Weird web tools that do one job well.
A curated list — every tool here was tried by a real human before being posted. Sites with obtrusive ads, or without at least a free demo, get rejected.
- ✓ Curated by hand, not scraped
- ✓ Tried by a real human first
- ✓ No obtrusive ads
- ✓ Free demo at minimum
🌀 Weird pick of the week
A minimalist typing test that gets out of the way: pick a mode, start typing, watch your words per minute. An optional account saves history, but everything works without one.
✨ Fresh arrivals
A PDF and EPUB reader that lives entirely in your browser: highlight both formats, keep a per-book journal, read offline. No install, no account, no uploads — files stay on your device.
A virtual whiteboard with a hand-drawn feel. Sketch diagrams, wireframes, and flowcharts, collaborate live, and export to PNG or SVG. Runs entirely in the browser and drawings stay local unless you share them.
Generate a disposable inbox that receives real email instantly and disappears when you're done. No registration — open it, use it, burn it.
Plan a campervan or RV electrical system: battery capacity, solar panel sizing, and safe wire gauges, calculated in the browser. Works offline as a PWA. Free, no ads.
Paste a domain and get an email-deliverability health verdict: DNS records, SPF/DKIM/DMARC authentication, and blacklist signals — in the browser, no signup, no mailbox access, no test sends.
🎲 The shuffle
A recency-leaning random dig through the catalog — different every visit.
Scroll downward from the surface to the ocean floor, meeting every creature at its true depth along the way. The loneliest, most beautiful scrollbar on the internet.
A live 3D globe of developers coding right now, with stats per repo, file, and language. Connect your editor and your dot lights up — or just spin the planet and watch the world build. Free.
Type the thought that's stuck in your head, put it in a star, and watch it shrink into the cosmos over 60 seconds while gentle music plays. A tiny guided let-it-go meditation.
Press the space bar to generate color palettes until one clicks. Lock the colors you like, adjust shades, check contrast, and export to hex, CSS, or an image. Fast enough to be addictive.
Small AI helpers built for neurodivergent brains: break an overwhelming task into steps with Magic ToDo, judge the tone of a message, or turn brain-dump text into a tidy list.
A graphing calculator that makes equations feel tactile: type a function, drag the sliders, watch the curves move. Free, fast, and the standard in classrooms for good reason.
An endlessly expanding isometric animation of floor 796 of a giant space station, drawn frame by frame by one artist. Thousands of tiny scenes and pop-culture easter eggs. Scroll forever.
A falling-sand physics toy: pour sand, water, fire, and plants, then watch tiny ecosystems collide. Every pixel obeys simple rules; somehow the result feels alive.
A writing app for long-form fiction: draft novels, scripts, and poetry with character notes and alpha-reader feedback in one place, in the browser. Free.
Choose a password that follows the rules. The rules keep coming, contradict each other, and eventually involve chess puzzles and a chicken. A perfect little piece of interactive absurdity.
Simulate your architecture on AWS, GCP, Azure, OCI, or DigitalOcean and forecast cost, performance, and resilience — without provisioning a single real resource. Free, with an API.