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Summary: Notes on general-purpose software tools and utilities. Last updated: 2026-10-15

2026

  • mkdir.directory: Curated list of free web design inspiration directories (galleries, award sites, landing page collections, section libraries), ranked by visitor votes. Related: Web_Mapping. Keywords: web design, inspiration, landing pages, directory, website design

  • Cogniscient: Simple browser-based app by Auspatious to search Sentinel-2 imagery, pick an area, and export pretty, visualization-ready images using cloud-native tech and open data. Related: Remote_Sensing, CNG. Keywords: Sentinel-2, image export, screenshots, browser app, cloud-native, Earth observation

  • OpenKnowledge: AI-native markdown editor. Similar to Obsidian but fully open-source and comes with templates for building personal knowledgebase [Keywords: knowledge management markdown llm-wiki agents open-source]

  • Unlimited-OCR: Baidu's OCR model extending DeepSeek-OCR for "one-shot long-horizon" document parsing, handling single images and multi-page PDFs in a single pass across Transformers, vLLM, and SGLang inference frameworks; live demo on Hugging Face Spaces. Related: AI, Deep_Learning. Keywords: OCR, document parsing, Baidu, DeepSeek, Hugging Face, LLM

  • 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