Changelog

The tools section has crossed 4,000 combined uses since launch. Most-used tools so far:

1. Meta Pixel Checker — 1,243 uses
2. Website Speed Analyzer — 987 uses
3. Brand Color Palette Generator — 876 uses
4. AI Meta Ad Copy Generator — 432 uses
5. AI Product Description Writer — 289 uses
6. SEO Keyword Cluster Tool — 312 uses

The image and developer tools (Image Optimizer, JSON Formatter, URL Slug Generator) launched more recently — usage is growing.

What's coming:

• More free utilities in the Developer category
• Additional AI tools for marketing and content
• Performance improvements to the tool runner infrastructure

If there's a tool you'd find genuinely useful — something you currently do manually or with a clunky workaround — reach out via the contact page. Most of the tools on the site started as something I needed myself.

The Insights section is now live. It covers topics that come up regularly with clients and developers using the tools — practical, opinionated articles rather than generic overviews.

First batch of articles:

• Small business software mistakes to avoid
• WordPress vs. custom code — when each makes sense
• Shopify vs. WooCommerce — which fits your store
• Why your website needs ongoing maintenance
• Native vs. cross-platform mobile apps in 2026
• Building a brand that survives beyond the logo

Articles are written to be useful to founders making build-vs-buy decisions, developers evaluating platform choices, and anyone trying to understand what they actually need before committing to a technology.

New articles will be published as they're ready. No newsletter, no mailing list required — just check back or follow the RSS feed.

Two more AI tools are live in the SEO and Marketing categories.

SEO Keyword Cluster Tool (15 points) — paste a list of up to 100 keywords and the tool groups them into topical clusters using semantic similarity, not just word matching. Each cluster identifies a pillar page topic and the supporting keywords beneath it, tagged by search intent (informational, commercial, transactional, navigational). Results export as plain text or a CSV with four columns: Cluster, Pillar Page, Intent, and Keyword. Prevents keyword cannibalisation and maps directly to a content calendar.

AI Content Outline Generator (25 points) — enter a topic or keyword and get a publication-ready outline: SEO-optimised title, H2 sections, H3 subsections, and concrete bullet points under each. Content type options (Blog Post, Listicle, Tutorial, Ultimate Guide, Landing Page) change the structural template. Target audience and word count calibrate the depth and number of sections. Copy individual sections as Markdown or export the full outline as a .md file.

Both tools use Qwen models. The keyword clusterer runs at low temperature for deterministic, reproducible groupings on repeat runs.

Two new tools are live in the Design category.

AI Background Remover (10 points) — upload a JPEG, PNG, or WebP and the AI detects your subject and returns a transparent PNG. Works well on products, headshots, logos, and illustrations. Useful for e-commerce product images, social content, and design asset extraction. No Photoshop, no manual masking.

Website Screenshot Generator (10 points) — enter any public URL and get a pixel-perfect screenshot back in seconds. Controls include output format (PNG, JPEG, WebP), viewport width (375 px mobile → 1920 px Full HD), and full-page mode that scrolls and stitches the entire page. Runs in a headless Chromium instance; ads and tracking scripts are stripped. Useful for client reporting, competitive research, bug documentation, and thumbnail generation.

Both tools run server-side (the AI model and the headless browser require compute that can't run in the browser) and use the points system. Free tools remain unchanged.

Three more free tools are live, covering common tasks in web development and content workflows.

Image Optimizer & Compressor — Drop a JPEG, PNG, or WebP and get back a compressed version with a before/after size comparison. Supports JPEG, PNG, and WebP output with a quality slider. Everything runs locally in the browser; no file is ever uploaded to a server. Targets the most common source of page weight on real projects.

JSON Formatter & Validator — Paste raw or minified JSON and instantly get formatted output, minified output, or an interactive collapsible tree view. Syntax errors are reported with line number, column, and a plain-language description. One-click copy and download included. Useful on curl responses, config files, and log payloads.

URL Slug Generator — Converts any headline or phrase to a clean URL slug in real time: lowercase, spaces to hyphens, accented characters transliterated, special characters stripped, consecutive hyphens collapsed. Useful for blog posts, CMS entries, product URLs, and framework route file names.

All three are free with no account required and work offline once the page has loaded.

The tools section now has a second tier: AI-powered tools that go beyond static analysis and generate content you can use directly.

AI Meta Ad Copy Generator (20 points) takes your product details, campaign goal, and target audience and produces five structurally distinct ad variants — each with primary text, headline, and CTA matched to Meta's character limits. The five variants use different creative angles (problem-led, benefit-led, social-proof-led, curiosity-led, urgency-led) so A/B testing produces meaningful signal rather than synonym swaps.

AI Product Description Writer (10 points) generates an SEO title, meta description, full body copy, and five benefit-led bullet points from a product name and key features. Platform modes (Shopify, WooCommerce, Amazon, Etsy) adjust tone, structure, and keyword weighting for each storefront's requirements.

How the points system works:

• Points are a lightweight credit system for tools that call external AI APIs
• Free tools remain free — no account, no points, no limits
• AI tools show the point cost before you generate anything

The AI tools use Qwen models (Turbo, Plus, and Max options where relevant), giving you a speed-vs-quality trade-off depending on how much you're iterating vs. finalising.

The Brand Color Palette Generator is now live in the Design category of the tools section.

Pick or paste a base hex color and the tool generates a balanced 10-step tonal scale (50–900) by holding the hue and saturation fixed while distributing lightness from near-white to near-black. The result is the same kind of ramp you'd build manually in a design system — background tints, border midtones, text-weight darks — all from a single input.

What you get:

• Live swatch preview that updates as you type
• One-click copy on any individual stop
• Ready-to-paste Tailwind color config for tailwind.config.ts

Everything runs in the browser — your colors never leave the page. Free with no account required.

This is the first Design-category tool. More are planned for image handling and UI workflows.

Dark mode is live across the entire site — tools, portfolio, services, and all pages. The theme follows your system preference automatically on first visit and can be toggled via the header control at any time. The preference persists across sessions.

Every component has been tested for contrast and readability in both themes. The tools in particular benefit from this — long sessions running audits or generating content are easier on a dark background.

The implementation uses CSS custom properties across the design system, so future additions inherit the correct colours automatically.

The first two tools are live in the tools section — both free, no account required.

Meta Pixel Checker scans any public URL and reports whether a Meta Pixel is installed, which IDs are initialised, which events are tracked, and whether common implementation mistakes are present (duplicate pixels, missing noscript fallback). Useful before any Facebook or Instagram ad campaign.

Website Speed Analyzer runs a page through Google PageSpeed Insights and surfaces Core Web Vitals — LCP, FCP, TBT, CLS, Speed Index, and TTFB — side by side for mobile and desktop, along with the top opportunities ranked by estimated time savings.

Why these two first:

• They answer questions that come up on nearly every project
• Both surface actionable findings in seconds rather than requiring a full audit setup
• They work on any public site, not just sites I've built

More tools are in progress — the goal is a set of utilities that are genuinely useful, not just demos.

abdulalim.dev is live. The site brings together three things in one place: a portfolio of full stack and business systems work, a services section for clients, and a growing library of free tools built for developers and marketers.

What's here at launch:

• Portfolio and project showcase
• Services overview — full stack web apps, POS & business systems
• Contact form for client enquiries
• Foundation for the free tools section

The tools section is the part I'm most excited about. Rather than just describing what I build, I wanted to ship something actually useful — real tools, free to use, no account required.