converting back through rounded values can shift RGB by a unit or two out of 255. The tool itself notes this directly.

I found a bug, or want to suggest a tool or article — how do I reach out? A dedicated contact channel isn't set up yet — see the Contact page for the current status.

Do you have an RSS feed? Yes — feed.xml covers every article as it's published.