Updates.

Mobile performance improvements

The Bracket Runner easter egg game now runs significantly smoother on touch devices. Canvas size is reduced on mobile, shadow effects are disabled, and the background parallax layer is skipped, cutting the per-frame render cost considerably.

A dedicated ⚡ FIRE button now appears below the game canvas on touch devices so the laser can be fired without needing a keyboard.

Bracket Runner, hidden easter egg game

There's a hidden retro platformer built into every page of Tools Kept Simple. Click Dot (the mascot) four times to launch it.

The game has 9 levels, each themed to a different tool, with progressively harder bosses, floating hearts to restore health, and a high-score tracker. On mobile, tap to jump and use the fire button.

Tools Kept Simple goes live

Nine browser tools launched today, all free, no signup, no data sent to a server:

• Sorted. sort and deduplicate any list
• Converted. unit converter across length, weight, temperature, and more
• Counted. word, character, and reading time counter
• Hexed. colour converter between hex, RGB, and HSL
• Diffed. line-by-line and word-by-word text diff
• Tallied. tip calculator and bill splitter
• Locked. strong password and passphrase generator
• Scanned. QR code generator
• Unscrambled. word unscrambler with wildcard and filter support

All tools run entirely in the browser. Nothing you type is ever sent to or stored on a server.