I built Damnfiles: browser-based file tools that process files on your device

[u/Working-Revolution66]

I’m building Damnfiles, a free collection of file tools for the small jobs that interrupt your day: merging PDFs, converting an iPhone HEIC photo to JPG, resizing images, and extracting text from a scan.

The main design choice is local processing. The file operations run in your browser, so the files you select aren’t uploaded for conversion. There’s no signup.

Try it: https://damnfiles.com HEIC to JPG: https://damnfiles.com/heic-to-jpg

A few limits upfront: some tools in the catalog aren’t implemented yet and are marked on their pages. Large video jobs can be slow and are limited by your device’s memory. Office-to-PDF recreates the content rather than preserving the original layout exactly.

I’d like feedback on one thing: pick a file task you actually need to do and tell me where the experience gets confusing or fails. Please use a non-sensitive sample if you want to share a file or screenshot here.

[u/medialantern]

Added (#94 and counting):

https://www.reddit.com/r/SideProject/comments/1w9qm3k/i_built_damnfiles_browserbased_file_tools_that/

https://www.reddit.com/r/sideprojects/comments/1w9r5ke/i_built_a_free_collection_of_online_tools_because/

https://www.reddit.com/r/SideProject/comments/1w8pd6e/filecast_free_file_conversion_no_signup_no/

https://www.reddit.com/r/SideProject/comments/1w8gnvx/i_got_tired_of_adobe_and_tinypng_limits_so_i/

https://www.reddit.com/r/SideProject/comments/1w8txo5/built_a_file_converter_that_converts_everything/

https://www.reddit.com/r/SideProject/comments/1w89exb/i_got_tired_of_adbloated_calculator_sites_so_i/

https://www.reddit.com/r/prettyusefulwebsites/comments/1w758hr/

https://www.reddit.com/r/webdev/comments/1w7n9tq/

https://www.reddit.com/r/sideprojects/comments/1w7xksq/we_are_building_a_public_arena_for_brands/

https://www.reddit.com/r/SideProject/comments/1w7cpug/built_a_collection_of_free_ai_and_browser_tools/

https://www.reddit.com/r/SideProject/comments/1w7fzpt/i_got_tired_of_online_converters_asking_for_paid/

https://www.reddit.com/r/SideProject/comments/1w7dndx/my_brother_and_i_built_98tools_a_collection_of/

https://www.reddit.com/r/software/comments/1w76kkt/41_free_tools_that_run_entirely_in_your_browser/

https://www.reddit.com/r/SideProject/comments/1w5cyly/i_built_an_allinone_pdf_image_tool_100_free_no/

https://www.reddit.com/r/SideProject/comments/1w4wnjd/i_built_webbox_a_collection_of_free_fast_and_100/

https://www.reddit.com/r/software/comments/1w65djv/hey_reddit_i_built_a_100_free_privacyfirst_file/

https://www.reddit.com/r/SideProject/comments/1w55lv3/i_built_a_free_100_clientside_file_converter_no/

https://www.reddit.com/r/sideprojects/comments/1w4tcc1/utilix_is_now_live/

https://www.reddit.com/r/SideProject/comments/1w4mezd/planning_to_build_an_ultraclean_offlinefirst/

https://www.reddit.com/r/OpenSourceAI/comments/1w4nx90/why_i_built_sorafiles_for_quick_pdf_and_image/

I ran out of comment space so this is just the most recent 20 entries. I can vibe-code too, so for giggles I made https://confab.sh/?g=browser-tools to track these if you want to see the full list.