My Tools bench Keeps Image Conversion in Your Browser

A routine image conversion often creates an awkward choice. You can install a desktop utility, or you can use an online converter that asks you to upload the file. The first option adds software to a task that may take a few seconds. The second means handing a personal photo, scan or work asset to somebody else's server.

My Tools bench takes the second problem as its starting point. It is a free web-based image converter that claims to process files inside your browser rather than uploading them. That makes it less a full image editor than a local conversion desk for people who need to change formats, resize files or make a quick PDF from images.

The basic job is format conversion

The main workflow is straightforward. Choose files from your device, set an output format for each one, optionally open the settings gear, then convert. Results can be downloaded individually or collected as a ZIP. The per-file controls matter because a batch does not have to produce one uniform result. A JPG can become WebP while another image becomes PNG, for example.

The listed output formats include JPG, PNG, WebP, AVIF, GIF, BMP, TIFF, ICO and PDF. The tool also presents direct conversion routes such as PNG to JPG, JPG to WebP, HEIC to JPG and JPG to PDF. The page describes the format menus as supporting per-file choices, which should suit a folder of mixed images better than a converter that applies one destination format to everything.

There are a few useful consequences. Choosing ICO can turn a square image into a favicon. Choosing PDF can turn photos or scans into a document. If you are converting an image with transparent areas to JPG, the tool uses a white fill because JPG cannot retain transparency. That is a small but practical detail. A black background appearing in an exported logo can be a more serious problem than the conversion itself.

It also covers basic size changes

The converter includes quality and resizing controls. The page describes a maximum-width setting where the height follows automatically, so it is aimed at proportional resizing rather than detailed layout work. You can also keep the original format and lower quality when the goal is a smaller file, not a new file type.

That distinction is important. My Tools bench also exposes separate compressor and resizer tools. The compressor is described as the better choice when you need an exact target file size. The resizer is intended for exact dimensions and includes presets for common uses such as square images, Full HD, HD, Instagram and YouTube. These related tools make the site more of a small collection of file utilities, although the image converter is the clearest part of the product described here.

It is not an editor for retouching, layers or advanced colour work. There is also a cropper and a watermark tool listed on the page, but the supplied workflow centres on conversion and simple output adjustments. Someone who needs to inspect every pixel or prepare a design for print will need more specialised software.

Privacy is the main reason to use it

The developer says files are read and written by the browser and are never uploaded, stored or logged. The landing page attributes this to the Canvas API and says the converter can continue working after the page has loaded and the internet connection is removed. If that behaviour is accurate, it avoids the usual upload and deletion step for sensitive images.

That is a useful design choice, but it also explains the product's boundaries. Browser processing depends on the device's memory and processing power. The page acknowledges that very large images may take longer on slower devices. Its claim of no file-size or file-count limit should therefore not be confused with unlimited practical capacity. A browser tab still has to hold and process the images locally.

The browser approach also restricts format support. The page says formats such as EPS, PSD, SVG and TGA are not available because handling them would require server-side processing. That is a real limitation for design teams working with source files rather than ordinary photos and web images.

Who it suits

My Tools bench is aimed at people who need a quick image converter for everyday files and prefer not to upload those files. It makes sense for converting product images, screenshots, scans and personal photos between common formats, especially when a batch contains different output requirements. It is free, requires no sign-up according to the developer, and runs on the web rather than requiring an installation.

It is a poor fit for advanced editing, unsupported professional formats, or jobs where exact production controls matter more than convenience. It is also not automatically the best choice for a very large batch on an older device, despite the absence of a stated server limit. The product's value is narrower and clearer: a browser-based way to convert ordinary images while keeping the processing on the device, provided the browser can handle the files you give it.