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Guides & How-Tos

Practical guides that answer one question properly - the exact settings, the real numbers and the worked examples behind them. Every guide links to the free tool that does the job, so you can read it and then go and do it.

  • 37 guides
  • 8 topics
  • 230+ free tools they link to
  • No sign-up, no paywall

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Editor’s picks

The three problems people bring to us most: a PDF that is too big for an upload form, a photo and signature that must hit an exact size, and what a loan really costs each month.

PDF & documents 7 guides

All PDF tools

Getting a PDF under an upload limit, merging scans into one file, and pulling editable text back out of PDFs and photos.

Images & exam forms 4 guides

All image tools

Exact pixel and kilobyte sizes for exam portals, passport photos and signatures, and how to hit them without a blurry result.

Money & tax 3 guides

All calculators

EMI, reverse GST and deposit maths worked through with real numbers, so you can check what a bank or invoice tells you.

Documents & templates 4 guides

All template generators

What a valid rent receipt, quotation, certificate or first resume must contain, and how to produce one quickly.

Health & fitness 4 guides

All health tools

Calories, water and sleep explained with the formulas behind them and the guidelines they come from.

Students & writing 8 guides

All student tools

CGPA and percentage conversions, word counts, typing speed, dictation and read-aloud - the everyday maths and writing of study.

Social media & creators 3 guides

All social media tools

What creators actually earn per view, what a good engagement rate looks like, and the image sizes each platform wants.

Everyday tools 4 guides

Browse all tools

Exact ages, time zones and the handful of free tools worth keeping open.

How these guides are written

  • Every method is tried on the tool it describes before it is published - the settings, sizes and numbers in a guide are the ones that worked.
  • Tax, finance and health guides cite the authority their rules come from - the Income Tax Department, the GST Council, the RBI, the WHO, the NHS and others - and link to it.
  • When a rule or rate changes, the guide and the tool are updated together, and the date on the card is the date it was last revised.

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