What is this? TheHelpful.com is a collection of digital utilities, creative experiments, toys and problem-solving projects, grouped into two sections: Tools and Toys.
Robust utilities and guides for designers, photographers and other creative professionals. Whether it's identifying colors in the real world, editing image metadata or exploring photography techniques, these are all developed and maintained with productivity, stability and creativity in mind.
Turn physical objects into digital triggers. A free, browser-based Augmented Reality creator. No apps, no subscriptions, no cloud.
Make 360° panoramas interactive. Inject the specific metadata required for Facebook and Flickr.
Find the perfect image resolution for prints based on how far away they will be viewed. Learn why massive prints don't always need 300 PPI.
Generate a random band, album title, and image instantly. Perfect for graphic design practice, InDesign students, and creative inspiration.
Design, preview, and generate production-ready CSS glassmorphism effects in real-time. Features dual-state hover interactions, accessibility checks, and mobile gyroscope support.
A guide to the invisible world. Tutorials, gallery archives, and technical advice.
Sample colors from anywhere and get their hex, RGB, CMYK and even FREETONE swatch values
Turn your 360° panoramic image into an interactive 360-degree scene. No fuss, no code.
The HTTP Header Inspector & Browser Lie Detector
360 image and video 3D cubes - play with examples, then download the source and use it in your own web sites
Experiments in logic and humor – because not every problem on the web needs a serious solution. Projects like the Banana Calculator or Hamster Power are exercises in creative coding, and the YouMe Camera is a fun way of taking a picture and being in it at the same time.
Challenge your brain with this classic Memory Match game. Choose your theme, set your difficulty, and climb the leaderboard!
The Internet runs on arguments, so I built a head-to-head UFC elimination bracket to settle them all. Welcome to the Ultimate Friendly Championship!
Design mesmerizing, perfectly symmetrical hypotrochoid loops. Animate them for digital stress relief and export professional-grade SVG vectors.
Turn your camera or photos into retro ASCII art instantly. Features live ghost mode, social-ready export, and matrix/paper themes.
The Internet's universal standard for measurement. Convert random units into Bananas and other things.
Take a photo from BOTH sides of the camera, automatically!
What is this meeting costing? Watch the money burn in real-time based on attendees and salary.
A critical analysis calculator of rodent-based energy production, including feed costs and housing requirements.
Type text, create music. Choose musical scale, instrument type and more – and you can record and save your work too.
Why is this? The internet is often cluttered with tools that are broken, bloated, or buried behind paywalls. The goal of this site is simple: to build and share things that actually work. Some of these projects were born out of professional necessity, while others were built purely to answer a ridiculous question. Whether you are here to fix a broken panorama image, find the RGB and Pantone (oops, Freetone) color value of a flower, or calculate the monetary cost of a boring meeting, I hope you find exactly what you are looking for.
Who is this? I am Keith Martin, a photographer, technical writer, designer and educator based in London. Want to know more? Have questions? Want to get in touch? See the About page for further information and contact details.
These projects are all free for people to use however it helps them. But if you find this useful feel free to leave a tip! It helps pay for my hosting and dev costs.