Image Optimization for the Web: Formats, Compression, and Best Practices
Why images are the #1 cause of slow websites, which format to use (JPEG, PNG, WebP, AVIF), and how to compress without visible quality loss.
Calculators, converters, generators. Everything runs in your browser — your data never leaves your device.
Format, validate, and minify JSON — with syntax error pinpointing.
Encode or decode Base64 strings — works for text and files.
Percent-encode or decode URLs and query parameters — full and component modes.
Turn any text or URL into a QR code as you type, pick colors, size and error correction, and download it as a PNG — free, no signup.
Create strong, random passwords with customizable length and character sets — runs offline.
Convert colors between HEX, RGB, HSL, HSV, and CMYK — with live preview.
Convert between metric and imperial units — length, weight, temperature, area, volume.
Compute percentages, increases, decreases, tips, and percentage-of-total — six modes.
Calculate the monthly payment, total interest, and total paid on a loan, with a month-by-month amortization schedule.
Calculate your exact age in years, months, days, hours, and minutes.
Calculate your Body Mass Index in metric or imperial units — instant result, no signup.
Count words, characters, sentences, paragraphs, and estimated reading time.
Convert Markdown to clean HTML — with live side-by-side preview.
Convert times across cities — schedule meetings across timezones effortlessly.
Compress JPG, PNG, and WebP images in your browser — no upload needed.
Why images are the #1 cause of slow websites, which format to use (JPEG, PNG, WebP, AVIF), and how to compress without visible quality loss.
A complete, practical reference for Markdown — headings, links, code blocks, tables, and the extensions that power GitHub, Notion, and Obsidian.
Why most of your early mortgage payments go to interest, how to calculate your monthly payment, and what happens when you pay extra.
Pick one from a category or search by name. There is no account to create and nothing to install.
Each tool is a small JavaScript program that loads with the page and does its work on your device.
Your files, text and numbers stay on your device. The few tools that fetch public data, such as live currency rates, are the exception.
BoxTool is a collection of free, single-purpose utilities for the small tasks that interrupt your day: formatting a blob of JSON, converting an image, calculating a loan payment, generating a strong password. Instead of installing an app or signing up for a service, you open the tool, use it, and move on.
Nearly every tool runs entirely in your browser. Your files, passwords, and text are processed on your own device and never uploaded to our servers — which also makes the tools fast and usable offline once loaded. Each tool page includes a practical guide covering how it works, common use cases, and the mistakes to avoid.
Every tool is hand-built and tested before release — you can read about our methodology on the about page. For longer walkthroughs, see our guides.
Who runs BoxTool — an independent software engineer who builds and maintains every tool by hand; read more on the about page.