Pocket Change

Turn photos of a letter into one document

Photographed each page of a letter or form? Put them in order, the right way up, as one document ready to send.

Free while the site is new, until April 2027

Free for up to 2 pages · £1 for longer letters, which also unlocks our other three document tools

Keep just the pages you need from a document

Choose a PDF, tap the pages you want, and save them as a new document.

Free while the site is new, until April 2027

Free to keep up to 2 pages · £1 for more, which also unlocks our other three document tools

Make a photo or document small enough to send

Website says your file is too big? Tell it the limit from the form, like "maximum 2 MB", and get a smaller copy that fits.

Free while the site is new, until April 2027

Photos always free · documents free up to 2 pages · £1 for longer ones, which also unlocks our other three document tools

Put your documents together into one

Join PDFs and photos into one tidy document, in the order you choose, ready to email or upload (also called "merge PDF"). If you like, it can add page numbers, a contents page and "Document 1, 2, 3" labels, handy for an evidence pack. It shows you the number of pages and the file size before you save.

Free while the site is new, until April 2027

Free for 2 files · £1 for 3 or more, which also unlocks our other three document tools

Put your photos in date order

Choose your photos and get copies named by the date they were taken, so they line up in the right order. You can add your own words too, like "Tenby holiday".

Free while the site is new, until April 2027

Free for up to 10 photos · £1 for more

Print address labels from your list

Type or paste your addresses and get them ready to print on sticky labels. Handy for Christmas cards, and you can save your list for next year.

Free while the site is new, until April 2027 · you print them at home

Free for up to 21 labels (one sheet of your own labels) · £1 for more · you print them at home

Make a photo calendar to print at home

Choose 12 of your photos and get a 2027 calendar with UK bank holidays and your family's birthdays on it. English or Cymraeg. A lovely present.

Free while the site is new, until April 2027 · you print it at home

Plain calendar free · £1 with your photos · you print it at home

Make a QR code that never stops working

For your website, your Wi-Fi or a short message. No sign-up and no free trial that runs out, so it won't stop working after a week like many QR sites.

Free while the site is new, until April 2027 · you print posters and stickers at home

QR code picture always free · £1 for a print-ready poster or sticker sheet you print at home

Remove repeated lines from a list

Paste a list of names, addresses or emails and get it back with every repeat taken out.

Always free

Count the words in your writing

Type or paste your writing to see how many words and characters it has. Handy when a form says "no more than 500 words".

Always free

Draw names for Secret Santa

Type everyone's names and press Draw. Each person finds out who they're buying for by passing the phone round, or with their own private link sent by WhatsApp or text. Keep couples apart if you like. No emails and no sign-up.

Always free

Play chess against the computer

Play the computer on Easy, Medium or Hard, or a friend on the same phone or computer. Hints, Undo and a how-to-play guide make it friendly for beginners, and an unfinished game waits for you to come back.

Always free

Sending documents to the council or a bank online

A plain-English, step-by-step guide for when a website says "upload your documents": photograph or scan them, put them together into one, make them small enough, and upload them safely. Free to read and print.

Scan a letter with your phone, now Microsoft Lens has gone

Your iPhone or Android phone already has a free scanner built in. How to scan a letter into one PDF, step by step, with no new app and no subscription.

Get photos from your phone onto your computer

Copy photos from an iPhone or Android phone to a Windows PC or Mac, with a cable or without. Plus what a HEIC photo is, and what to do when a website won't accept it.

Before you start an online form: what to have ready

The numbers, documents and photo you'll be asked for, where to find them, and how to stop the form timing out. With a one-page checklist to print.

How to tell if a "free" website is really free

Spot hidden costs and free trials that turn into subscriptions before you start, and what to do if you're already being charged.

Make a web page easier to read

Too many adverts, pop-ups or tiny writing? The free Reader mode already in your browser shows just the words, bigger, and can read them out loud.

Put Pocket Change on your phone's home screen

Add a Pocket Change button next to your other apps, so the tools are one tap away. Takes about a minute, no app store needed.

A safe way to keep a password book

Writing your passwords down can be done safely. What to write, what not to write, where to keep it, and free pages to print.