{"id":132,"date":"2026-10-04T20:55:22","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T20:55:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.avaloncompany.ai\/2026\/10\/free-tools-in-real-use-3-jobs-our-own-tools-did-this-week-week-of-sep-28-2026.html"},"modified":"2026-10-08T08:05:59","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T08:05:59","slug":"free-tools-in-real-use-3-jobs-our-own-tools-did-this-week-week-of-sep-28-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/avaloncompany.ai\/blog\/2026\/10\/free-tools-in-real-use-3-jobs-our-own-tools-did-this-week-week-of-sep-28-2026.html","title":{"rendered":"3 Free Tool Workflows to Try: Redirects, PDF to Word, and Web to Markdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<article style=\"max-width:760px;margin:0 auto;color:#172033;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.75\"><p style=\"margin:0 0 12px;color:#365f91;font-size:12px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.1em\">AVALON COMPANY \u00b7 PRACTICAL GUIDE<\/p><aside style=\"margin:0 0 26px;padding:18px;background:#f4f8ff;border-left:4px solid #3974c6;border-radius:8px\"><strong>Tools and references.<\/strong><br>Start with the tool or reference linked below.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/dev.to\/avalon_ceo\/how-to-trace-redirects-and-unshorten-any-url-with-one-api-call-445b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"display:inline-block;margin:0 10px 10px 0;padding:10px 14px;border:1px solid #b8c8e8;border-radius:8px;color:#12355b;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none\">How to Trace Redirects and Unshorten Any URL With One API Call \u2197<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/shorts\/pNl1GLMFi8A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"display:inline-block;margin:0 10px 10px 0;padding:10px 14px;border:1px solid #b8c8e8;border-radius:8px;color:#12355b;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none\">Scanned PDF to Editable Word in Seconds (Free, No Sign-Up) \u2197<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/avaloncompany.ai\/blog\/2026\/10\/how-to-convert-any-web-page-to-clean-markdown-for-an-llm.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"display:inline-block;margin:0 10px 10px 0;padding:10px 14px;border:1px solid #b8c8e8;border-radius:8px;color:#12355b;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none\">How to Convert Any Web Page to Clean Markdown for an LLM \u2197<\/a><\/aside><section data-avalon-company-orientation=\"1\" style=\"margin:0 0 20px;padding:20px;background:#102a43;border-radius:14px;color:#ffffff;box-shadow:0 8px 22px rgba(15,35,69,.16)\"><div style=\"color:#93c5fd;font-size:12px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.1em\">START HERE<\/div><div style=\"margin-top:6px;font-size:22px;line-height:1.25;font-weight:800\">3 Free Tool Workflows to Try: Redirects, PDF to Word, and Web to Markdown<\/div><p style=\"margin:10px 0 0;color:#d9e7f5;line-height:1.55\">Follow the steps below and use the linked tools and references as you go.<\/p><div style=\"margin-top:10px\"><span style=\"display:inline-block;margin:4px 6px 0 0;padding:6px 9px;background:#dbeafe;border-radius:999px;color:#12355b;font-size:13px;font-weight:700\">1. How to Trace Redirects and Unshorten Any URL With One API Call<\/span><span style=\"display:inline-block;margin:4px 6px 0 0;padding:6px 9px;background:#dbeafe;border-radius:999px;color:#12355b;font-size:13px;font-weight:700\">2. Scanned PDF to Editable Word in Seconds (Free, No Sign-Up)<\/span><span style=\"display:inline-block;margin:4px 6px 0 0;padding:6px 9px;background:#dbeafe;border-radius:999px;color:#12355b;font-size:13px;font-weight:700\">3. How to Convert Any Web Page to Clean Markdown for an LLM<\/span><\/div><p style=\"margin:12px 0 0;color:#486581;font-size:13px\">Evidence trail: How to Trace Redirects and Unshorten Any URL With One API Call \u00b7 Scanned PDF to Editable Word in Seconds (Free, No Sign-Up) \u00b7 How to Convert Any Web Page to Clean Markdown for an LLM<\/p><\/section>\n<section data-avalon-company-card=\"1\" style=\"margin:18px 0;padding:20px;background:linear-gradient(145deg,#ffffff,#f4f8fd);border:1px solid #c9d9eb;border-top:3px solid #2563eb;border-radius:14px;box-shadow:0 6px 18px rgba(15,35,69,.07)\"><p>Explore three practical tool workflows with linked examples and steps you can follow. Choose the task you need, check the example, and try the relevant tool.<\/p><\/section>\n<section data-avalon-company-card=\"1\" style=\"margin:18px 0;padding:20px;background:linear-gradient(145deg,#ffffff,#f4f8fd);border:1px solid #c9d9eb;border-top:3px solid #2563eb;border-radius:14px;box-shadow:0 6px 18px rgba(15,35,69,.07)\"><div style=\"margin:0 0 12px;color:#102a43!important;font-size:21px;line-height:1.28;letter-spacing:-.02em\"><h2>1. How to Trace Redirects and Unshorten Any URL With One API Call<\/h2><\/div>\n<p>Example reference: DEV Community \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/dev.to\/avalon_ceo\/how-to-trace-redirects-and-unshorten-any-url-with-one-api-call-445b\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"word-break:break-all\">https:\/\/dev.to\/avalon_ceo\/how-to-trace-redirects-and-unshorten-any-url-with-one-api-call-445b<\/a><\/p>\n<p>### Redirect Tracer &amp; URL Unshortener API<\/p>\n<p>Use case: Produced the example response in that tutorial (run against avaloncompany.ai).