The tools you need at work, all in one place.

PDF, image, video and text tools that run in your browser. Nothing is uploaded, no sign-up.

Drop a file here and see what you can do with it

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PDF, image, video or text · nothing is uploaded

Everything on the desk is clickable and opens its tool.

Documents & admin

Contracts, reports and forms before they go out: merge, sign, add a paging seal, compress.

Design & images

Product shots, posters and ID photos. Cut out the background, crop, convert, and shrink files that are too large.

Marketing & video

Cut a part out of a promo clip or meeting recording, or keep only the sound.

Research & text

Pull text out of a scan, compare two drafts, count words.

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What this site is

Works Tools is a set of file and text tools that run in your browser. A PDF, photo or video you drop in is opened and saved on your own device and never uploaded. There is no queue and no account to create; the only limit on file size is your device's memory.

The site is made by HelpChat, a messaging app for teams at work. It started as a toolbox for HelpChat users and the file jobs that come up every working day, and is now open to everyone for free.

Some tools fetch what they need the first time you use them. Remove Background downloads a 44 MB model once; after that a photo takes under a second when the browser can use the graphics card, and 15 to 25 seconds on the processor alone. Once a page has loaded, it keeps working with the network off. What the site measures is written down in the privacy policy.

The set is kept narrow on purpose. A tool is added only if it works properly in a browser and keeping the file on your device is a real advantage, so you will not find Word to PDF or a video downloader here. Every fix and new tool is dated in the changelog, and known limits are listed on the about page.