What's new
Changelog
New tools, features, and improvements at IO Tools — kept simple, updated as we ship.
Alongside everything below, we're regularly adding new tools — the full catalog now counts 1000+ free calculators, converters, editors, formatters, generators, and utilities.
Aug 07, 2026
Kits, simplified
- Kits now live entirely on your Kits page — group, rename, and manage them right there, alongside Favorites.
Aug 02, 2026
Kits — your tools, grouped and ready to work
- Group the tools you use together into a named kit — "PDF work", "Dev debugging" — from your Kits page.
- Opening a kit gives you a workspace: your tools down the side, the one you pick running right there. Switch between them without losing what you've typed.
- Add any tool to a kit from its page — the kit button next to Favorite. Drag the handle to reorder a kit, or use the arrow keys.
- Free accounts get 3 kits of up to 10 tools each; the Builder plan is unlimited. Favorites work exactly as before — kits sit on top, they don't replace them.
Aug 01, 2026
The developer API and MCP server
- Most tools are now also a REST API endpoint and an MCP tool — 864 of them. Open any tool and click Builder → REST API for a copyable request, or read the developer docs.
- Any free account can create an API key from your account. No subscription needed — the Builder plan raises your limits, it doesn't unlock endpoints.
- Credits are now monthly rather than daily for signed-in accounts, and every response tells you what a call spent and what's left. Your account shows 30 days of history by tool.
- Using tools in your browser stays free and unlimited — that hasn't changed and won't.
Jul 21, 2026
Tool collections and an RSS feed
- New tool collections group related tools around a real task — try Work with PDF files or Debug an API request.
- Added an RSS feed of the newest tools added to the catalog.
- New tools including a Regex Explainer and a Domain Extractor.
Jul 20, 2026
A full PDF toolkit, plus notes and paste sharing
- A full browser-based PDF toolkit — merge, split, and more — everything runs right in your browser, so your files never leave your device.
- Added Online Notepad and Online Pastebin for quick, private text and code sharing.
Jul 17, 2026
AI writing tools and a wave of image effects
- Launched AI Writer, a set of focused AI writing tools for emails, bios, quotes, and more, plus an AI Image Generator.
- Added a large family of image effect tools — filters, sharpening, tone and color adjustments.
- Image tools gained batch mode, so you can process several files in one go.
Jul 15, 2026
Embeddable tools and a refreshed homepage
- Builder plan subscribers can now embed any tool directly on their own website.
- Refreshed the homepage.
Jul 12, 2026
Feedback, a browser extension, and a human sitemap
- Added the ability to rate a tool and report an issue right from the tool page.
- Launched the browser extension for quick access to every tool from your toolbar.
- Added a human-readable sitemap page.
Jul 8, 2026
Simple, transparent pricing
- Every tool stays free, forever. Added an optional one-time ad-removal purchase and a Builder plan with API access — see Pricing.
Jul 7, 2026
Journal launched, plus a public API
- Launched the Journal, our blog on tools, formats, and everyday workflows.
- Opened a public API for developers building on top of IO Tools.