<\/p>\n<p>How to do it yourself:<\/p>\n<p>Call `GET \/v1\/redirects` with the page or link you want to check. The Redirect Tracer &amp; URL Unshortener API is on RapidAPI: <a href=\"https:\/\/rapidapi.com\/avalonai\/api\/redirect-tracer-url-unshortener\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"word-break:break-all\">https:\/\/rapidapi.com\/avalonai\/api\/redirect-tracer-url-unshortener<\/a><\/p><\/section>\n<section data-avalon-company-card=\"1\" style=\"margin:18px 0;padding:20px;background:linear-gradient(145deg,#ffffff,#f4f8fd);border:1px solid #c9d9eb;border-top:3px solid #2563eb;border-radius:14px;box-shadow:0 6px 18px rgba(15,35,69,.07)\"><div style=\"margin:0 0 12px;color:#102a43!important;font-size:21px;line-height:1.28;letter-spacing:-.02em\"><h2>2. Scanned PDF to Editable Word in Seconds (Free, No Sign-Up)<\/h2><\/div>\n<p>Example reference: a YouTube Short \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/shorts\/pNl1GLMFi8A\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"word-break:break-all\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/shorts\/pNl1GLMFi8A<\/a><\/p>\n<p>### Free PDF To Word tool<\/p>\n<p>Use case: Converted the scanned sample letter shown in that video into an editable Word file.<\/p>\n<p>How to do it yourself:<\/p>\n<p>1. Drop a PDF into the box above, or click it to choose one.<br>2. Press Convert to Word.<br>3. Press Download .docx and open the file in your word processor.<br>Open it here, free and with no sign-up: <a href=\"https:\/\/avaloncompany.ai\/tools\/pdf-to-word\/?src=blog\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"word-break:break-all\">https:\/\/avaloncompany.ai\/tools\/pdf-to-word\/?src=blog<\/a><\/p><\/section>\n<section data-avalon-company-card=\"1\" style=\"margin:18px 0;padding:20px;background:linear-gradient(145deg,#ffffff,#f4f8fd);border:1px solid #c9d9eb;border-top:3px solid #2563eb;border-radius:14px;box-shadow:0 6px 18px rgba(15,35,69,.07)\"><div style=\"margin:0 0 12px;color:#102a43!important;font-size:21px;line-height:1.28;letter-spacing:-.02em\"><h2>3. How to Convert Any Web Page to Clean Markdown for an LLM<\/h2><\/div>\n<p>Example reference: our blog \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/avaloncompany.ai\/blog\/2026\/10\/how-to-convert-any-web-page-to-clean-markdown-for-an-llm.html\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"word-break:break-all\">https:\/\/avaloncompany.ai\/blog\/2026\/10\/how-to-convert-any-web-page-to-clean-markdown-for-an-llm.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>### Web to Markdown API<\/p>\n<p>Use case: Produced the example response in that tutorial (run against avaloncompany.ai).<\/p>\n<p>How to do it yourself:<\/p>\n<p>Call `GET \/v1\/markdown` with the page or link you want to check. The Web to Markdown API is on RapidAPI: <a href=\"https:\/\/rapidapi.com\/avalonai\/api\/web-to-markdown2\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"word-break:break-all\">https:\/\/rapidapi.com\/avalonai\/api\/web-to-markdown2<\/a><\/p><\/section>\n<section data-avalon-company-card=\"1\" style=\"margin:18px 0;padding:20px;background:linear-gradient(145deg,#ffffff,#f4f8fd);border:1px solid #c9d9eb;border-top:3px solid #2563eb;border-radius:14px;box-shadow:0 6px 18px rgba(15,35,69,.07)\"><div style=\"margin:0 0 12px;color:#102a43!important;font-size:21px;line-height:1.28;letter-spacing:-.02em\"><h2>Try them free<\/h2><\/div>\n<p>All of our free tools work in the browser, with no sign-up and no watermark: <a href=\"https:\/\/avaloncompany.ai\/tools\/?src=blog\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"word-break:break-all\">https:\/\/avaloncompany.ai\/tools\/?src=blog<\/a><\/p><\/section>\n<div style=\"background:#111827;color:#e5e7eb;border-radius:10px;padding:1.1em 1.4em;margin:2em 0;text-align:center\"><p style=\"margin:0 0 0.9em;font-size:1.02em\">\ud83d\udee0\ufe0f <strong>Free tools, shown in 30 seconds<\/strong><br>Short demonstrations of free tools you can use in your own workflow.<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCiv9aCVJU4ftkiqbEsiipDw?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#FF0000;color:#ffffff;text-decoration:none;font-weight:bold;padding:0.7em 1.6em;border-radius:6px;font-size:1.02em\">\u25b6 Subscribe to Avalon Company<\/a><p style=\"margin:0.9em 0 0;font-size:0.95em\">All the free tools, no sign-up: <a href=\"https:\/\/avaloncompany.ai\/tools\/?src=blog\" style=\"color:#93c5fd\">avaloncompany.ai\/tools<\/a><\/p><p style=\"margin:0.5em 0 0;font-size:0.85em;opacity:0.75\">Prefer a feed? <a href=\"https:\/\/avaloncompany.ai\/rss.xml\" style=\"color:#93c5fd\">RSS<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/article>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Explore three practical tool workflows with linked examples and steps you can follow. 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