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Practical guides for PDFs, images, video, documents and everyday file tasks — done privately in your browser.

How to Reduce a Photo to 20, 50 or 100 KB for Online Forms (2026-11-02) — Type the KB limit into Compress Image to KB and it finds the best JPG quality that fits, resizing only if needed. Signature and PDF limits are covered too.
How to Remove a Photo Background Without Uploading It (2026-11-02) — Remove a photo background in your browser with an on-device AI model: what it does well, where it struggles, and how to add a new colour or image.
How to Sign and Fill In a PDF Form Without Printing (2026-11-02) — Fill a PDF's fields, add a drawn, typed or photographed signature, then flatten it so answers can't change, all in your browser with no printing or scanning.
How to Compress a Video for WhatsApp, Email or an Upload Limit (2026-11-02) — Pick Target size in Compress Video, enter the MB limit and lower the resolution; trim first and convert MOV or MKV to MP4 if a file won't play.
Old vs New Tax Regime FY 2026-27: Which Saves You More? (2026-11-02) — Compare old and new tax regimes for FY 2026-27: slabs, old-regime-only deductions, break-even points and worked examples at ₹10–25 lakh salary.
Exam Photo and Signature Size: SSC, UPSC, NEET, Bank Forms (2026-11-02) — Pixel sizes and KB ranges for SSC, UPSC, NTA, IBPS, SBI, RRB and GATE photos and signatures, plus how to resize, add name and date, and fix rejections.
What Your Photos Reveal: Check and Remove EXIF and GPS (2026-11-02) — Photos can carry your GPS location, camera and date. Check them in EXIF Viewer, strip the data with Remove EXIF, and blur faces before you share.
How to Redact a PDF Properly, Not Just With Black Boxes (2026-11-02) — Black boxes leave text in a PDF. True redaction rebuilds the page so the content is gone; find personal data automatically and test the file before sending.
MP4 to MP3: How to Get the Audio Out of Any Video (2026-11-02) — Extract a video's sound as MP3, M4A, WAV or OGG in your browser: 192 kbps suits music, 96–128 kbps suits speech, and you can cut the clip first.
CTC to In-Hand Salary: What Gets Deducted and Why (2026-11-02) — Work out monthly take-home pay from CTC: employer PF, gratuity, professional tax and TDS explained, with a ₹12 lakh CTC worked example and payslip checks.
How to Make a Passport Size Photo at Home with Your Phone (2026-11-02) — Take a photo against a plain wall, crop it to 35×45 mm with a white background in your browser and print six copies on a 4×6 sheet. PAN photo sizes included.
How to Compress a PDF to 200 KB, 100 KB or 1 MB (2026-11-02) — Set a target size in Compress PDF to hit portal limits like 200 KB or 1 MB, see what makes a PDF big, and split the file when it still will not fit.
PDF Passwords: How to Add, Remove and Unlock Them (2026-11-02) — Learn how a PDF's open and permissions passwords differ, add AES-256 protection, and remove a password you know or lift print and copy limits.
Make a Ringtone or Clean Clip: Cut, Fade, Join and Boost Audio (2026-11-02) — Cut up to 30 seconds as an iPhone .m4r or Android MP3 ringtone, then add fades, join clips and normalise to −1 dBFS without clipping.
SIP vs FD vs PPF vs Lumpsum: How Returns Are Calculated (2026-11-02) — How SIP, FD, PPF and lumpsum calculators compute maturity, which returns are fixed and which are assumed, and how to measure real returns with CAGR or XIRR.
Resize vs Compress an Image: Which One Do You Need? (2026-11-02) — Resizing changes an image's pixel dimensions; compressing keeps them and cuts the KB. Learn when to use each, when to do both, and social media sizes.
PDF to Word: How to Get a Document You Can Edit (2026-11-02) — Convert a text PDF to an editable Word file with headings, lists and tables; run OCR first on scans, or edit or copy the text when Word is not needed.
Make a Scanned PDF or Photo Searchable with OCR (2026-11-02) — Use on-device OCR to make scanned PDFs searchable, or turn photos into text, Word or Excel, in 26 languages including Hindi, with tips for better accuracy.
Transcribe Audio to Text Privately, on Your Own Device (2026-11-02) — Speech to Text runs OpenAI's Whisper model in your browser: pick the language, transcribe, then export text, SRT/VTT subtitles or a PDF.
Home Loan EMI: Tenure, Prepayment and How Much You Can Borrow (2026-11-02) — How home loan EMI is calculated, what a longer tenure really costs, how much monthly prepayment saves, and how FOIR and LTV limit the loan you can get.
iPhone HEIC Photos: How to Open and Convert Them to JPG (2026-11-02) — HEIC is the iPhone's default photo format, and many Windows PCs, Android apps and web forms can't open it. Convert it to JPG, PNG or PDF in your browser.
How to Turn Phone Photos and Scans into One PDF (2026-11-02) — Combine photos into one PDF in the right order, scan paper with your camera and automatic edge detection, and keep the file under limits like 200 KB.
Bold and Fancy Text for Instagram Bios and WhatsApp (2026-11-02) — Fancy text uses Unicode look-alike letters, not fonts. Copy bold or script styles into bios, but know where they break: screen readers, search and limits.
Kruti Dev to Unicode: Fix Hindi Text That Looks Like English (2026-11-02) — Hindi typed in Kruti Dev shows as letters like Hkkjr outside that font. Convert it to Unicode for Google Docs and Word, then proofread conjuncts.
How to Make a GST Invoice: CGST + SGST or IGST? (2026-11-02) — Make a GST invoice with the right CGST + SGST or IGST split, required fields, HSN/SAC codes, round-off and amount in words, with a two-rate worked example.
JPG vs PNG vs WebP vs AVIF: Which Image Format Should I Use? (2026-11-02) — Use JPG for photos and uploads, PNG for screenshots, logos and transparency, and WebP or AVIF for websites. See how they compare and how to convert.
Merge, Split, Reorder or Delete PDF Pages: Which Tool? (2026-11-02) — Pick the right tool for each PDF page job: merge files, split by ranges, keep or delete pages, reorder by dragging and rotate pages, with no quality loss.
How to Make a QR Code That Keeps Working (2026-11-02) — Make a static QR code for a link, Wi-Fi, contact or UPI payment that never expires, then choose the right size, contrast and error correction and test it.
Format and Convert JSON, Decode JWTs and Base64 Safely (2026-11-02) — Validate JSON with exact error positions, convert it to CSV, YAML or XML, and decode JWTs and Base64 in your browser without sending tokens to a server.
CGPA to Percentage, SGPA and the 75% Attendance Rule (2026-11-02) — Convert CGPA to percentage with CBSE ×9.5, VTU or your university's formula, calculate SGPA and CGPA, and find how many classes you can miss at 75%.