New free tools and buying guides — October 2026

Roofing and home: smartroofingcalculator.com

Fall is gutter and attic season, so the roofing site added four buying guides and a deals page for the October sale.

• Prime Day tool deals (Oct 6–7) — Roofing and DIY picks for Prime Big Deal Days: nailers, ladders, safety gear, sealants and attic upgrades, with live Amazon prices.
• Best attic insulation — Fiberglass batts vs mineral wool vs blown-in vs foam board: R-value per inch, where each one works and how deep to go.
• Best gutter sealant — Seam sealant vs butyl tape vs liquid rubber — which fixes which leak, and how to prep the seam so it holds.
• Best gutter cleaning tools — Pressure-washer wands, hose wands, leaf-blower kits, scoops and tongs: which clean from the ground and which need a ladder.
• Best extension ladder for roof work — Fiberglass vs aluminium, duty ratings, and what ladder length actually reaches your roof edge.

More about the site and its app: smartroofingcalculator.com on Dixon App Studio.

Gaming gear: justlikegames.com

Just Like Games now covers the hardware side too — what to play it on, not only what to play next.

• Prime Day gaming deals (Oct 6–7) — Consoles, handhelds, controllers, headsets, storage, TVs and retro gear for Prime Big Deal Days, with live Amazon prices.
• Best controller for PC — Xbox, DualSense, 8BitDo and hall-effect pads compared on Windows support, stick drift, back paddles and wired vs wireless.
• Best gaming TV — OLED vs Mini-LED vs budget 4K 120 Hz sets for PS5, Xbox and Switch 2: HDMI 2.1, VRR, input lag and burn-in.
• Best gaming desk — Standard, L-shaped and standing desks — how wide and deep you need for your monitors, plus arms and cable management.
• Best Switch 2 accessories — The Switch 2 add-ons worth buying: microSD Express storage, a case that fits, screen protection, a Pro Controller and charging.

More about the site and its app: justlikegames.com on Dixon App Studio.

Image tools: webpconverttojpg.com

Two new animated-GIF tools. Like the WebP converter, both run in your browser, so nothing is uploaded.

• GIF resizer — Resize an animated GIF without breaking the animation — square crops for Discord or Slack emoji, Twitch emote sizes, or any size you set.
• Compress GIF — Shrink an animated GIF with fewer colours, frames or pixels, or pick a target like 256 KB and let it fit. Runs in your browser, no upload.

More about the site and its app: webpconverttojpg.com on Dixon App Studio.

Small-business math: expressbiztools.com

Three calculators for inventory and pay questions that usually end up in a messy spreadsheet.

• Safety stock calculator — Service-level safety stock with demand and lead-time variability, plus the reorder point and the cash the buffer ties up.
• COGS calculator — Beginning inventory + purchases + freight-in − ending inventory, with gross profit, margin and FIFO vs LIFO explained.
• Sales commission calculator — Base pay, quota and accelerator tiers — see commission earned, the effective rate and what the plan costs the employer.

More about the site and its app: expressbiztools.com on Dixon App Studio.

Income targets: billorganizingapp.com/income

Two guides that start from a number and work backwards to the hours, rates and sales it takes.

• How to make $10k a month — What $10,000 a month takes in clients, sales, hours or capital, with after-tax figures and a worked 18-month plan.
• How to make $1,000 a week — The hourly rate $1,000 a week needs, what's left after taxes and costs, and three stacked weekly plans that add up.

More about the site and its app: billorganizingapp.com/income on Dixon App Studio.

Roofing, decks and fences

• Minimum roof pitch calculator — The lowest slope each roof covering allows under IRC R905.
• EPDM rubber roof calculator — Membrane, adhesive and seam tape for a flat roof.
• Hip rafter calculator — Hip and jack rafter lengths with side cuts.
• Deck ramp calculator — Ramp length at 1:12 with landings, checked against IRC or ADA rules.
• Picket spacing calculator — Equal gaps between pickets, with pool-code presets.
• Fence paint and stain calculator — Gallons for one or both sides of a fence.

Tile, insulation and landscaping

• Shower niche size calculator — A niche that fits the stud bay and lines up with whole tiles.
• Insulation thickness calculator — Inches of each material to reach a target R-value.
• Sod calculator — Slabs, rolls and pallets for a new lawn.
• Raised bed soil calculator — Soil and bags for any number of raised beds.

Money

• How long will my money last — Years your savings last at a given withdrawal.
• Coast FIRE calculator — When you can stop saving and let growth do the rest.
• Mortgage recast calculator — Your new payment after a lump sum, recast vs prepaying.
• How much to keep in checking — A balance that covers bills plus a buffer.

Converters, image tools and games

• Sourdough calculator — Baker's percentages and true hydration, starter included.
• VAT refund calculator — Tourist VAT refund in 22 countries, after fees.
• Shoe size converter — US, UK, EU and cm sizes, or size from foot length.
• Make background transparent — Remove a solid background in the browser, no upload.
• Nonogram — Picture logic puzzles, each solvable without guessing.
• 50 states matching game — Pair states with capitals, postal codes or nicknames.