Changelog

New

• Every tool result now has a Copy result button (or Copy clean text for text tools) and a share menu for WhatsApp, Telegram, e-mail, Slack and Teams.
• Share links: create a short link to a result, so a colleague sees exactly the same inputs and output. Links are read-only and expire after 180 days.
• This changelog: every new tool, improvement and fix is listed here, with an Atom feed to follow it.

Improved

• Pages load much faster: text files are compressed, scripts load later, and phones no longer download hidden pictures. Tool pages now paint in about half a second on a slow mobile connection.
• The tool form starts right at the top of each tool page; rarely used fields are tucked away under More options.
• The cookie notice is now a small bar that no longer blocks the page – you can use a tool straight away.
• Lumina and Kerfwise Form Studio no longer open a help window on the first visit.

Fixed

• ✓ From your feedback The feedback form now filters spam (for example "register your site in Google" offers) without any CAPTCHA, so real messages get answered faster.

New

• Lumina Vector Lab turns an image into a clean vector graphic (SVG) – right in your browser.
• Lumina Type Lab helps identify a font: crop a line of text from a photo and compare it with fonts.
• Lumina Selection Lab adds a magic wand and shape selections for colour regions.
• A new tool directory lists all tools by category, with a search.
• New blog post: Is the family size pack really cheaper? Not always.

Improved

• The home page is tidier: a short introduction, the premium apps and a link to the full tool directory.
• The new Lumina labs come with tutorials and guides in all 17 languages.

New

• A dark theme: choose Light, Dark or Auto (follows your device) in the header – it works even without JavaScript.
• New illustrations on the home page, the category pages, the About page and the "page not found" page.
• Link previews on social media now show an image for every category.

Improved

• A new, calmer design across the whole site, with more readable text and clearer buttons.

New

• Almost every tool page now has a guide: how the tool works, worked examples and frequently asked questions – in all 17 languages.
• New About, Contact and Accessibility pages explain who runs the site and how the tools are checked.
• Lumina Palette Studio creates, edits and shares colour palettes; Kerfwise Form Studio sketches simple 3D shapes.

Improved

• The site was reviewed against the WCAG 2.2 AA accessibility guidelines: clearer error messages, keyboard access in the apps, better contrast and screen-reader labels.
• Tool summaries are written as complete sentences in every language.

Fixed

• HeaderLens no longer reports websites that only speak plain HTTP as down when their server answers slowly.
• Audio Converter keeps tags in Ogg files, and the Loudness Normalizer hits the podcast target for mono files.
• Secure PDF Redactor: the phone-number preset no longer catches invoice numbers, dates or IBAN digits.
• Dependency Vulnerability Explorer, SBOM Explorer and Security Advisory Timeline no longer count one vulnerability twice.
• Error Message Translator no longer leaves placeholders like "(the port)" in suggested commands, and AI Answer Verifier handles words like "alone" correctly.
• More precise results in the app engines: Kinetica collision depths, Kerfwise CNC clearances, Twinworks buffer sweeps and Threadsmith sewing times.

Improved

• Every message inside the premium apps – warnings, errors, diagnostics and summaries – is now translated into all 16 other languages.
• Messages that used to be built from separate English words are now whole sentences, with proper singular and plural forms.
• Circuit simulation errors in Ohmforge, nesting and export notes in Kerfwise and image decoding errors in Lumina and Flipline are translated too.

Fixed

• Kinetica: "Home" now consistently means the robot's home position, and obstacles called "Column" are translated as pillars, not table columns.

New

• Lumina, a photo editor, and Flipline, for drawing, pixel art and animation, join the premium apps.
• Optional sign-in with Google lets you save tool inputs and app projects to your own Google Drive. Everything still works without an account.
• usefulweb.app is a second address for the whole site, with its own logo.
• An open-source credits page lists the software the site is built with, including the licence texts.
• Tutorials for all apps are available in 17 languages.

Improved

• Lumina gained crop handles, straightening, a colour mixer and text layers; Flipline gained transform, in-betweens, video export and smaller GIFs.
• Threadsmith reads and writes PES and JEF files and can set text on an arc; Ohmforge supports parameter sweeps and editing on phones.
• Kerfwise handles corner cabinets, mitred and one-piece worktops, better sheet nesting and CNC G-code export, with a clearer 3D view.
• Twinworks can optimise buffers and import a production line from CSV.
• Tool listings now invite you more clearly to suggest tools and report bugs.
• Better layouts on small screens and in right-to-left languages across the apps.

New

• Kerfwise: plan cabinets and furniture, with a cut list and sheet nesting.
• Kinetica: plan and check robot arm motion, with reach and collision checks.
• Threadsmith: turn artwork into machine embroidery files.
• Ohmforge: draw and simulate electronic circuits.
• Twinworks: simulate a production line and find its bottleneck.
• Every app runs in your browser without sign-up, has its own site with tutorials, and its calculations are also available as tools.

Improved

• All five apps are translated into the 16 other site languages, with whole sentences instead of glued-together fragments.

New

• 85 new tools, bringing the total to 196: maths and graphing, PDF tools, audio and video converters, image tools, charts, password and encryption tools, calculators and a few just-for-fun games.
• Highlights include the Image Compressor, the Background Remover, the PDF Compressor, the Graphing Calculator and the Private Breach Checker.
• Seven new categories, each with its own site, and file tools with previews and downloads.
• The blog is now available in all 17 languages – same address, your language picks the version.

Improved

• Passwords and other secret inputs are never shown again on the result page and never stored.
• All 85 new tools were translated into the 16 other languages on the day they launched.
• The Background Remover and the crypto time estimates now use whole sentences that translate properly.

New

• The blog started with its first post, The cheapest part of a dog is the dog, with an RSS feed.
• An imprint and privacy policy page, linked in the footer of every page and translated into every site language.

Improved

• All tool texts – descriptions, form labels, help texts and results – are now translated into all 16 other languages, not just the headings.
• The cookie notice no longer blocks the imprint and privacy policy, so you can read them before you decide.
• Results with directions (such as the hemisphere or the jet-lag direction) now read as natural sentences in every language.

Fixed

• True Cost Calculator: the pet example now talks about food, vet and health care, and its example uses the food consumption.

New

• usefulweb.site is online: more than 100 free tools for everyday questions and technical checks, each on its own page and grouped into category sites.
• HeaderLens checks whether a website is up and shows its status code, redirects and security headers.
• The Explorer of Everything and more than 60 technical explorers look up domains, certificates, packages, vulnerabilities, blockchain transactions and more.
• Workflows chain several tools for one real-life task, such as moving home or checking a suspicious message, and show every step.
• The interface is available in 17 languages, including Arabic with a right-to-left layout; the site picks your language automatically and remembers your choice.
• Every tool also works as a JSON API and as an MCP tool for scripts and AI assistants, with exactly the same result as the web page.
• A feedback button on every tool page sends ideas, questions and bug reports straight to us.

Improved

• Cookie choices are asked once, in your language, and analytics or ads only load after you agree.
• Pages no longer scroll sideways on phones when they show long links.