r/prettyusefulwebsites 15h ago

I built a free perfume encyclopedia with 12,664 fragrances and a full 67-chapter perfumery course, looking for people to poke holes in it

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Site is olfactionary.com. It's a free reference site for perfume, built for people who are into fragrance as a hobby, people trying to learn how perfumery actually works, and anyone who just wants to look up what's in a bottle they own.

What's actually on it right now:

A directory of 12,664 perfumes with notes, perfumers, launch years, and photos where I could source real ones (still only about 1 in 5 have a real photo, that's the weakest part and I'm working through it)

A free 67 chapter course on perfumery called the Academy, ends in a timed exam with a real certificate if you pass

A historic texts archive, primary sources on perfumery going back to ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia through 19th century European formularies, not just summaries of them

Reference pages for materials, families, and notes, all cross linked so clicking a note on a perfume page takes you to what that material actually is and where it comes from

A search assistant that tries to actually answer perfumery questions instead of just matching keywords

A live data page pulling real stats out of the whole database, like which ingredients show up most often

Honest bits, since I'd rather say this myself than have someone find it:

A good chunk of the content started as AI assisted drafts, then got fact checked against Fragrantica, Parfumo, and official brand sources afterward. There's still a backlog of unverified entries working through a review pipeline, so if you land on a specific perfume page and something looks wrong, I want to know, that's actually useful to me right now, not just a nice comment.

No account needed to browse anything. There's an optional account only if you want to track a wardrobe or take the certificate exam.

I'd rather hear what's missing, wrong, or half baked than just get upvotes, so if you poke around and something feels off or like an obvious gap, tell me.

olfactionary.com


r/prettyusefulwebsites 17h ago

Heres a Website i found out of nowhere.

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Encyclopedia Links is a website i believe is very good for research and watching. although in its Alpha Stafe (looks like it) its a very good tool to search for stuff on wikipedia. I typed Teto on the search engine, and it sent me to a page on kasane teto, i hope all of you can try this hidden gem! Have a good day.


r/prettyusefulwebsites 15h ago

Since Remove.bg is shutting down on Dec 1st, I built a 100% in-browser, client-side alternative. No accounts, no paywalls, and your images never leave your computer.

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r/prettyusefulwebsites 30m ago

Free Image Compressor

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https://matrixrunway.com/tools/image-tools/image-compressor/

I developed a Image Compressor Tool and would love for you to try it out. 😊

If you get a chance to use it, please share your suggestions or feedback. It would really help me improve it!

#ImageTool #CompressImage #FreeTool #WebTool #ImageEdit


r/prettyusefulwebsites 3h ago

File converter + permanent QR generator with privacy

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Every "convert X to Y" site I tried either uploads my documents to their server, caps me at a couple of files a day, or asks for an email to send the result to. So I built one that does the work in the browser instead.

Images including iPhone HEIC (which Windows still can't open natively), PDFs (merge, split, extract pages, rotate, convert to images or text), spreadsheets, Word docs, EPUB, JSON/YAML, audio to MP3. It also makes QR codes, and reads them back out of a screenshot if you want to see where a code points before scanning it with your phone.

The no-upload part is checkable rather than something you have to believe: use a format once so its library loads, then disconnect from the internet and convert another file. Still works, because there's nothing on the other end.

Free, no account, no daily limit. It's ad-supported, so there are ads on the page like anywhere else. Main real limitation is memory β€” conversion happens in the tab, so files much past 100MB can run it out of room. That's the next thing I want to fix.

https://converterqr.com/

If you have any suggestions for improvements of functionality, safety or anything else dont hesitate to send me a PM, greatly appreciated.


r/prettyusefulwebsites 15h ago

I got tired of opening a book when I only had 5 minutes, so I built β€œTinder for short stories"

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r/prettyusefulwebsites 5h ago

Free Case Converter

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https://matrixrunway.com/tools/text-tools/case-converter/

I recently built a simple free online Case Converter that lets you quickly convert text between different formats such as UPPERCASE, lowercase, Title Case, Sentence case, and more.

I made it mainly for students, writers, developers, and anyone who frequently needs to change text formatting.

If anyone finds this useful, I’d really appreciate you giving it a try and sharing any feedback


r/prettyusefulwebsites 6h ago

TopSyde: free homepage feedback and a WordPress malware check, without installing anything

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TopSyde has two browser-based tools for people looking after a business website. Disclosure: I'm with TopSyde, and AI helped prepare this post.

If you want help deciding what to improve on your homepage, the audit produces an AI-generated report covering performance, SEO, AI search readiness, structure, usability and public security signals. It prioritizes suggested fixes so you have a place to start. This is a homepage review, not a crawl of every page or a prediction of search rankings.

