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About CommonTools

CommonTools is a free, privacy-first collection of everyday utilities for developers, designers, and content creators. No sign-up. No tracking. Just tools that work.

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The web is full of tools that require sign-ups, hide features behind paywalls, or quietly send your data to third-party servers. We built CommonTools because we were tired of that.

Our mission is simple: build the best free, browser-based toolbox on the internet. Every tool should be fast, trustworthy, and genuinely useful — with no strings attached.

All processing runs directly in your browser. When you paste text into a formatter or generate a password, that data never leaves your device. The only exceptions are network-based tools (like DNS Lookup or IP Checker), which must make an external request by nature — and even then, only the minimum required data is transmitted.

What We Stand For

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Privacy First

All tool processing happens locally in your browser. Your text, files, and inputs are never sent to our servers, stored, or logged.

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Fast & Lightweight

No heavy frameworks, no bloated dependencies. Every tool is optimised to load instantly and respond in milliseconds.

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Always Free

Every tool on CommonTools is free to use with no paywalls, no usage limits, and no account required — ever.

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Works Everywhere

CommonTools is fully responsive and works on any device — desktop, tablet, or mobile — with no app to download.

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Built for Developers

From JSON formatters to regex testers, DNS lookups to Base64 encoders — our tools are built with developer workflows in mind.

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Always Growing

We ship new tools regularly based on real user needs. If there's a tool you'd like to see, we want to hear from you.

What We Offer

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Text Tools

Case conversion, text comparison, find & replace, lorem ipsum, and more.

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Data Tools

JSON, XML, CSV formatters, regex tester, unit converters, and more.

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Encoding

Base64, HTML entities, HEX, color picker, text-to-binary, and more.

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Security

MD5 hashing, password generator, QR codes, DNS lookup, WHOIS, and more.

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Calculators

Age, calorie, BTU, and math calculators for everyday needs.

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Have a tool request, found a bug, or just want to say hello? We'd love to hear from you. CommonTools is built around real user needs, and feedback directly shapes what we build next.