Shutoff Valve Ref
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About Shutoff Valve
Working with this task no longer requires installing heavy desktop software — Shutoff Valve runs entirely in your browser, instantly. The goal was to keep the path from "open the page" to "get the result" as short as possible. No mandatory account, no cookie wall, no upsell at every step. Like everything else in the utility collection, it is free, ad-light, and works on mobile as well as desktop.
When you'd reach for Shutoff Valve
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 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'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.
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.
Frequently asked about Shutoff Valve
- Will Shutoff Valve change my original file?
- Never. Shutoff Valve only reads your input file and produces a new output file.
- Is Shutoff Valve really free?
- Yes — Shutoff Valve is free for unlimited personal use, with no account required and no watermark on the output.
- Are my files uploaded to a server when I use Shutoff Valve?
- Shutoff Valve processes everything in your browser using local APIs. Your files never leave your device.
- What browsers does Shutoff Valve support?
- Every modern browser released in the last three years: Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge, Brave, Opera.
- Can I use Shutoff Valve commercially?
- Yes. The output of Shutoff Valve belongs entirely to you, with no licensing restrictions.
