Small tools that do one job well.
Free standalone downloads and companion utilities — each a portable single-EXE tool for Windows with its own instructions page. No install, no accounts, no subscriptions.
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These tools get better when real users push back. Bugs, feature requests, things that confused you, things you wish worked differently — all of it helps shape the next version.
Windows SmartScreen warning when you first run a tool?
These are indie-built, unsigned executables — Windows SmartScreen may show a blue "Windows protected your PC" warning the first time you run one. This is normal for any new software without a commercial code signing certificate. To proceed: click More info, then Run anyway. Every tool on this page is a single portable EXE with zero external dependencies, no installer, no network calls unless you explicitly trigger them, and no telemetry of any kind.
If you'd like to verify a download before running it, upload the ZIP to one of these independent scanning services:
About false positives: VirusTotal runs 70+ antivirus engines simultaneously. It's common for 1–3 obscure engines to flag perfectly clean unsigned software — especially smaller engines you've never heard of. A result like "2/72 detected" is functionally clean. What matters is the major engines: Microsoft Defender, Kaspersky, ESET, Bitdefender, Malwarebytes, and CrowdStrike. If those all say clean and only a couple of minor engines disagree, you're looking at a false positive.
Investigation & Research Tools
Tom's OSINT Workbench
Desktop investigation workbench. Track people, companies, domains, social profiles, emails, phones, addresses, usernames, and IPs as connected entities. Force-directed graph visualisation, paste-and-extract URL parsing, RDAP/DNS/Shodan/crt.sh enrichment, snapshot diffing, and self-contained HTML reports. Single EXE, fully offline, SQLite per-case storage.
SEO & Search Tools
Crawl any site and check the files AI crawlers actually read — robots.txt rules, sitemaps, schema, and the llms.txt family. Get a single AI-readiness score and generate a complete, upload-ready discovery package for your own site.
Free keyword discovery tool. Mine Google, DuckDuckGo, and YouTube autocomplete with 19 question patterns × 26 letters to find long-tail keywords that paid SEO tools miss.
See where any domain ranks in Common Crawl's Web Graph — the dataset that feeds AI model training. Lookup, compare, batch check up to 1,000 domains, and export CSV. Also available as a free online version covering 120 million domains.
Offline backlink checker and link gap analyser for Windows. Free authority lookups for up to 25 million domains. Purchase backlink shards ($5 each) for full backlink and link gap analysis powered by Common Crawl's 4.4 billion link connections.
IndexNow Submitter
FreeInstantly notify search engines when your pages change. Submit URLs to Bing, Yandex, and other IndexNow-compatible engines — no waiting for a crawl.
Submit your website or business to online directories and track every submission in one place. Crawl sources to discover directories, manage your workflow with a floating helper, run health checks, and export a public directory listing page. Free, portable, offline.
Image & Creative Tools
TomsBGRemover
Main appOffline AI background removal + sticker-ready exports. Includes several of these free tools in the same ZIP.
ImageSlimmer
FreeBatch compress + resize JPG/PNG images for web use. Outputs to a timestamped folder. Originals untouched.
PNG Pixelizer
FreeTurns transparent PNG cutouts into crisp pixelated / 8-bit style PNGs while preserving transparency.
Cutline SVG Generator
FreeGenerates cutter-ready SVG cut paths from transparent PNG sticker artwork for Cricut and Silhouette workflows.
PNG to ICO Converter
Free
Convert transparent PNG images into clean Windows .ICO icon files. Select an output size (16–256) and export to an _icons folder.
System & Security Tools
190 system commands, diagnostics, network fixes, security audits, and Google Dorks — all with clear explanations before execution. Safe, portable, no install needed.
Tom's Log Intelligence
NewTurns raw web server access logs into clear, actionable insight. Import Apache, Nginx, or IIS log files — including compressed .gz files from cPanel — and get a full breakdown of bot traffic, AI crawlers, security threats, URL errors, and crawl coverage gaps across eight purpose-built tabs. Generates portable HTML reports and exports to CSV. Fully offline, single EXE.
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