What's the tech stack? With 484 tools, does the app feel heavy or slow to load?
With 484 tools, performance was a top engineering priority from day one. Here's how it stays fast: ⚡ The Tech Stack: ⚛️ React 19 — latest React with performance improvements 📘 TypeScript 5.9 — type safety across the entire codebase ⚡ Vite 7 — blazing fast build pipeline and hot module replacement 📱 Capacitor 8 — native Android packaging 🏪 Zustand — lightweight state management (51 stores, all...
How do people find specific tools? I've never heard of ZTools but I need these tools.
Great question — and the fact that you're here on Product Hunt discovering it is part of the answer! Here's the discoverability strategy: 🔍 507 static SEO pages — every tool has its own dedicated page optimized for search engines 🌐 Direct Google discovery — search for something like "JSON formatter online" or "base64 decoder" and ZTools pages are designed to appear ⚡ In-app smart search — once...
Is ZTools really free? What's the catch — is there a paid plan coming?
Straight answer: ZTools is free to use, and most tools require no account at all. Here's the full picture: ✅ Free access to all 484 tools ✅ No account required for most functionality ✅ No ads cluttering your workspace ✅ No data selling — your data isn't the product 🔐 Optional Google sign-in — only if you want favorites sync, collections, and cloud features ⚖️ Fair-use controls — reasonable usage...
Does ZTools work offline? I sometimes work in places with spotty internet.
Yes — ZTools has PWA (Progressive Web App) support, which means: 📶 ✈️ Install it like an app — add to your home screen or desktop from the browser 📴 Offline-capable — many tools work without internet once the app is loaded ⚡ Fast loading — cached resources mean near-instant startup after first visit 💾 No app store needed — install directly from the web on any device 🔄 Auto-updates — when you're...
What's the Product Finder feature? Is there a community aspect to this toolbox?
Yes! Product Finder is one of my favorite features because it turns ZTools from just a toolbox into a community-driven discovery platform: 🗳️ 🔍 Product Finder — discover tools and utilities submitted by the community 👍 Voting — upvote tools you find useful, helping others discover the best ones 💬 Comments — share feedback, tips, and use-case ideas on tools ✅ Admin Approval — submissions go...
I saw there's theme support — how customizable is the look and feel?
ZTools takes themes seriously — it's not just light/dark mode! 🎨 Here's what you can customize: 🌙 Light & Dark Mode — the basics, done well 🎨 Color Customization — adjust primary colors, accent colors, and UI tones to your preference 🖌️ Extensive UI Settings — control more than just the color scheme 💾 Persistent — your theme saves and loads every time you open ZTools ☁️ Synced — sign in with...
I'm not a developer — is this useful for regular people, students, or writers?
100% yes! Developers are a big part of the audience, but ZTools was built for everyone: 🎓✍️ For Students: 📊 GPA Calculator — track and calculate academic performance 🔢 Math & Science Calculators — unit conversions, percentages, equation tools 📝 Text Tools — word counters, character counters, text case converters 📚 Study Aids — reference tables, conversion charts For Writers & Content Creators: ✍️...
How is this different from sites like DevTools.best or SmallDev.tools or 10015?
Fair question — there are other tool sites out there. Here's what makes ZTools different: Feature Typical Tool Sites ZTools Tool count 50–200 484 across 17 categories Privacy Varies (some upload data) 100% client-side processing Mobile app Usually none Android app on Play Store Browser extension Rarely Chrome & Firefox extension Offline support No PWA-capable Favorites & sync No Cloud-synced...
I'm a developer — which tools are most useful for coding and debugging work?
Fellow developer here — this is literally why I built ZTools in the first place! 👨💻 Here are the developer favorites: 🔧 JSON Formatter/Validator — paste messy JSON, get it formatted and validated instantly 🔐 Base64 Encoder/Decoder — for API tokens, image encoding, data payloads 🎨 Color Converter — HEX ↔ RGB ↔ HSL conversions for CSS work 📝 Regex Tester — build and test regular expressions with...
Can I save my most-used tools? I only need about 20 tools regularly.
Absolutely — this is exactly what favorites, collections, and presets are for! ⭐ ⭐ Favorites — one-click star on any tool to add it to your favorites list for quick access 📂 Collections — group related tools together (e.g., "My Dev Tools", "Design Toolkit", "Finance Stuff") 🔧 Presets — save specific configurations for tools you use repeatedly 🕐 History — recently used tools are tracked so you...
What does the browser extension do? Is it just a link to the website?
Definitely not just a link! The extension is built as a standalone quick-access companion: 🧩 ⚡ Instant tool access — open the extension popup and use tools directly without navigating to the site 🔍 Search from your toolbar — find any of the 484 tools right from the extension icon 🔄 No new tab needed — run quick conversions, formatting, or generation without leaving your current page 🧰 Same tool...
Is there a mobile app or is this web-only? I'd love to have tools on my phone?
Great news — ZTools is available on Android too! 📱 Here's where you can use ZTools: 🌐 Web App — full experience at https://ztools.zaions.com, works on any browser 📱 Android App — available on Google Play Store (search "ZTools" by Zaions) 🧩 Browser Extension — Chrome Web Store ("ZTools - Utility Tools") for quick access from any tab 💾 PWA Support — install from the browser for a native-app-like...
How does ZTools handle privacy? Do my files and data get uploaded to any server?
This is probably the thing I'm most proud of about ZTools — your data never leaves your browser. 🔒 Here's the privacy model: 🛡️ Client-side processing — the vast majority of tools run entirely in your browser using JavaScript 🚫 No server uploads — your files, text, code, and data are never sent to any backend 🚫 No data collection on tool usage — we don't track what you paste, convert, or...
484 tools is wild — what categories are covered and how are they organized?
Thank you — and yes, 484 is not a typo! 😄 Here's how the toolbox is organized across 17 categories: 🔤 Text Tools — formatters, case converters, counters, diff checkers, encoding/decoding 💻 Code Tools — JSON formatter, minifiers, beautifiers, regex testers, code cleanup 🔢 Calculators — math, finance, percentage, unit converters, date calculators 🎨 Design Tools — color pickers, palette...
Does the extension add noticeable memory/performance overhead with 15+ tabs?
Totally valid concern — nobody wants an extension that turns their browser into a space heater. 😅 Here's why Video Controls Plus stays light: 🪶 Activates only on video pages — the extension doesn't inject anything on tabs without HTML5 video elements ⚡ Minimal background processing — no persistent background scripts eating resources when you're not using it 📦 Manifest V3 architecture — built on...
As a teacher, the speed + looping + screenshot combo is incredible. Bravo!
This means the world coming from an educator — thank you! 🙏❤️ You've actually identified the exact workflow we designed for: For watching educational content: 🎓 Speed control — blast through familiar material at 3x–4x, slow down to 0.8x for complex derivations 🔁 A-B Loop — replay a key explanation or demonstration until it clicks 📸 Screenshot — capture diagrams, equations, key slides at full...
Any plans for picture-in-picture or subtitle/caption tool integrations?
Love that you're thinking about accessibility — it's something we care about deeply. Here's a glimpse of what's ahead: 🗺️ What's live today: ✅ Full speed control suite (0.1x–16x) ✅ A-B looping, audio boost, filters, screenshots ✅ Customizable keyboard shortcuts ✅ Cloud sync via Google sign-in ✅ Chrome, Firefox, and Edge support What's on the horizon: 🔮 Enhanced PiP (Picture-in-Picture) — retain...