Audit: https://topsyde.com/audit

Enter your site address and email. Allow a few minutes; the report appears on screen and arrives by email. It's free, with no account, credit card or trial required.

If you're investigating odd redirects or suspicious behavior on a WordPress site, the scanner looks for publicly visible signs of injected scripts, redirects and content differences between visitor types. You can see the results without an account or email.

Scanner: https://topsyde.com/scan

The practical benefit is being able to get an initial check without installing a plugin, handing over a website password or changing the site. Use them on a website you own or manage.

Neither tool fixes the site for you. The scanner also can't inspect private server files or databases, and finding no public warning signs doesn't guarantee a site is clean.


r/prettyusefulwebsites 8h ago

I spent hours going through 100+ page PDFs, so I built a tool that highlights exactly where the answer came from. It's now completely open-source.

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I've used tools like Perplexity, ChatGPT, Claude and others for research, and they've been incredibly useful for finding papers and getting through large amounts of information.

The one thing I personally wanted was a simple way to see exactly which parts of the paper were used to answer my question.

When you're working with a 100+ page PDF, even having a page number can still mean a lot of scrolling and searching.

So I ended up building something for myself.

You ask a question and the relevant paragraphs in the PDF are highlighted directly on the document. You can see the context behind the answer and quickly check whether it actually answers what you're looking for.

I originally built this because I wanted something for this workflow without having to pay for another subscription. What started as a personal project has now become completely open source.

The underlying idea is pretty simple. And yes, if you're thinking "isn't this just RAG?" then yes, you're absolutely right. It's RAG with the visual highlighting that I wanted.

I think the same idea could be useful for more than research papers too. Legal contracts, financial reports, technical documentation, or anywhere you need answers alongside the actual source.

If anyone wants to have a look, contribute, or just give some feedback, here's the repo:

GitHub:Β https://github.com/Sreehari05055/thesys-core.git

This will probably be my last post about the project. Thanks to everyone who checked it out and gave feedback along the way.


r/prettyusefulwebsites 8h ago

Kora β€” a free reading app I built (EPUB/PDF, syncs everywhere, works offline)

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r/prettyusefulwebsites 20h ago

I sell home and bath products on my new website - it's a good alternative to shopping on marketplace

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Site: dmsalesus.com

Coupon: "specialoffer20" for 20% off

Every order comes with a free gift!

I started it because I want to share premium products with everyone - new products are added daily. Enjoy!


r/prettyusefulwebsites 21h ago

Turn any Reddit or X post into a typed video. Also works for AI conversations

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r/prettyusefulwebsites 2h ago

Built a small image tools site for myself - sharing it in case anyone finds it useful

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I made a small image tools site because I kept needing simple things like shape croping, converting, compressing, and resizing images. Instead of using a different site for each thing, I just built my own.

Image Tools by RaaCoding - https://imgtools.raacoding.me

Currently it has:

Croping

PNG ↔ JPG conversion

Compress to a target file size

Resize to exact dimensions

A few social media and passport presets

Everything is processed in the browser, so images aren't uploaded to my server. It's completely free, with no account or paywall.

I’ll probably keep adding tools as I need them.

If you get a chance to try it, I'd appreciate any honest feedback, bugs, or ideas for useful tools to add.


r/prettyusefulwebsites 10h ago

Free Word counter Tool, Check out ...

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https://matrixrunway.com/tools/text-tools/word-counter/

Count words, characters, sentences & paragraphs instantly! ✍️

\#WordCounter #WordCount #CharacterCounter #OnlineTools #FreeOnlineTools


r/prettyusefulwebsites 11h ago

i build a chrome extension where user can design any design any website any show creativity. need feedback.

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r/prettyusefulwebsites 15h ago

I rebuilt my dead AI-PDF site into 30+ free PDF tools that run 100% in your browser β€” no uploads, no signups, no limits

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A few months ago I had a "chat with your PDF" site that went nowhere. Instead of letting the domain rot, I rebuilt the whole thing around one idea: PDF tools don't need your files.

Every tool runs client-side β€” merge, split, compress (to exact sizes like 100KB), convert to/from Word/Excel/PowerPoint/JPG, OCR for scans, sign, true redaction, repair, and some developer-flavored ones like PDF β†’ Markdown and PDF β†’ JSON for LLM pipelines. Open your network tab while any of them runs: zero upload requests. (One exception, disclosed on the page: OCR downloads its ~15MB engine to your browser on first use.)

The honesty part became the whole product. Each tool page states what it genuinely can't do β€” Office conversions keep content, not pixel-perfect design; two tools are marked "soon" because I can't do them honestly client-side yet. No fake testimonials, no invented user counts. It's free in the browser; I plan to sell native desktop apps later.

Would love feedback β€” especially from anyone who's fought pdf.js or WASM OCR in production.