Step-by-step guides
for every WebToolVerse tool
Each guide walks through one task end-to-end — the format-specific limits, the edge cases, and the keyboard shortcuts that make a tool actually useful. All tools they cover run locally in your browser, so the steps work the same whether you're online or off.
When to read a guide instead of clicking around
Most of the tools are fast enough that you can just open one and try it. Guides come in useful for three cases: when there's a format-specific quirk (WhatsApp stickers must be 512 × 512, EXIF removal differs across HEIC and JPEG, JWT signature verification needs a key), when you want to know whya step matters (does compressing degrade quality? does my JWT really need to be re-signed?), and when you're picking between two tools that look similar (compress vs. resize, merge vs. organise).
Each guide also documents the privacy boundary: which parts run locally, which parts touch the network, and where the file actually lives during processing. If you handle work documents, IDs, or screenshots with sensitive data, that section is worth a minute.
Image guides
Resize, compress, convert, OCR, and strip metadata from photos — without sending them through a third-party server.
- Compress images without losing qualityJPG, PNG, WebP — typically 60–80% smaller at visually identical quality.Read guide
- Resize an image onlineBy pixels, percentage, or preset — keeps aspect ratio when you want it.Read guide
- Convert HEIC to JPGThe iPhone-photo problem fixed in your browser; no Apple-only tool required.Read guide
- Convert PNG to JPGPick a background colour for the alpha channel and shave file size dramatically.Read guide
- Convert WebP to JPGFor platforms that still don't accept WebP uploads. Batches supported.Read guide
- Remove an image backgroundAI cutout that runs without ever leaving your tab — no Canva Pro, no upload.Read guide
- Remove EXIF metadata from a photoStrip GPS, camera serial, and timestamps before posting photos publicly.Read guide
- Extract text from an image (OCR)Tesseract running locally — multi-language, screenshots and scans alike.Read guide
PDF guides
Merge, split, compress, watermark, password-protect, and extract from PDFs in your browser. Confidential documents stay confidential.
- Merge PDF filesCombine any number of PDFs into one document; reorder by drag.Read guide
- Split a PDFPull specific pages or split a large PDF into a series of smaller files.Read guide
- Compress a PDFReduce file size by up to 80% without sacrificing readability for sharing.Read guide
- Extract pages from a PDFVisual page picker with drag-to-reorder — keep just the pages you want.Read guide
- Convert images to PDFStack JPG, PNG, or WebP files into one PDF, with margins and page sizing.Read guide
- Convert JPG to PDFSingle or multi-page; useful for submitting scans of receipts and IDs.Read guide
- Convert PDF to JPGOne image per page or per spread; good for posting PDF excerpts.Read guide
- Convert Word to PDF.docx in, PDF out — preserves formatting and is fully offline.Read guide
- Add a watermark to a PDFText or image, opacity and rotation control, applied to every page.Read guide
- Password protect a PDFAdd AES encryption locally — required passwords don't leave your machine.Read guide
Text & code guides
Word counting, JSON / XML formatting, JWT inspection, Base64 conversion, regex testing, and password generation — all browser-local.
- Check word countWords, characters with and without spaces, reading time — live.Read guide
- Count characters onlineTuned for Twitter/X, LinkedIn, meta-description, and submission limits.Read guide
- Format & validate JSONPrettify, minify, and catch syntax errors with line numbers and pointer.Read guide
- Format & validate XMLSOAP envelopes, RSS feeds, configs — prettify and minify with no upload.Read guide
- Decode a JWT tokenInspect header, payload, and signature claims privately — no server round-trip.Read guide
- Encode or decode Base64Text and files, UTF-8 safe, plus URL-safe Base64 variants.Read guide
- Generate a strong passwordCryptographically secure RNG, with rationale for length and character mix.Read guide
- Test a regex onlineLive match highlighting, capture groups, and reference-grade flag semantics.Read guide
QR guides
Static QR codes that don't expire and don't route through anyone's server.
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