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About Hermit Crab
Hermit Crab solves a specific problem that comes up daily for anyone dealing with this task: doing it once, fast, without an account. Built to be the kind of tool you bookmark and use weekly: no surprises between visits, no degraded free tier, and a UI that gets out of the way. If you find yourself doing this regularly, the rest of the utility suite covers most adjacent tasks with the same approach.
When you'd reach for Hermit Crab
You're on a public or shared machine and don't want to leave traces of what you're working on.
Travelers, contractors, anyone working from a friend's computer.
Nothing is uploaded, nothing persists if you're not signed in.
You're hitting the daily limit of a paid SaaS and need a backup option for a single quick job.
Marketers and ops people whose primary tool is metered.
Stay productive without burning credits.
You need to handle a one-off task right before a meeting and don't have time to install anything.
Anyone working remotely on a borrowed or restricted machine.
Open the page, get the result, paste it into your doc — under a minute.
You're cleaning up a folder of files that accumulated over a project and need to standardize them.
Designers, writers, and developers wrapping up deliverables.
Drop each file in, copy the output, move on.
Frequently asked about Hermit Crab
- What browsers does Hermit Crab support?
- Every modern browser released in the last three years: Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge, Brave, Opera.
- Will Hermit Crab change my original file?
- Never. Hermit Crab only reads your input file and produces a new output file.
- Are my files uploaded to a server when I use Hermit Crab?
- Hermit Crab processes everything in your browser using local APIs. Your files never leave your device.
- Is Hermit Crab really free?
- Yes — Hermit Crab is free for unlimited personal use, with no account required and no watermark on the output.
- Can I use Hermit Crab commercially?
- Yes. The output of Hermit Crab belongs entirely to you, with no licensing restrictions.
