When web browsers first started supporting apps and interactivity, the functionality was basic and slow, but now online apps have nearly the same functionality as their desktop counterparts, and more importantly, these online tools are free.
So if you have a computing task you need to get done right away, you can just open your web browser and do it without having to pay to download and install a Windows or macOS utility. For tasks you can quickly perform within a browser tab, here are some of our free favorites:
