Editorial policy
This page explains how ToolzyLab tool pages and guides are researched, tested, written and corrected, and where AI fits into that work.
Who is responsible
ToolzyLab is an independent site run by a small team. We are responsible for every tool page and guide on the site, including any part drafted with AI, and for fixing mistakes once we know about them.
How tool pages are written
Each tool page is written from the tool's own code and interface. Button labels, default settings, file types and limits on the page have to match what the tool does. If a tool can't do something you might expect, such as reading text from a scanned PDF, the page says so.
Every tool page also says where the processing happens: in your browser, on our server, or with an outside rate service. The full list of server features is in the privacy policy.
How tools are tested
We test every tool with real files in Chromium before its page goes live: photos straight from a phone, multi-page PDFs, large images, malformed JSON and other awkward input. We open the output in the app it's meant for, not only in the browser. Limits we hit, such as file size or browser memory, go on the page.
Results can differ in Firefox and Safari. If a tool behaves differently in your browser, please tell us.
How facts are checked
Claims about formats, standards and formulas are checked against primary sources. That means specifications such as the RFCs behind JWT and Base64, official documentation from browser and operating system vendors, and the agencies that publish health or financial data. Where a calculator relies on a published standard, the page names it, for example the CDC's adult BMI categories.
When we can't confirm a detail from a reliable source, we leave it out.
How AI is used in writing
Drafts of tool pages and guides may be written with help from AI. A person then checks each claim against the tool and the sources, rewrites what's unclear and edits the result. ToolzyLab doesn't publish AI text that no one has reviewed.
AI is never used to make up test results, user numbers, reviews or quotes from real people. The AI usage policy covers AI in the tools themselves.
Updates
When a tool changes, its page is updated in the same release, and the date at the top of the page changes with it. Guides are reviewed when a tool, a standard or a platform they describe changes, and whenever a reader reports a problem.
Corrections and how to report an error
Email toolzylab@gmail.com with the page address, the sentence or result that's wrong, and a source if you have one. Factual errors are fixed before new content is written. Small fixes like typos are made without a note. When a correction changes advice on a page, we add a note saying what changed.
Advertising and independence
Ads, if and when the site shows them, have no say in what tools we build or what guides say. Advertisers can't commission, edit or remove content, and there are no paid placements in guides. If we ever publish sponsored content or use affiliate links, the page will say so clearly.