You search for a free PDF editor. Four results in, you've made an account, hit a paywall, and downloaded something with a watermark. ReallyFree puts a coloured dot on every search result before you click. GREEN: genuinely free. YELLOW: free with a condition, named in one word. RED: it costs money. No one can buy a green rating. It's earned. No account, no signup, no tracking. Nothing about your browsing reaches us. Free, and staying free.
What happened to the word "free" in English? It's almost impossible to find anything that's really free. There's always a catch.
I built this (free!) extension to answer that question — right on your search results. Search for anything "free" and watch for the colored dots. Green means really free.
that's a pretty cool idea, I'd just add a different color for tools that are "completely free" versus websites that requires you to create an account. I personally sometimes look for a completely free tool just to solve a simple problem, and I don't want to have to create an account for it
Cool idea! I tested it with “CCTV lens calculator” and noticed that a few free tools, including JVSG Lens Calculator and others, were marked incorrectly. Looks like niche searches still need a bit of tuning. How are the ratings determined?
About ReallyFree on Product Hunt
“See what's really 'free' before you click”
ReallyFree launched on Product Hunt on September 22nd, 2026 and earned 67 upvotes and 7 comments, placing #32 on the daily leaderboard. You search for a free PDF editor. Four results in, you've made an account, hit a paywall, and downloaded something with a watermark. ReallyFree puts a coloured dot on every search result before you click. GREEN: genuinely free. YELLOW: free with a condition, named in one word. RED: it costs money. No one can buy a green rating. It's earned. No account, no signup, no tracking. Nothing about your browsing reaches us. Free, and staying free.
ReallyFree was featured in Browser Extensions (5.4k followers), Privacy (11.3k followers) and Security (2.9k followers) on Product Hunt. Together, these topics include over 18.3k products, making this a competitive space to launch in.
Who hunted ReallyFree?
ReallyFree was hunted by Stephen Marcus. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
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Stephen Marcus
What happened to the word "free" in English? It's almost impossible to find anything that's really free. There's always a catch.
I built this (free!) extension to answer that question — right on your search results. Search for anything "free" and watch for the colored dots. Green means really free.
🎬 See it in action: https://vimeo.com/1229034047
Enjoy the freedom!