Local-first, always.
Your file is opened, processed, and saved in your browser — nothing is uploaded. We literally can't see it.
Local-first tools,
delivered by pigeon.
Kabootar is a studio of tiny, browser-only tools. Edit images, slice PDFs, and more — without ever uploading a file to a server.
0 signups
0 servers touching your files
0 trackers
The flock
A small, growing flock of tools.
Every kabootar runs entirely in your browser. Open it, do the thing, close the tab. We never see your files.
Pixel
pixel.kabootar.com
A fast, browser-native image editor. Crop, resize, compress, convert formats, and tweak colors — without uploading a single byte.
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pdf.kabootar.com
Merge, split, rotate, and compress PDFs locally.
Open tool
More tools in flight
A QR generator, a color picker, a Markdown-to-anything converter, a CSV cleaner. Coming as I build them.
In flight
Got an idea?
Tell me what tiny tool would make your day. If it fits the flock, I'll build it.
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Why kabootar
Tools should belong to the people who use them, not the company that built them.
Most online tools work by uploading your stuff to someone else's computer. Kabootar tools work the opposite way — they run inside your browser tab. Your data starts and ends with you.
No signup. No email. No nothing.
Open a tool, do the thing, close the tab. No accounts, no popovers asking for your work email.
Fast because there's no round-trip.
No upload progress bars. No 'processing on our servers.' Edits happen the moment you click.
Open source. Verifiable.
Every kabootar is open source. Read the code, audit the privacy claims, run it locally if you want.
kabootar · noun · हिन्दी — a homing pigeon. It always comes back to you.
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FAQ
Reasonable questions, real answers.
Is it really free?
Yes — no accounts, no ads, no upsell. The studio is a side project; the tools are built to be useful, not monetized.
How is this actually private?
Your files never leave your machine. Every tool is a static page running JavaScript inside your browser tab. No upload step, no server processing — so there's nothing for us to leak.
Does it work offline?
Most tools keep working after the page loads. Drop in an image with your Wi-Fi off — Pixel still works.
Why "kabootar"?
Kabootar (कबूतर) means pigeon in Hindi. A homing pigeon always finds its way back to its owner — same idea, but for your files.