What we store and what we don't
This page states facts you can verify in your browser's developer tools. It is not a legal document, and it deliberately avoids promising anything the code does not actually do.
What is stored in your browser
Everything below lives in localStorage on this device. Nothing is sent to a server, and there is no account to log into.
- oat-theme Your theme choice (a–e) So the site looks the same next visit
- oat-mode Light / dark / auto Same reason
- oat-saved Tools you saved The Saved page reads it
- oat-submissions Drafts from the submit form Kept locally until the review queue exists
- oat-lang-seen Whether you dismissed the language hint So it does not ask twice
Clearing your browser's site data removes all of it. There is no copy anywhere else — we could not restore it if you asked.
What we do not do
- No cookies
- No third-party analytics or tracking scripts
- No advertising or retargeting pixels
- No account, email capture or newsletter gate
- No upload of files you process with the online tools
The free online tools (image compressor and the ones in development) run entirely in the browser using Canvas and WebAssembly. You can confirm this in the Network panel while using them — no request carries your file.
Using the site
The directory is free to read and link to. Two practical requests:
- Do not scrape the site at a rate that degrades it for other readers.
- Do not republish the reviews as your own — quote with a link instead.
- Vendor logos stay with their owners; we use lettermarks rather than copying them.
About the data we publish
Tool details, pricing and plans, free-tier limits, scores and comparisons are curated from public sources and carry the date we last checked them. Sources link to the official pages; when a paid tier has no reliable figure, the page says so and shows no number rather than a guess. Scores are editorial judgements on six published dimensions, not user votes, and no position in any ranking is paid for.
Vendors change pricing and features without notice. Treat every figure as a starting point and confirm on the official page before you buy — every listing links to it.