9 Free Online Tools for Learning, Writing, and PDF Editing

Who doesn't love a free tool that gets the job done without a lot of fanfare? I know I do. These random gems find their way to my "check these out someday" list. As I was flipping through this list yesterday, I found a few that you might enjoy too. All are free with no annoying short trial and then buy offers. And there's nothing in this for me other than the chance to share them with you. Here you go.

9 Free Online Tools for Learning, Writing, and PDF Editing

1. PDF24 Tools

PDF24 Tools is a collection of free tools for working with PDFs and other file formats. This eliminates buying an expensive Abode license. Useful features include:



Check It Out

https://tools.pdf24.org/en/

2. Internet Archive

What You Get

A library of millions of free books, movies, software, websites, and more.

Try their Wayback Machine to uncover long ago website pages. Here's a 1998 version of our website archived on April 20, 1999.


I had to laugh at the MPInet logo. If you've been in Orlando for a long time, you'll remember their vehicle careening around town with the shooting flame perched on the roof. I always thought it looked more like a blazing chicken.

Check It Out

https://archive.org/

3. Open Library

What You Get

Read free library books online from this Internet Archive service. All it takes is an email address to get your digital library card access.

Check It Out

https://openlibrary.org/

4. Instructables

What You Get

This is a community for people who like to make and share things. Learn how to make all sorts of out of the ordinary things. Even if you're not into the creator economy, the site is worth a visit.

Categories include:



Create, share and collaborate with their active community.

Check It Out

https://www.instructables.com/

5. eCorner

What You Get

True to their tagline "Where Entrepreneurs Find Inspiration" you'll experience ideas and inspiration from Stanford University. This includes smart insights from:



Check It Out

https://ecorner.stanford.edu/

6. Untools

What You Get

With a tagline like "Tools for better thinking" it was hard not to be curious about this site. They deliver an extensive collection of tools, templates, and frameworks for solving problems, making decisions, communicating, and making sense of systems.

This is on my must-explore-more list.

Check It Out

https://untools.co/

7. Describing Words

What You Get

Nouns need adjectives to give them personality. You feed this no-frills site your noun, and it responds with a list of describing words. The genesis behind this handy service was Project Gutenberg, the digitizing of U.S. copyright free books.

This was an unexpected result that I might have to think about. I'll let you decide.

Noun: technology

Adjective #1: clearly alien

Adjective #10: benign and peaceful

Check It Out

https://describingwords.io/

8. RhymeZone

What You Get

Rhyming words elevate your everyday writing from yawner to standout – or at least a bit more engaging. Simply enter your word and select from a collection of rhyming possibilities. You'll receive suggestions ranging from 2 to whatever-is-possible syllables.

Example: What rhymes with legal? There are 99 results and 61 almost rhymes.

Check It Out

https://www.rhymezone.com/

9. Decluttr

What You Get

If you've been wondering how to responsibly get rid of your dated tech clutter, this site is a great resource. I've used it to unload a dust-gathering collection of CDs and DVDs. They accept:



They list the prices for everything they're accepting. When you're ready to sell, you tell them what you're sending, and they provide the free shipping with printable label.

Check It Out

https://www.decluttr.com/