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Keyboard shortcut — open LocalKit from anywhere with Alt+Shift+L
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First-run onboarding — 3-step welcome tour for new users explaining tools, privacy proof, and shortcuts
IMPROVE
Image Compressor — AVIF output format added alongside JPEG, PNG, WebP
IMPROVE
PDF Merge — page count now shown on each file card before merging
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QR Generator — WiFi QR codes now correctly encode special characters in SSID and password fields
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Word Counter — selection word count now resets correctly when text area is cleared
Free tools — 6 tools shipped
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Screenshot — capture any browser tab as PNG or JPEG. Copy to clipboard or download. Uses Chrome captureVisibleTab API. Nothing uploaded.
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PDF Merge — combine up to 3 PDFs into one using pdf-lib running entirely in the browser. Drag-to-reorder, first-page preview, 50 MB per file limit.
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Image Compressor — compress JPEG, PNG and WebP using Canvas API. Interactive before/after drag slider. Compression quality slider with live size preview.
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Quick Notes — persistent scratchpad stored in localStorage. Auto-save every 600 ms, pin notes, search, word count per note. Survives browser restarts.
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Password Generator — cryptographically secure passwords via crypto.getRandomValues. Strength meter by entropy bits. 4–64 character length. 4 presets.
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Word Counter — 11 live text statistics including words, characters, sentences, reading time, speaking time, unique words. Live platform limits for Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram.
Pro tools — 7 tools shipped ($9 one-time)
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QR Generator — URL, plain text, WiFi credentials, email with prefilled fields. Custom foreground/background colours. PNG and SVG export. L/M/Q/H error correction.
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PDF Split — extract specific pages or split every page into individual files. Page range selection. All processing via pdf-lib — no upload.
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Screenshot Annotate — full-screen canvas editor with 8 annotation tools (pen, arrow, rectangle, ellipse, text, blur/redact, highlight, select). 50-state undo/redo. Full keyboard shortcuts.
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Image to PDF — convert multiple JPEG, PNG or WebP images into a single PDF. A4, Letter, or fit-to-image page sizing. Drag-to-reorder images before converting.
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Image Tools — batch resize (by width, height, exact, or percent) and bulk format conversion (JPEG/PNG/WebP). Aspect ratio lock. Processes multiple images at once.
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Text Cleaner — 20+ cleaning operations: fix smart quotes, em dashes, zero-width chars, non-ASCII, sort/dedupe/reverse lines, case conversion. 4 one-click presets for PDF, Word, email, and plain text.
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PDF Merge Unlimited — Pro version of PDF Merge with no file count limit. Same drag-to-reorder and preview interface.
Foundation
SECURITY
All tools verified to make zero network requests for user data — confirmed via Chrome DevTools Network tab. Third-party libraries (pdf-lib, qrcodejs, PDF.js) run entirely locally.
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Pro license system — Gumroad-based one-time purchase. License key stored in chrome.storage.local. Re-verified silently every 30 days. Pro access retained if Gumroad is unreachable.
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Manifest V3 — built on Chrome's latest extension standard with minimal permissions. Only storage, tabs, activeTab, scripting, windows.
Considering for future releases
Not committed — just things being explored. Privacy-first in all cases.
Color Picker Base64 Encoder/Decoder JSON Formatter Hash Generator (MD5/SHA) Unit Converter Timestamp Converter Regex Tester