Useful tools with no catch.
Free tools that respect you: no forced accounts, no tracking, no ads, and files that stay on your device. Some we make ourselves; others we list after checking that they keep the same promises.
5 made by fairtools · 1 checked from elsewhere
Tools
- added 15 Oct 2026
Documents · made by fairtools
Compare PDFs side by side
Two to four PDFs next to each other, scrolling together, with every changed word marked.
- Free, no limits: yes
- No account: yes
- Files stay on your device: yes
- No ads or trackers: yes
- Upfront prices: yes
Open tool →What we checked (15 Oct 2026)
- Runs on pdf.js in the browser; no file data is sent anywhere
- Visits are counted without cookies or device storage
- added 15 Oct 2026
Documents · outside listing
FairTools (fair-tools.com)
Browser PDF tools: merge, split, compress, sign, edit, rotate, reorder and delete pages.
- Free, no limits: partly
- No account: yes
- Files stay on your device: yes
- No ads or trackers: yes
- Upfront prices: yes
The free tier has limits (for example merging up to 3 files); a $2 day pass or $5 a month lifts them.
Open site →What we checked (15 Oct 2026)
- No sign-up needed to use the tools
- The page loads no analytics or tracking scripts and sets no cookies
- Merging two test PDFs sent no network requests
- added 15 Oct 2026
Teaching · made by fairtools
Lesson book for teachers
Students, weekly lessons and payments in one place: who has paid, who owes, what you earned this month.
- Free, no limits: yes
- No account: yes
- Files stay on your device: yes
- No ads or trackers: yes
- Upfront prices: yes
Open tool →What we checked (15 Oct 2026)
- No account; the book is stored only in your browser
- Backup files and CSV export so your data can leave with you
- added 15 Oct 2026
Photography · made by fairtools
Posing prompts for photographers
102 prompts for couples, families, kids, portraits, friends and graduates: what to say, what you get, how to shoot it.
- Free, no limits: yes
- No account: yes
- Files stay on your device: does not apply
- No ads or trackers: yes
- Upfront prices: yes
Open tool →What we checked (15 Oct 2026)
- Every prompt is on the page, with no app, account or paid tier
- The shot list is kept in your browser only
- added 15 Oct 2026
Everyday · made by fairtools
QR codes that never expire
Static QR codes for websites, Wi-Fi, contacts and more, checked for scannability before you download them.
- Free, no limits: yes
- No account: yes
- Files stay on your device: yes
- No ads or trackers: yes
- Upfront prices: yes
Open tool →What we checked (15 Oct 2026)
- Codes hold the content itself, so no server can switch them off
- Wi-Fi passwords and contacts stay in the browser
- added 14 Oct 2026
Directories · made by fairtools
AllRunClubs
Run clubs in US cities by day and time, every listing linked to its public source.
- Free, no limits: yes
- No account: yes
- Files stay on your device: does not apply
- No ads or trackers: yes
- Upfront prices: yes
Open tool →What we checked (15 Oct 2026)
- Listings are free for clubs and readers
- First-party visit counts only, no third-party trackers
The promise
Every listing shows which of these it keeps. They are written so that you can check them yourself.
- Free, no limits
- The core job is free, with no caps, trials or watermarks.
- No account
- You can use it without signing up or logging in.
- Files stay on your device
- Files are processed in your browser and never uploaded.
- No ads or trackers
- No advertising, and no third-party tracking scripts or cookies.
- Upfront prices
- Anything that costs money is priced clearly before you start.
How we check other tools
- We use the tool the way you would, without signing up.
- We watch what the page loads and sends: tracking scripts, cookies, and whether files leave the device.
- We note limits, watermarks and prices exactly as the tool states them.
- Each listing says what we checked and when. Nobody can pay to be listed or ranked.
Know a tool that belongs here?
Tell us at hello@fairtools.org. If it keeps the promise, we list it, and you can show a "Listed on fairtools.org" badge that links to your entry.