NGPDFs: Privacy-First PDF Tools in Your Browser
NGPDFs puts 50+ PDF tools directly in your browser. Merge, split, compress, rotate, encrypt — everything runs locally, nothing leaves your machine. No account needed, no watermarks on output.
Most online PDF tools ask you to upload your file first, then process it on their server. For sensitive documents like contracts or financial reports, that extra step is enough to make you hesitate. NGPDFs removes that concern entirely by doing all the work in-browser.
You can compress PDFs to specific sizes (100KB, 200KB, 2MB), batch-process multiple files, and use OCR for scanned documents. The interface is clean — open it and start working, no loading screens.
Bridle: A LAN for AI Agents
Bridle's pitch is straightforward: let coding agents from different teams talk to each other. You use Claude Code, your teammate uses Codex, and right now those agents work in isolation. Bridle builds a channel between them.
Install the CLI, configure it, and you can push your current agent's context to a colleague's agent or request a task handoff. Both sides must agree before anything happens, and every action goes through policy checks — no agent silently rewriting your code.
The project calls itself "Tailscale for agents" and is open source with self-hosting support. If your team is already using AI agents for coding, cross-agent collaboration is a problem you'll eventually need to solve.
DrawDB: Database Diagrams Without Leaving Your Browser
DrawDB is an online database schema design tool. Drag to create tables, draw relationship lines, and export SQL directly. Supports MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite and other major databases.
Backend developers know the drill: sketch table structures on paper, write SQL by hand, then lose track after the third revision. DrawDB visualizes the whole process — drag to change a table, and the SQL updates automatically.
Beyond SQL, it exports to images, JSON Schema, and other formats. Free to use, no account required. Finish a schema design and screenshot it for documentation — much cleaner than hand-drawn diagrams.