nologin.tools

A curated directory of privacy-friendly tools that work without login. Built to help users discover software that respects their time and privacy — no account required.

Live site: nologin.tools

Features

• Tool Directory — Browse, search, and filter verified no-login tools
• NoLogin Verified Badge — Trust signal for tools that pass manual review
• Wiki Mode — Community-driven edit suggestions to keep data accurate
• Health Monitoring — Automated uptime checks every 6 hours with 14-day history
• Web Archive Integration — Automatic archival via web.archive.org for offline tools
• Data Export — Daily export to an awesome-list on GitHub
• Badge Display Detection — Detect and reward tools that display the NoLogin Verified badge

Tech Stack

Layer	Technology
Framework	Astro (SSR)
Hosting	Cloudflare Workers
Database	Cloudflare D1 (SQLite)
ORM	Drizzle ORM
Styling	Tailwind CSS v4
Cron	Cloudflare Workers (scheduled)

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+
• pnpm 9+
• Wrangler CLI (installed as dev dependency)

Setup

# Install dependencies
pnpm install

# Create the D1 database
npx wrangler d1 create nologin-tools-db
# Copy the database_id into wrangler.jsonc

# Run database migrations
pnpm db:migrate:local

# Set up local secrets (create .dev.vars)
echo "ADMIN_SECRET=your-secret-here" > .dev.vars

# Start the dev server
pnpm dev

Commands

pnpm dev                 # Start dev server
pnpm build               # Build for production
pnpm preview             # Preview production build locally
pnpm db:generate         # Generate new Drizzle migration
pnpm db:migrate:local    # Apply migrations to local D1
pnpm db:migrate:remote   # Apply migrations to production D1
pnpm deploy              # Build and deploy to Cloudflare
pnpm deploy:cron         # Deploy the cron worker

Project Structure

nologin.tools/
├── src/
│   ├── db/
│   │   ├── schema.ts            # Drizzle table definitions
│   │   └── index.ts             # DB connection helper
│   ├── lib/
│   │   ├── api.ts               # Standardized API responses
│   │   ├── archive.ts           # web.archive.org integration
│   │   ├── badge.ts             # Badge embed code generation
│   │   ├── health.ts            # Health check logic
│   │   ├── tags.ts              # Tag category definitions
│   │   └── utils.ts             # Slug generation, IP hashing, etc.
│   ├── layouts/
│   │   └── Layout.astro         # Base HTML layout with SEO
│   ├── components/
│   │   ├── Header.astro         # Navigation with mobile menu
│   │   ├── Footer.astro
│   │   ├── ToolCard.astro       # Tool card with health indicator
│   │   ├── HealthBadge.astro    # Online/offline status dot
│   │   └── TagPicker.astro      # Tag selection for submission
│   ├── pages/
│   │   ├── index.astro          # Homepage with search, filters, grid
│   │   ├── submit.astro         # Tool submission form
│   │   ├── submit/success.astro # Post-submission badge guide
│   │   ├── tool/[slug].astro    # Tool detail page
│   │   ├── badge/index.astro    # "What is NoLogin Verified?"
│   │   ├── badge/[slug].astro   # Per-tool badge page
│   │   ├── admin/index.astro    # Review queue (secret-protected)
│   │   ├── about.astro
│   │   ├── 404.astro
│   │   ├── sitemap.xml.ts       # Dynamic sitemap
│   │   └── api/                 # REST endpoints
│   │       ├── submit.ts        # POST — submit a tool
│   │       ├── review.ts        # POST — approve/reject (admin)
│   │       ├── edit.ts          # POST — suggest an edit
│   │       └── tools/           # GET — list & detail
│   └── styles/
│       └── global.css           # Tailwind + component classes
├── workers/cron/                # Scheduled worker
│   └── src/index.ts             # Health checks, badge detection, export
├── migrations/                  # Drizzle-generated SQL
├── public/
│   ├── badge.svg                # NoLogin Verified badge
│   └── favicon.svg
├── wrangler.jsonc               # Cloudflare Workers config
├── drizzle.config.ts
└── astro.config.mjs

How It Works

Submit tool → Pending review → Admin approves → NoLogin Verified
                                    │
                                    ├── Appears in public directory
                                    ├── Searchable & filterable
                                    ├── Health monitoring begins
                                    └── Badge embed code available

Recommendation Score

Tools in the directory are ranked by a composite score:

Signal	Points
Badge displayed (SVG)	+10
Badge displayed (meta/link)	+5
Approved within 30 days	+5
Approved within 90 days	+3
Currently online	+3

Tag System

Tools are categorized with key:value tags across 7 dimensions:

• source — Open Source, Closed Source
• data — Client-Side Only, Server-Side
• privacy — No Trackers, Privacy Focused
• type — PWA, Web App, CLI, Desktop App, Browser Extension
• hosting — Self-Hostable, Cloud Only
• offline — Works Offline, Online Only
• pricing — Free, Freemium, Ad-Supported

Environment Variables

Variable	Purpose	Setup
SITE_URL	Canonical site URL	wrangler.jsonc vars
ADMIN_SECRET	Admin dashboard access key	wrangler secret put
GITHUB_TOKEN	Data export to GitHub repo	wrangler secret put
ARCHIVE_ORG_ACCESS_KEY	web.archive.org API auth	wrangler secret put
ARCHIVE_ORG_SECRET_KEY	web.archive.org API auth	wrangler secret put

Cron Jobs

The workers/cron/ worker runs three scheduled tasks:

Schedule	Task
Every 6 hours	Health checks for all approved tools
Daily 03:00 UTC	Export tools to GitHub awesome-list
Daily 04:00 UTC	Badge display detection on tool websites

License

MIT