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🚀 Getting Started

Zippy Gizmos is a free productivity dashboard packed with 59+ utility widgets — called gizmos — that run right in your browser. No accounts, no installs, no tracking.

When you open the dashboard you'll see a grid of gizmo cards. Each card shows a compact preview of the tool. Click any card's title to open the full-page version with all features.

Take the dashboard tour

Quick overview

  1. Browse — Scroll the dashboard to see all available gizmos.
  2. Use — Interact with a gizmo directly on its card, or click the title to open the full view.
  3. Customize — Drag cards to reorder, hide ones you don't need, and pick a theme in Settings.

⚙ Using Gizmos

Dashboard cards

Each gizmo appears as a card on the dashboard. Many cards are interactive right on the grid — for example, you can start the stopwatch or jot a quick note without leaving the home page.

Full-page view

Click a gizmo card's title or icon to open its full-page view. The full page gives you more space, additional controls, and the complete feature set of that tool. A “Back to Home” button at the top takes you back to the dashboard.

API-powered gizmos

Some gizmos fetch live data (weather forecasts, exchange rates, news headlines, etc.). These are labeled API in the directory below. Data is fetched through a server-side proxy and cached briefly to keep things fast.

📚 All Gizmos

Here's every gizmo currently available on the dashboard.

🔢 Calculator Basic & scientific calculator ⏰ Alarm Clock Set alarms & view time ⏱ Stopwatch & Timer Stopwatch with laps & countdown timer ☑ Todo List Manage your tasks 💰 Currency Converter API Convert between currencies 📰 News Feed API Latest headlines 🔍 Web Search Search the web ⛅ Weather API Current conditions & forecast 📕 Dictionary API Word definitions & synonyms 📷 QR Code Generate QR codes 🧠 Trivia API Test your knowledge 🐶 Pet Photos API Random cute pets 😂 Dad Jokes API Random dad jokes 📝 Quick Notes Scratchpad with auto-save 🔒 Password Gen Secure password generator 📏 Unit Converter Convert measurements 🌎 World Clock Multi-timezone display 🍅 Pomodoro Focus timer with breaks 🎨 Color Tools Color picker & converter 📄 Case Adjuster Text manipulation utilities ✅ Habit Tracker Build daily streaks 📅 Countdown Event countdowns 💧 Water Tracker Track hydration goals 🔗 Quick Links Bookmark manager 🔠 Unicode Text Fancy unicode text styles 📜 Formulas Common math & science formulas 🧾 Tip Calculator Tips & bill splitting 📆 Date Calculator Date differences, add days & age 🎯 Random Picker Pick random items from saved lists 🎲 Dice Roller Coin flips & polyhedral dice 😀 Emoji Picker Search & copy emoji 📚 Thesaurus API Synonyms, antonyms & rhymes 📖 Wikipedia API Search, discover & explore Wikipedia 🧘 Breathing Timer Guided breathing exercises {} JSON Formatter Format, validate & minify JSON 🔣 Regex Tester Test & debug regular expressions 🔀 Text Diff Compare two texts line by line #️⃣ Hash & UUID SHA hashes & UUID generator ✍️ Markdown Preview Live markdown editor & preview 🔊 Ambient Noise White, pink & brown noise ⌨️ Typing Test Measure your typing speed 🌙 Moon Phase Current moon phase & calendar 🌅 Sunrise & Sunset Sun times, day length & twilight ⚛️ Periodic Table Searchable table of the elements 🔑 Hotkeys Reference Keyboard shortcuts for common apps 💻 Dev Commands Quick reference for git, Docker, npm/Yarn, Bash, and Vim commands 🎓 Flash Cards Create flash card decks and study them with spaced repetition 📈 Crypto Prices API Track cryptocurrency prices with 24-hour change and trends 🎉 Public Holidays API Browse public holidays by country and year 🌍 Earthquake Tracker API Recent earthquakes worldwide with magnitude and location 🌐 What's My IP API See your public IP address and browser info 🗣️ Text to Speech Type or tap to have your browser speak for you ⇄ Base64 & URL Encoder Encode & decode Base64 and URL text 🎟 JWT Decoder Decode JWT header, payload & claims 📡 HTTP Status Codes Look up HTTP status codes & common headers 🕰 ASCII Art Text Turn text into big block-letter ASCII banners 🔘 CSS Button Design custom buttons with live CSS output 🌈 CSS Gradient Build linear & radial gradients with CSS output 📦 CSS Box Shadow Design layered box-shadow effects with CSS output

🎨 Customizing Your Dashboard

Reorder gizmos

Drag any gizmo card by its drag handle (the dotted icon at the top-right of each card) to rearrange the dashboard. Your layout is saved automatically.

Show or hide gizmos

Open Settings and toggle the switch next to each gizmo to show or hide it. Hidden gizmos won't appear on the dashboard but can be re-enabled anytime.

Change theme

Switch between two modes in Settings:

  • Dark — Deep blue background with electric accents (the default)
  • Light — Clean, bright background with ice-blue accents

Your theme choice is saved and applied instantly across all pages.

⚙ Settings

The Settings page gives you control over your dashboard:

  • Theme picker — Select a color scheme. The active theme is highlighted with a border.
  • Gizmo toggles — Turn individual gizmos on or off. You can also drag items in the list to set your preferred order.
  • Reset to Defaults — Restores the original gizmo order and visibility, and resets the theme to Default.
💡 Changes in Settings are saved immediately — there's no “Save” button to press.

🔒 Data & Privacy

Zippy Gizmos is designed to respect your privacy:

  • 100% local storage — Your settings, notes, todos, habits, and all other data are stored in your browser's localStorage. Nothing is sent to a server.
  • No accounts required — There's no sign-up, no login, and no personal information collected.
  • Encoded storage — Data is encoded with SJCL before being written to localStorage, keeping it from casual inspection. Since the key also lives on your device, treat this as privacy from prying eyes — not vault-grade encryption.
  • API requests are proxied — When a gizmo fetches live data (weather, currency, etc.), the request goes through a server-side proxy. Your IP is not exposed to third-party APIs.

Clearing your data

To remove all saved data and start fresh:

  1. Go to Settings and click Reset to Defaults to restore default dashboard settings.
  2. To erase all gizmo data (notes, todos, etc.), clear your browser's localStorage for this site, or use your browser's “Clear site data” option.

⚡ Tips & Tricks

Keyboard shortcuts

Many gizmos support keyboard input for faster use:

  • Calculator — Type numbers and operators directly; press Enter to evaluate, Escape to clear.
  • Search — Press Enter to submit your query.
  • Notes — Just start typing — your text auto-saves as you go.

Mobile usage

The dashboard is fully responsive. On smaller screens, the gizmo grid automatically adjusts to a single column. All touch gestures (tap, drag) work as expected on phones and tablets.

Bookmarking gizmos

Each gizmo has its own URL (e.g. /gizmo/calculator). Bookmark a gizmo's full page to jump straight to it.

Works offline

Client-side gizmos (calculator, notes, todo, timer, etc.) work without an internet connection. Only API-powered gizmos need connectivity to fetch live data.

💬 Have feedback? Zippy Gizmos is maintained by Dimension's Edge. We'd love to hear your suggestions for new gizmos or improvements.