Tools¶

Summary: Notes on general-purpose software tools and utilities. Last updated: 2026-08-22

2026¶

ihatepdf.cv: A free, browser-based PDF editor offering 46 tools — merging, splitting, compressing, converting (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, images, HTML), editing, redacting, and AI-powered summarization/chat — with all processing done locally in the browser (no watermarks, size limits, or accounts). Related: AI. Keywords: PDF, editor, browser-based, conversion, redaction, free tools
MarkItDown: A lightweight Python utility by Microsoft that converts various files (PDFs, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, images, audio) to Markdown format for use with LLMs and text analysis pipelines. Related: Python, AI. Keywords: Python, Markdown, PDF, Office, conversion, LLM, tools, Microsoft
OpenScreen: A free, open-source desktop screen recording application for creating professional product demos and walkthroughs, with features like automatic zooming, audio capture, custom backgrounds, annotations, and video editing — no subscription or watermarks required. Related: Claude_Code. Keywords: screen recording, desktop, tools, open-source, demo, video
Simple Georeferencer: A browser-based tool for georeferencing raster images by adding ground control points to warp images onto an interactive map, with multiple basemap and projection options and GeoTIFF export. Related: Cartography, Remote_Sensing. Keywords: georeferencing, GIS, raster, browser, geospatial, GeoTIFF
Simon Willison's Tools: A collection of over 100 small HTML+JavaScript utilities built with LLMs covering image/media processing, text/document manipulation, data utilities, and GitHub integration, with notes on each tool's workflow. Related: AI, Web_Mapping, Data. Keywords: tools, AI, JavaScript, utilities, LLM, Simon Willison