--- title: Free Design & Pricing Tools for Small Business | Brand Name Nerd description: "Free browser tools for small businesses: pricing and hourly-rate calculators, contrast checker, palette puller, font pairing, file format helper. No sign-up." image: https://brandnamenerd.com/hubfs/6008E365-05D8-4FC1-83E1-1280E30DBA12_1_105_c.jpeg --- [Skip to content](https://brandnamenerd.com/tools#main-content) [![Brand Name Nerd home](https://brandnamenerd.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/brandnamenerd-theme/Theme/images/theme-images/bnn_logo.svg "Brand Name Nerd home")](https://brandnamenerd.com?hsLang=en) Brand Name Nerd Brand Name Nerd: Graphic Design for Small Businesses. Design Tips & Critical Hits. Menu - [Services](https://brandnamenerd.com/services) - [Pricing](https://brandnamenerd.com/pricing) - [Workshops](https://brandnamenerd.com/workshops) - [Consulting](https://brandnamenerd.com/graphic-design-consulting) - [Free tools](https://brandnamenerd.com/tools) - [Blog](https://brandnamenerd.com/blog) - [Contact](https://brandnamenerd.com/contact) Brand Name Nerd Tools: Currently in Beta # What free design tools can my small business use? Everything runs in your browser. No accounts, no uploads, 100% private. Some tools are still being tested, so thanks for your patience while we polish them up! ## Color tools ## Can everyone read that? WCAG contrast checker. See if your colors pass AA and AAA accessibility standards. [Open tool](https://brandnamenerd.com/tools/color?tab=contrast-checker&hsLang=en) ## How others see your colors See any image through seven types of color vision, including the mild red-green types most colorblind people have. [Open tool](https://brandnamenerd.com/tools/color?tab=color-vision-simulator&hsLang=en) ## Pull a palette from any image K-means color extraction. Get the dominant hex codes from any photo or brand image. [Open tool](https://brandnamenerd.com/tools/color?tab=palette-puller&hsLang=en) ## Type tools ## Find your font pairing 120+ free commercial-use Google Fonts with preset pairings and a live editable preview. [Open tool](https://brandnamenerd.com/tools/type?tab=font-pairing-previewer&hsLang=en) ## Can I use this font commercially? Quick license checklists for OFL, SIL, Google Fonts, and commercial typefaces. No legalese. [Open tool](https://brandnamenerd.com/tools/type?tab=font-license-helper&hsLang=en) ## Pricing & money tools ## Will this market pay for itself? Three numbers in, one honest answer out: the units you need to break even. [Open tool](https://brandnamenerd.com/tools/pricing?tab=break-even-calculator&hsLang=en) ## What should you actually charge? Covers expenses, taxes, and all the hours nobody pays for. Find your real hourly rate. [Open tool](https://brandnamenerd.com/tools/pricing?tab=hourly-rate-calculator&hsLang=en) ## Markup ≠ Margin They sound like twins. They are not. Untangle them without losing money. [Open tool](https://brandnamenerd.com/tools/pricing?tab=markup-margin-calculator&hsLang=en) ## Invoice & quote maker Fill it in, hit print, look professional. It stays on your device; nothing is uploaded. [Open tool](https://brandnamenerd.com/tools/pricing?tab=invoice-quote-maker&hsLang=en) ## What's the sale price? Pick your discount %, target margin, or final price. See all three outcomes at once. [Open tool](https://brandnamenerd.com/tools/pricing?tab=sale-price-calculator&hsLang=en) ## Image & file prep tools ## Which file do I ask for? Two taps and you'll know exactly what to request from your designer. No jargon. [Open tool](https://brandnamenerd.com/tools/image?tab=file-format-helper&hsLang=en) ## Strip photo metadata Remove GPS, camera model, and timestamps before you share. Totally private. [Open tool](https://brandnamenerd.com/tools/image?tab=metadata-stripper&hsLang=en) ## One image, every platform Resize and crop for Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and X. Fit or fill, rotate, download. [Open tool](https://brandnamenerd.com/tools/image?tab=social-image-resizer&hsLang=en) ## Business ops tools ## When is it actually due? '10 business days' sounds simple until a holiday sneaks in. Get the real date. [Open tool](https://brandnamenerd.com/tools/ops?tab=deadline-calculator&hsLang=en) ## How will Google show your page? Preview your search snippet (title, URL, and meta description) before you publish. [Open tool](https://brandnamenerd.com/tools/ops?tab=snippet-previewer&hsLang=en) ## Sponsor these tools Every tool here is free, private and runs in your browser, and we'd like to keep it that way. 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