Your files stay yours.

The short version

HandyPebble is built around local browser processing. You choose a file, your browser reads it, the tool creates a preview or a new file, and you download the result. There is no account step, no cloud-processing queue, and no file library waiting on a server.

How a tool works

• 1. Choose: Your browser gives the page temporary access to the file you selected.
• 2. Process: Browser features such as Canvas, File, Blob, and local JavaScript do the work on your device.
• 3. Download: The finished file is created in browser memory and saved through your normal download controls.
• 4. Leave: Reloading or closing the page clears the current work unless a tool clearly says it remembers a small setting on this device.

What stays on your device

• Photos and graphics opened in the image tools
• Text entered in the Text Card Maker
• Logos used in the Watermark Maker or Favicon Generator
• EXIF and GPS details inspected by the Metadata Cleaner
• SVG source opened or pasted into the SVG Optimizer
• Generated previews and downloadable results before you save them

Security by design

Local processing reduces the number of copies and systems involved. The core tools do not need an upload endpoint, user account, remote AI model, or cloud file workspace. HandyPebble is delivered over HTTPS, and Cloudflare helps provide DNS, caching, HTTPS, and protection against abusive traffic.

Tool-by-tool behavior

• Compress, resize, convert, crop, frame, round, and watermark: Your browser decodes the original image and draws the result locally.
• Metadata Cleaner: The browser inspects common metadata blocks and rebuilds a clean copy from visible pixels.
• Text Card Maker: Your words are drawn directly onto a local canvas and exported as PNG.
• Calculators: Numbers and dates are calculated in page memory. The Period Calculator does not store the date you enter; its planning PNG is made locally only when you request it.
• Favicon Generator: Icon sizes and the ICO package are created in browser memory.
• SVG Optimizer: Source is parsed locally. Scripts, event handlers, foreign HTML, and external links are removed from the optimized result.

Remembered settings

Some tools can remember useful preferences—such as a corner radius, frame style, output format, or quality setting—using browser storage on your device. These preferences do not include your original image. A visible reset control is provided wherever saved settings are used.

The honest security boundary

HandyPebble is not an anonymity service. Opening any website requires a normal network request so the page can be delivered. That request does not include the image, text, logo, or SVG source you later choose inside a local-processing tool. Files you download are handled by your browser and operating system after they leave the page.

What local processing cannot protect

• A visible face, address, screen, street sign, reflection, or account name can reveal information even after metadata is removed.
• A shared or managed device may keep browser history, downloads, or locally remembered settings.
• Browser extensions, malware, or a compromised device are outside the protection a webpage can provide.
• Re-encoded JPG and WebP files may have small quality differences. Keep the original when it matters.

A simple safety checklist

• Check that the address begins with https://handypebble.com/.
• Keep an original copy before converting, resizing, or removing metadata.
• Use Metadata Cleaner before sharing a photo when location privacy matters.
• Review the visible image itself, not only its hidden metadata.
• On a shared device, remove downloaded files and reset remembered settings when you are done.

Why HandyPebble is built this way

Small jobs should not require a new account, a cloud upload, or a long privacy policy. Local tools are faster to start, easier to understand, and more private by default. The goal is simple: give you direct controls, show the result, and get out of the way.

More useful tools are on the way

If HandyPebble saved you a few minutes, bookmark it and check back anytime. New tools will follow the same promise: focused, easy to use, and built to keep your work on your device.