Free guides
Plain, step-by-step answers to everyday file and number questions: how to get a photo under 50 KB, merge PDFs, convert HEIC or work out an EMI. Each one ends with a free tool that does the job in your browser.
Apps guides
- Figma Alternatives: Free and Paid UI Design ToolsThe best Figma alternatives compared, including Penpot, Sketch, Lunacy, Framer and EveryApp's Interface Designer, with how to move your .fig files.
- Free Illustrator Alternatives for Logos, Icons and SVGsFree and paid Adobe Illustrator alternatives compared, from Inkscape and Affinity to CorelDRAW and EveryApp's browser Vector Editor, and how to switch.
- Google Docs Alternatives: Private and Offline OptionsThe best Google Docs alternatives compared, from Word for the web and LibreOffice to CryptPad and EveryApp's Word Processor, and how to move your docs.
- Google Sheets Alternatives: 5 Good Options ComparedLeaving Google Sheets, or want a second spreadsheet? Excel, LibreOffice Calc, Apple Numbers, Zoho Sheet and EveryApp Spreadsheet, and how to pick.
- Photopea Alternatives: 5 Free and Paid Editors ComparedThe best Photopea alternatives, free and paid, in a browser or on desktop: GIMP, Krita, Pixlr, Photoshop and EveryApp's Photo Editor, and how to choose.
Games guides
- Blackjack Rules: How to Play Blackjack (Free, No Money)Blackjack rules in plain English: card values, what the dealer must do, how 3 to 2 pays, and when to split or double. Practise free with play chips.
- How to Play Checkers: Rules, Jumps and Kings (Free)How to play checkers: board setup, diagonal moves, forced jumps, multiple jumps and kings, and how American checkers differs from draughts. Play free online.
- En Passant Explained: The Pawn Capture Rule (Play Free)En passant lets a pawn capture an enemy pawn that just moved two squares past it, as if it had moved one. When it's allowed, why, and examples. Play free chess.
- Chess Pieces: Names, Moves and Values (Play Free)Every chess piece explained: how the king, queen, rook, bishop, knight and pawn move, their point values, and Hindi names (raja, wazir). Play free chess.
- How to Castle in Chess: Kingside, Queenside, Rules (Free)How to castle in chess: move the king two squares towards a rook, and the rook jumps over. Plus the five conditions when you can't castle. Practise free.
- How to Play Hangman: Rules, Solo and Classroom (Free)How to play hangman: guess the hidden word one letter at a time before six wrong guesses. Play free online solo, or run the paper version in class.
- How to Play Minesweeper: Rules, Numbers, Flags (Free)How to play Minesweeper: what the numbers mean, how to flag mines and chord, the three levels, and playing on a phone. Free in your browser.
- How to Play Sudoku: Rules and Beginner Strategies (Free)Sudoku rules in a minute, then the beginner strategies that solve most puzzles: scanning, singles, pencil marks and pairs. Practise free at four levels.
- How to Set Up a Chess Board: Chess Setup Guide (Free)Chess setup in six steps: light square on the right, rooks in the corners, then knights, bishops, queen on her colour, king beside her, pawns. Play free chess.
- How to Solve a Sliding Puzzle (3x3, 4x4, 5x5), FreeSolve any sliding puzzle row by row: finish the top rows, then the last two rows column by column. Step-by-step method for 3x3 and 4x4, plus practice free.
- Mahjong Rules for Mahjong Solitaire (Free Tile Game)Mahjong solitaire rules: match pairs of free tiles to clear all 144. What a free tile is, how flowers and seasons match, and how it differs from Mahjong.
- Is Minesweeper Luck? First Clicks and Guesses (Free)Is Minesweeper luck or skill? Why the first click is safe, when numbers truly can't decide and you must guess, and the safest square. Play free Minesweeper.
- Poker Hands Ranked: Best to Worst, With Odds (Free)All 10 poker hands from royal flush to high card, with examples, odds in 5 and 7 cards, and how ties and kickers work. Practise in free online poker.
- Reversi Rules: How to Play Reversi Online (Free)Othello and Reversi rules in plain English: placing and flipping discs, when you must pass, how the game ends, and how the names differ. Play free Reversi.
- How to Play Solitaire: Klondike Rules for Beginners (Free)Solitaire (Klondike) rules explained: the setup, legal moves, stock and waste, building the foundations and how you win. Play it free in your browser.
- How to Play Spider Solitaire: Rules and Setup (Free)Spider Solitaire rules: two decks, ten columns, building same-suit runs from king to ace, and dealing a new row. Learn them and play free with 1, 2 or 4 suits.
- Stalemate vs Checkmate: The Difference (Free Chess)Checkmate wins the game; stalemate is a draw. Both mean no legal moves, but only checkmate has the king in check. How to tell them apart. Play free chess.
- How to Play Poker: Texas Hold'em Rules (Free Practice)How to play Texas Hold'em poker: blinds, the four betting rounds, your options on each turn, all-ins and the showdown. Practise free with play chips.