Do one thing well — the Unix idea behind BenchKit
"Do one thing and do it well" is a design principle from Unix in the 1970s. Here's where it comes from, why it still holds for the web tools you use every day, and its honest limits.
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Free online tools with no sign-up required
A short, honest list of genuinely useful free web tools you can use without creating an account — plus how to spot which "free" tools actually need a sign-up and which don't.
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No sign-up, no cookies until you say yes — how BenchKit handles privacy
BenchKit's privacy stance in plain terms — no account to use the tools, no analytics cookies until you opt in, no third-party CDNs, and exactly what is and isn't measured.
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The real cost of "free" apps that need your account
Why so many free apps demand a sign-up before they do anything — the business incentive behind it, what you actually pay, and why single-purpose tools can skip the account entirely.
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Why I build small tools instead of one big app
An independent developer's case for shipping a kit of small, single-purpose tools rather than one ever-growing platform — what it makes possible, and what it costs.
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Why single-purpose tools beat all-in-one apps
The case for small, focused, no-sign-up tools over bloated all-in-one platforms — what you gain, the honest trade-off, and how BenchKit puts the idea into practice.
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Introducing BenchKit — a home for small, focused tools
BenchKit is a growing collection of free, single-purpose web tools. Here is what it is, why it exists, and what you will find on it today.
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