From 0 to 400 users in 2 months — building a free tools platform for Pakistan"

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# ToolForge — Free Online Tools Platform

Live site: [freetoolforge.org](https://freetoolforge.org)

A free online toolkit with 38 tools across 5 categories. No signup required. No advertisements. All file processing happens locally in your browser — files are never uploaded to any server.

## Tools

### PDF Tools (12)

- [PDF Compressor](https://freetoolforge.org/tools/document-tools/pdf-compressor) — Reduce PDF file size by 30-60%

- [Merge PDF](https://freetoolforge.org/tools/document-tools/merge-pdf) — Combine multiple PDFs

- [Split PDF](https://freetoolforge.org/tools/document-tools/split-pdf) — Extract pages or ranges

- [PDF to Word](https://freetoolforge.org/tools/document-tools/pdf-word-converter) — Convert to editable format

- [Sign PDF](https://freetoolforge.org/tools/document-tools/sign-pdf) — Digital signature

- [Rotate PDF](https://freetoolforge.org/tools/document-tools/rotate-pdf) — Fix page orientation

- [Lock PDF](https://freetoolforge.org/tools/document-tools/lock-pdf) — Password protect

- [Unlock PDF](https://freetoolforge.org/tools/document-tools/unlock-pdf) — Remove password

- [Watermark PDF](https://freetoolforge.org/tools/document-tools/watermark-pdf) — Add text watermark

- [PDF to JPG](https://freetoolforge.org/tools/document-tools/pdf-to-jpg) — Convert pages to images

- [PDF to Excel](https://freetoolforge.org/tools/document-tools/pdf-to-excel) — Extract table data

- [Image to PDF](https://freetoolforge.org/tools/document-tools/image-to-pdf) — Photos to PDF

### Calculators (8)

- [EMI Calculator](https://freetoolforge.org/tools/calculators/emi-calculator) — Pakistani bank rates

- [CGPA Calculator](https://freetoolforge.org/tools/calculators/gpa-calculator) — HEC Pakistan scale

- [Zakat Calculator](https://freetoolforge.org/tools/calculators/zakat-calculator) — 2026 nisab values

- [BMI Calculator](https://freetoolforge.org/tools/calculators/bmi-calculator)

- [Age Calculator](https://freetoolforge.org/tools/calculators/age-calculator)

- [Percentage Calculator](https://freetoolforge.org/tools/calculators/percentage-calculator)

- [Unit Converter](https://freetoolforge.org/tools/calculators/unit-converter)

- [Basic Calculator](https://freetoolforge.org/tools/calculators/basic-calculator)

### Developer Tools (9)

- [Online Compiler](https://freetoolforge.org/tools/developer-tools/online-compiler) — Python, JS, C++, Java, Go, Rust, PHP, Ruby, TypeScript, C

- [AI Code Explainer](https://freetoolforge.org/tools/developer-tools/ai-code-explainer)

- [IP Address Lookup](https://freetoolforge.org/tools/developer-tools/ip-lookup)

- [QR Code Generator](https://freetoolforge.org/tools/developer-tools/qr-code-generator)

- [Color Picker](https://freetoolforge.org/tools/developer-tools/color-picker)

- [Password Generator](https://freetoolforge.org/tools/developer-tools/password-generator)

- [UUID Generator](https://freetoolforge.org/tools/developer-tools/uuid-generator)

- [Base64 Encoder](https://freetoolforge.org/tools/developer-tools/base64-encoder)

- [JSON to CSV](https://freetoolforge.org/tools/developer-tools/json-to-csv)

### Text Tools (6)

- [AI Grammar Checker](https://freetoolforge.org/tools/text-tools/ai-grammar-checker)

- [AI Text Summarizer](https://freetoolforge.org/tools/text-tools/ai-summarizer)

- [Word Counter](https://freetoolforge.org/tools/text-tools/word-counter)

- [JSON Formatter](https://freetoolforge.org/tools/text-tools/json-formatter)

- [Markdown Editor](https://freetoolforge.org/tools/text-tools/markdown-editor)

- [Typing Speed Test](https://freetoolforge.org/tools/text-tools/typing-speed-test)

### Image Tools (3)

- [AI Background Remover](https://freetoolforge.org/tools/image-tools/background-remover)

- [Image Compressor](https://freetoolforge.org/tools/image-tools/image-compressor)

- [Poster Maker](https://freetoolforge.org/tools/image-tools/poster-maker)

## Tech Stack

- Framework: Next.js 14 App Router

- Language: TypeScript

- Styling: Tailwind CSS

- Deployment: Vercel

- PDF processing: pdf-lib, pdfjs-dist

- AI: Google Gemini API (gemini-2.0-flash-lite)

- Compiler: Judge0 CE

## Privacy

All file processing runs locally in the browser. No files are uploaded to any server. No data is stored beyond standard Google Analytics page tracking.

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