Nova Blog
We build free web tools that run entirely in your browser. New tool introductions and updates are posted here.
- Nova Reader: a Chrome extension that shows you the article and nothing elseNova Reader is a free Chrome extension that strips ads and sidebars and shows only the article text. Copy as Markdown or print it — the page never leaves your browser.
- Introducing Nova Chart — a free chart maker in your browserNova Chart turns a pasted spreadsheet range into one of 12 chart types — bar, line, pie and more — and exports it as PNG or SVG. Everything runs in your browser; nothing is sent to a server.
- OCR: pull text out of scanned PDFs and photosNova PDF Converter now has an OCR tool that reads text from scanned PDFs and photos. It supports 11 languages and runs entirely in your browser — your files are never sent to a server.
- Introducing Nova Capture — save a whole web page as one imageNova Capture is a free Chrome extension that captures an entire web page as a single image. Save as PNG or JPEG or copy it to your clipboard — the image is built in your browser and never sent to a server.
- Introducing Nova Transcribe — free AI transcription in your browserNova Transcribe turns audio and video into text using AI that runs inside your browser, and exports subtitles (SRT/VTT), plain text, or Word. Your audio is never sent to a server.
- Introducing Nova Color Picker — an eyedropper for anything on your screenNova Color Picker is a free Chrome extension that picks any color on your screen and copies it as HEX, RGB or HSL. It never reads web pages and sends nothing to a server.
- AI That Doesn't Upload — Noise Removal, Face Blurring, and an AI EraserThree new AI tools: noise removal for audio, automatic face blurring, and an AI eraser that removes unwanted objects from photos. The models run inside your browser, so your files are never sent to a server.
- Remove Backgrounds and Upscale Images with AI — New AI Tools in Nova Image ConverterNova Image Converter now has an AI background remover and an AI upscaler (2x / 4x). The AI models run inside your browser, so your images are never sent to a server.
- Introducing Nova Flow — a free flowchart and diagram editorNova Flow is a free browser-based editor for flowcharts, diagrams, and UML class diagrams. Connect shapes with arrows and export to PNG or SVG. Nothing is sent to a server.
- Introducing Nova Table Copy — a Chrome extension that copies tables in one clickNova Table Copy is a free Chrome extension that copies any table on a web page as CSV, TSV (Excel) or Markdown, or downloads it as a CSV file. Nothing is sent to a server.
- Introducing Nova Rec — an OBS-style recording studio in your browserCompose your screen, webcam, images, and text on a single canvas and record to MP4/WebM with a built-in audio mixer — free, and nothing is sent to a server.
- A pixel art editor in your browser — introducing Nova SpriteA free pixel art editor with layers, palettes, frame animation, and tilemaps. Export to PNG, sprite sheets, and GIF — nothing is sent to a server.
- Convert, trim, and GIF-ify videos in your browser — meet Nova Video Converter15 video operations — format conversion, trimming, resizing, cropping, compression, GIF conversion, audio extraction, and more — powered by FFmpeg running inside your browser. Videos are never uploaded.
- Compose music with a piano roll in your browser — meet Nova TuneA free piano-roll music maker with 11 instruments plus drums. Per-track volume, pan, and reverb, quantize, and scale highlighting — exports to WAV and MIDI, entirely in your browser.
- QR codes, password generation, a regex tester, and more — meet Nova ToolsQR code generator, password generator, UUID generator, JSON formatter, timestamp converter, color converter, regex tester, character counter, and directory tree builder — a free toolbox for development and everyday tasks.
- 30+ text transformations in your browser — meet Nova Text ConverterCase conversion (camelCase, snake_case, and more), Japanese kana conversion, URL/Base64 encoding, line sorting and deduplication — a free collection of text tools that runs entirely in your browser.
- Merge, split, and watermark PDFs in your browser — meet Nova PDF ConverterMerge, split, reorder, rotate, extract, and delete PDF pages; convert to and from images; extract text; add page numbers and watermarks; edit metadata. A free tool that runs entirely in your browser — no uploads.
- A layer-based drawing and image editor in your browser — meet Nova PaintA free browser-based image editor with layers, brushes, shapes, and text. Project saving, copy & paste, and undo/redo included. Nothing to install.
- A Markdown editor that works on your local folders — meet Nova NoteA browser-based Markdown editor that uses a folder on your PC — or Google Drive — as its workspace, editing plain .md files directly. Live preview, syntax highlighting, clickable checkboxes. No account, free.
- Resize, crop, and edit images in your browser — meet Nova Image ConverterResize, rotate, crop, and convert image formats, plus grayscale, sepia, brightness/contrast, blur, and pixelate effects — all in your browser. Your images are never uploaded.
- Convert CSV, JSON, Excel, and Word files in your browser — meet Nova File ConverterCSV ⇔ JSON ⇔ Excel (XLSX), Word (DOCX) → Markdown, Markdown ⇔ HTML, Base64, and PNG/JPG/WebP image conversion. A free converter collection that runs entirely in your browser — no uploads.
- A timeline video editor that runs in your browser — meet Nova ClipsA free browser-based video editor with a multi-track timeline for combining video, audio, images, and text. Effects, fades, and speed changes included; exports to WebM.
- A calendar app with no account and local storage — meet Nova CalendarA browser-based calendar that saves your events and todos as standard .ics files on your machine. Month/week/day views, holidays for six countries, keyboard shortcuts. No sign-up, free.
- Trim, adjust, and merge audio in your browser — meet Nova Audio ConverterTrim audio files, adjust volume, add fades, change speed, normalize, merge, and loop — all processed in your browser. Your files are never sent to a server.
- Introducing Nova Diff — a free text diff checkerNova Diff is a free tool that highlights the differences between two texts or JSON documents right in your browser. Line, word, and character modes — nothing is sent to a server.