Guides for the tools on Utilza

These pages explain the tools on Utilza in plain language: image files, PDFs, code and data formats, text cleanup, SEO checks, and the math behind the calculators. A guide stays short, says what the tool can and cannot do, and links to the page where you run it.

7 guides Guides & how-tos Updated

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  • Remove GPS and other hidden data before you share a file

    Hidden data in a file you are about to send

    Check a photo, a PDF, and a Word, Excel, or PowerPoint file for hidden fields, then download a copy with those fields removed before you send it.

  • Should you rent or buy a house? Run the monthly cost first

    Rent or buy, after you run the numbers

    Price your income can carry, the full mortgage, and rent versus buy for the years you plan to stay. The figures are estimates, not a decision.

  • How much interest will you pay on a loan?

    What a loan costs after the payment looks fine

    See total interest on a fixed loan, what extra payments do to a mortgage, and how upfront fees change APR compared with the rate you were quoted.

  • Invalid JSON: read it, then find the first error

    When the JSON will not parse

    Pretty-print JSON that already parses, jump to the line and column when it does not, and open a tree when the document is too deep to scan as text.

  • Merge, split, and reorder a PDF before you send it

    When the PDF is the wrong shape

    Combine PDFs in the order you choose, extract the pages you need, and drag thumbnails to reorder, rotate, copy, or delete pages. The files stay in your browser.

  • How to store a password hash instead of the password

    Make a password, then store the hash

    Generate a random password, see what makes it weak, then store the bcrypt string. Argon2id is not available in this tool.

What you will find here

The list above is every published guide, newest first. Topics follow the same groups as the tools:

  • Image Tools covers compress, resize, crop, convert, and SVG cleanup.
  • PDF & Document Tools covers merge, split, rotate, convert, and pulling text out of PDF and Word files.
  • Developer Tools covers formatters, validators, generators, and testers that run in the browser.
  • Text Tools covers word counts, sorting lines, duplicates, and CSV cleanup.
  • SEO Tools covers titles, headings, canonicals, schema, links, and sitemaps.
  • Calculators covers loans, dates, percentages, health, and other everyday formulas.
  • Converters covers units, numbers, time zones, and data formats.
  • Internet Tools covers subnets, IP addresses, bandwidth, and browser details.

If a topic has no guide yet, the tool page itself still has a short explanation and the form.

How to use a guide

  1. Open the guide from the list on this page.
  2. Read the short explanation and the limits of the tool.
  3. Follow the link in the guide to open the tool and run it in your browser.

What a guide leaves out

A guide explains one tool. It does not store your files, and it does not run the tool for you. Anything you type or upload stays in the browser on the tool page, the same way it does when you open that tool directly.

Guides are added one tool at a time. A missing guide means the write-up is not published yet. The tool stays on its category page.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need an account to read a guide?

No. The guides and the tools are free to open. There is no sign-in.

Does reading a guide change how the tool works?

No. The guide describes the tool. The tool page is where you enter data and get a result.

Is my file uploaded when I open a guide?

No. A guide is a normal web page. Files are handled on the tool page, in your browser.

Why is a tool missing from this list?

Only published guides appear here. You can still open the tool from its category page.

Can I use a tool without reading its guide?

Yes. Every tool page works on its own. The guide is there when you want the longer explanation.