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Show HN: CtrlTool – 132 free online tools for developers and everyday tasks

https://ctrltool.wtf
1•jetroni•47m ago
Hey HN,

I built CtrlTool because I kept needing small tools for random things and didn't want to install something or sign up for another website.

It currently has 132 tools for things like JSON, JWT, Base64, URLs, text, hashes, PDFs, SEO, converters, generators, and other everyday stuff.

The main thing I tried to focus on is making the tools fast and simple. For tools where it makes sense, everything runs locally in the browser so the data doesn't need to be uploaded to a server.

It's still very new, so I'm mostly looking for feedback on the UX, which tools are actually useful, and what you think is missing.

https://ctrltool.wtf

Would appreciate any feedback.

Growing pains: An update on the ListenBrainz service status

https://blog.metabrainz.org/2026/08/19/growing-pains-an-update-on-the-listenbrainz-service-status/
1•rhabarba•1m ago•0 comments

Show HN: Invoicing and Tax for UK Tradespeople

https://tradetally.co.uk
1•wowinter15•1m ago•0 comments

X's algorithm feeds off ragebait and impacts Democrats more, study finds

https://www.404media.co/xs-algorithm-feeds-off-ragebait-and-impacts-democrats-more-study-finds/
1•madihaa•2m ago•0 comments

Would you eat fish raised in wastewater ponds?

https://reasonstobecheerful.world/east-kolkata-wetlands/
1•heavybiscotti•2m ago•0 comments

Internal memo: Eight execs out at Expedia Group in AI-driven shakeup

https://www.geekwire.com/2026/internal-memo-eight-execs-out-at-expedia-group-in-ai-driven-shakeup/
1•NewGoblin•4m ago•0 comments

You Underestimate How Much People Want to Hear from You

https://julienreszka.com/blog/you-underestimate-how-much-people-want-to-hear-from-you/
1•julienreszka•7m ago•0 comments

Australia secures court-enforceable child safety undertaking from Roblox

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/australia-secures-court-enforceable-child-safety-underta...
1•tartoran•9m ago•0 comments

Unlocking a locked/deactivated e-waste Cricut Maker

https://sprocketfox.io/xssfox/2026/07/01/cricut-unlock/
1•1e1a•9m ago•0 comments

Debugging Postgres Performance Under Row-Level Security

https://engineering.myhoai.com/posts/debugging-postgres-performance-under-row-level-security/
1•zhixuan•9m ago•0 comments

Mark Zuckerberg's AI Manifesto Shows How Little the AI Future Offers

https://illegal.solutions/posts/meta_future
1•totallygeeky•10m ago•1 comments

Help port Thorium Reader to mobile to fight freemium accessibility

https://github.com/edrlab/thorium-reader
1•mous_tik•12m ago•0 comments

Home batteries are suddenly cheap and everywhere. Here's why

https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/19/home-batteries-are-suddenly-cheap-and-everywhere-heres-why/
3•toomuchtodo•13m ago•0 comments

Google Phishing Quiz

https://phishingquiz.withgoogle.com/
2•saikatsg•15m ago•0 comments

Democrats Lost Men

https://www.thefp.com/p/how-democrats-lost-men
1•makerdiety•16m ago•0 comments

One line of JavaScript disabled server rendering on 190 pages

https://watchnext.leyu.studio/blog/one-line-that-disabled-server-rendering
1•oujan•16m ago•0 comments

Show HN: Bewertix – Get More Google Reviews and Win More Customers

https://bewertix.eu
1•not_wowinter13•16m ago•0 comments

Police officer used Flock cameras to track estranged wife 717 times

https://www.wsbtv.com/news/trending/affidavit-police-officer-used-flock-cameras-track-estranged-w...
2•speckx•17m ago•0 comments

Show HN: CopyLasso, a free local screen OCR app for macOS

https://copylasso.com/
3•bennetthilberg•19m ago•0 comments

Smartphone imaging technology and its applications (2021)

https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.1515/aot-2021-0023/html
1•kawera•20m ago•0 comments

From Legacy Bedrock Agents to Strands Agents on Bedrock AgentCore Runtime

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1•grollat•20m ago•1 comments

Climate Change Tracker

https://climatechangetracker.org
2•a2x•22m ago•0 comments

New term in AI search: On-site live agents

https://embassia.com
1•ramazanaliakdas•22m ago•0 comments

US treasury doubles debt buyback to steady bond market amid inflation fears

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/19/us-treasury-doubles-debt-buyback-bond-market
2•almog•23m ago•0 comments

CFTC Requests Comment on the Listing of Compute Derivatives Contracts

https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/9286-26
1•petethomas•24m ago•0 comments

Show HN: APISign – E-signature API, templates are Markdown files in your repo

https://apisign.io/
2•wunl•24m ago•0 comments

Book Review: Kakistocracy

https://benthams.substack.com/p/review-kakistocracy
1•paulpauper•24m ago•0 comments

UC Berkeley professor admits to using AI in op-ed

https://www.dailycal.org/news/campus/uc-berkeley-professor-admits-to-using-ai-in-op-ed-calling-ou...
2•paulpauper•25m ago•0 comments

French Constitutional Council Blocks Under-15 Social Media Ban

https://www.techdirt.com/2026/08/19/french-constitutional-council-blocks-under-15-social-media-ba...
1•cdrnsf•25m ago•0 comments

Run GLM-OCR, DeepSeek-OCR-2, Dots.mocr with an OpenAI Compatible API

https://www.vlm.run/product/gateway
6•fzysingularity•26m ago•0 comments

Computational Life Reactor (Based on Brainfuck)

https://alexborger.com/clr-computational-life-reactor
1•a2x•27m ago•1 comments