I built 184 free browser tools
PDF, image, dev, AI tasks, no upload
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HN · launched Jun 17, 2026 · 89 upvotes (top 10%) · 0 views
Niche: browser-based utility tools · 670 launches, 61 in the last 7 days ▼ -10% · Explore this niche →
Category and tags
- Horizontal
- Workflow automation
- B2C
- AI feature
- Hobby / open-source project
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More like this: all 670 launches in browser-based utility tools →
Could you build this?
Yes Building client-side browser utilities for PDFs, images, and text manipulation using standard Web APIs and open-source JavaScript/WASM libraries is classic vibe-coding material.
Discussion
20 comments analyzed.
Competitors mentioned: Raycast
Concerns raised: Image upload not working (Background Remover tool), Text extraction tool not functioning, Excessive animations and scroll-jacking on website, AI-generated guides lack proper formatting, No transparent verification that data isn't uploaded
Feature requests: Remove decorative animations and scroll-jacking, Add visual browser-level guarantee data stays local, Open source the repository, Implement proper guide formatting, Add feedback submission mechanism
Competitors
Other products that read as similar to this one : 840 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.
Attention rank: #53 of 841 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 231 days after the earliest competitor.
- I was drowning in browser tabs, so I built this · hn · 2026-06-19 · 9 upvotes · similarity 0.57
- PDF tools that run in the browser, no upload · hn · 2026-07-22 · 6 upvotes · similarity 0.55
- Free Toolkits · ph · 2026-09-29 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.54
- TheBrowserBox · ph · 2026-11-02 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.54
- Herramientas Web · ph · 2026-10-10 · 2 upvotes · similarity 0.54
- S7 FreeTools · ph · 2026-10-29 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.53
- Freebiefy · ph · 2026-11-11 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.52
- AiFreegens · ph · 2026-11-03 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.52
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