getdowntonight.co.uk

Free browser tools and self-hosted apps — built by one developer, for real use. No subscriptions, no adverts, no tracking. Online in one form or another since 1999.

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online since 19 Oct 1999, 15:22 · d h:m:s
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apps

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gdt.apitest
Test REST APIs with saved collections and environments — a self-hosted Postman alternative.
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gdt.childcare
Plan childcare cover for holidays — assign carers, clubs and activities per day.
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gdt.teamvault
Secure private file storage and sharing — a self-hosted alternative to Google Drive or Dropbox.
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gdt.timelog
Track time across projects with a calendar view — log what you worked on and when.
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gdt.website
A self-hosted WordPress / Wix alternative. Build a full website on your own domain — pages, blogs, galleries, live data tables, fixtures and results, an AI writing assistant, review links with comments, SEO and visitor analytics all built in.
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gdt.track
Trackable QR codes — number them, print them, name them where they go, and watch the scans roll in. Share with your team.
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gdt.email invite
A self-hosted webmail client — a privacy-first alternative to Gmail and Outlook.
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gdt.minted
Track a Vinted reselling side-hustle as a team — sale emails flow in automatically, with profit, ship-by reminders and a combined family view.
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gdt.icfm-lite invite
Multi-tenant ERP for managing companies, projects, bids and rate cards.
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gdt.offtherecord invite
A distributed music archive with DJ tooling — organise, analyse and sync your collection.
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dev tools

No account needed — runs in your browser.

gdt.colour
Colour picker, format converter, WCAG contrast checker, and palette generator.
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gdt.diff
Compare two blocks of text side by side with highlighted additions and deletions.
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gdt.image
Resize, rotate, flip, crop and convert images — all in your browser, nothing uploaded.
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gdt.image/batch
Convert a whole batch at once — HEIC from an iPhone included — to JPEG, PNG or WebP; download as a zip. Nothing uploaded.
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gdt.json
Format, validate, minify and explore JSON with a collapsible tree viewer.
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gdt.markdown
Markdown editor with live preview, formatting toolbar, and load/save to file.
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gdt.password
A secure password generator that runs entirely in your browser — nothing is sent or stored.
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gdt.qrcode
Generate QR codes instantly — for URLs, WiFi, email, phone numbers or any text.
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finance

No account needed — runs in your browser.

gdt.mortgage
Mortgage early-repayment calculator with ERC analysis and remortgage comparison.
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gdt.salary
UK salary sacrifice calculator — model pension, EV and Cycle to Work savings.
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fun

No account needed — runs in your browser.

gdt.bingo
Bingo number caller with configurable range — game state saved in your browser.
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gdt.dragon32
Browser-based Dragon 32 emulator — assembles and runs 6809 assembly in real time.
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gdt.teaboy
Randomly pick who makes the tea — add names, hit the button, and let fate decide.
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games

No account needed — runs in your browser.

gdt.arcade
A rack of retro C64-style games — Roof Raider inside, more on the way. Load a tape to play.
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gdt.jaspersadventure
A 3D top-down adventure game built with Three.js — procedural graphics, no external assets.
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projects

Other things I have built.

cetaprofessionalservices.com ↗
Custom software for small businesses — quotes, jobs, people and invoices in one system shaped around how your team actually work. Trades, property, events, hire and wholesale.
cetasoft.net ↗
The industry-standard post-production management platform I founded — trusted by high-end film and TV producers worldwide.
festivalplanner.io ↗
A festival planning and management tool for organisers running events from first idea to final act.
sendhelponline.org ↗
Helping parents of children with special educational needs navigate the school system with confidence.
sophyparty.com ↗
Run live quizzes, manage guests, collect photos and take song requests — all from one place.
squadcal.io ↗
Cut through group chat chaos and find the perfect time for any event with friends.
witneysupport.com retired
A local business directory built during the 2020 lockdown to help Witney's high street shops stay connected.

interests

Things I am involved in outside of tech.

Gentleman's Supper Club ↗
A monthly supper club I founded in honour of a friend — giving men a chance to get out, enjoy good food and great company.
Omerta Silent Discos ↗
A small group of local DJs and promoters — we put on silent discos, usually for charity.
Witney & West Oxfordshire Foodbank ↗
Providing emergency food to people in crisis across West Oxfordshire — I serve as a Trustee.
Witney Music Festival ↗
A family-friendly two-day open-air music festival — I serve as a Director, helping bring live music to the community.

about

sam@getdowntonight:~$ cat README.md

I'm Sam — a software developer with 30+ years of experience. SaaS subscriptions keep climbing, and most of the tools we rely on daily could be built better, cheaper, and with more respect for your data. So that's what I'm doing. This site is home to the free utilities and self-hosted apps I've built to replace the things I was paying for — secure file storage, webmail, a music library, media streaming, and more. Everything here is built by me, for real use.

Bit of history: I've owned getdowntonight.co.uk since 1999. Long before Facebook or MySpace, it ran as one of the UK's earliest social networks — forums, photo galleries, semi-live chat, private messaging and a few thousand members, all on a community site I built and ran myself. I wound it down because I couldn't see the money in it (ha!). Twenty-five years on, the domain has found a second life as the home for these tools.

Need something like this built for your business? That's what I do at CETA Professional Services.