Omni-Tools — Self-Hosted Web Utilities Collection

Introduction

Omni-Tools is a self-hosted suite of browser-based utilities for developers and power users. It provides converters, formatters, encoders, and media tools without ads, tracking, or third-party dependencies.

What Omni-Tools Does

• Text tools: JSON formatter, Base64 encode/decode, URL encode, hash generators
• Image tools: resize, crop, compress, convert between formats
• PDF tools: merge, split, compress, convert to/from images
• Data tools: CSV to JSON, XML to JSON, color pickers
• Developer tools: regex tester, cron expression parser, UUID generator

Architecture Overview

Omni-Tools is a React and TypeScript single-page application. All processing runs in the browser via WebAssembly and JavaScript — no files are uploaded to a server. The Docker image bundles a lightweight static file server.

Self-Hosting & Configuration

• Run the official Docker image on any amd64 or arm64 host
• No database or external service required
• Configure the port mapping and optional reverse proxy
• Set a custom base path via environment variable for subfolder deployments
• Resource usage is minimal — suitable for Raspberry Pi

Key Features

• Privacy-first: all computation happens client-side in the browser
• No account or login required
• Responsive UI works on desktop and mobile
• Extensible plugin architecture for adding custom tools
• Dark mode support

Comparison with Similar Tools

• IT-Tools — similar concept with a different tool selection; Omni-Tools includes more image and PDF utilities
• CyberChef — focused on data encoding and crypto operations; Omni-Tools covers broader everyday tasks
• DevToys — desktop-only (Windows/macOS); Omni-Tools is browser-based and self-hosted
• transform.tools — web-only with no self-host option; Omni-Tools is fully self-hostable

FAQ

Q: Are files uploaded to a server? A: No. All processing happens locally in your browser.

Q: Can I add custom tools? A: Yes. The project supports a plugin architecture for community-contributed tools.

Q: What browsers are supported? A: All modern browsers including Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge.

Q: Does it require a database? A: No. It is a static web application with no backend state.

Sources

• https://github.com/iib0011/omni-tools
• https://omni-tools.dev