ToolsMonk - PDF, Image, Text & More 1.1.12

Donations now open in your browser.

Choosing Donate from the app menu opens toolsmonk.com in your default browser instead of loading the page inside the app. The payment step goes with it: PayPal and Razorpay can no longer load in an app window, so card details are entered in the browser you already trust, with its own address bar and padlock.

Smaller fixes

• The window and taskbar title now reads ToolsMonk Desktop - ToolsMonk with a plain hyphen.
• Reworded the "update is downloading" dialog so it reads properly.

Behind the scenes

This is the first build also packaged for the Microsoft Store. That work changes nothing in this installer; the Store listing is still going through review.

About the install warning

This build is not code signed, so Windows SmartScreen will show "Windows protected your PC" the first time you run the installer. Choose More info, then Run anyway. The installer does not ask for administrator rights.

ToolsMonk 1.1.11

New sidebar that stays with you on every screen, including inside a tool.

System / Light / Dark appearance, following Windows by default.

A real About screen: what the app is, how many tools there are, and which few send anything to a server.

Search, Privacy Policy, Terms and Donate added to the menu.

Updated Electron, bringing current Chromium security fixes.

ToolsMonk 1.1.10

No more "unknown publisher" prompt during install.

The installer no longer requests administrator rights. ToolsMonk installs into your user profile, so Windows has no reason to show the User Account Control prompt at all. In Apps & Features the publisher reads "ToolsMonk".

Note on what this does and does not change: the prompt is gone because nothing asks for elevation, not because the app is signed. This build is still unsigned, so Windows SmartScreen may still warn on first download. Removing that needs a code-signing certificate.

If you installed an earlier version for all users, this one installs alongside it in your user profile; uninstall the old entry from Apps & Features if you see two.

Also in this release: Electron 42.4.1 -> 44.0.0 (two majors of Chromium security fixes) and main-process hardening.

ToolsMonk 1.1.9

Electron updated 42.4.1 -> 44.0.0, which brings two majors of Chromium security fixes to the app shell.

Also in this build: main-process hardening, and the desktop build toolchain moved from npm to pnpm (no user-visible effect).

Note: as with previous releases this installer is not code-signed, so Windows SmartScreen and a "Publisher: Unknown" prompt still appear during install. Removing those needs a code-signing certificate.

ToolsMonk 1.1.8

What's fixed

• "My Account" now opens your profile directly. It previously flashed the login page and then reloaded into your profile. Signed-out users are still taken to the login page as before.

Installed apps update automatically via the title-bar update icon.

ToolsMonk 1.1.7

What's new

• Updated app icon to the current ToolsMonk logo.

Also included (from 1.1.6):

• Dropbox "Import from cloud" now opens correctly inside the desktop app.

Installed apps update automatically via the title-bar update icon.

ToolsMonk 1.1.6

What's fixed

• Dropbox "Import from cloud" now works in the desktop app. It previously failed with "Failed to open/load the window." The Dropbox chooser popup is now allowed as an in-app window, so it opens correctly and returns your selected files.

Installed apps update automatically via the title-bar update icon.

ToolsMonk 1.1.5

ToolsMonk Desktop 1.1.5

What's new

• 🎨 Light-only interface — dark mode removed for a consistent, clean look (matches the web app, which is light-only).
• ☁️ Cleaner cloud import — Device, Google Drive & Dropbox, each styled in the tool's own colour.
• Bundles the latest ToolsMonk site with the newest tools & fixes.

Install

• Installer: ToolsMonk-Setup-1.1.5.exe (recommended — supports auto-update)
• Portable: ToolsMonk-1.1.5-portable.exe

Existing users update automatically.

ToolsMonk 1.1.4

ToolsMonk Desktop 1.1.4

What's new

• 🔨 Refreshed app icon & branding (corrected ToolsMonk logo — matched hammer marks).
• 🖥️ Cleaner desktop experience: floating "back to top" button hidden; Home stays on the All-Tools grid without a web-home flash (in-app SPA navigation).
• Bundles the latest ToolsMonk site with the newest tools & fixes.

Install

• Installer: ToolsMonk-Setup-1.1.4.exe (recommended — supports auto-update)
• Portable: ToolsMonk-1.1.4-portable.exe (no install, run anywhere)

Existing 1.1.3 users update automatically.

ToolsMonk 1.0.9

ToolsMonk Desktop 1.0.9

• New: a title-bar Update icon — shows download progress, then Update available; click it to restart into the new version.
• Heavy in-browser tools (image / PDF / AI) get more memory headroom for smoother desktop performance.
• Includes the latest site improvements: snappier on lower-end machines, fully responsive Image Editor, and offline support for previously-visited tools.