Everything you ever wanted to know about AfroTools. The full, unfiltered, absurdly detailed version.
AfroTools is Africa's Everything Platform. It's a collection of 250+ free browser-based tools covering tax calculations, PDF editing, image processing, currency conversion, CAD drafting, developer utilities, health calculators, and much more — all built specifically for the African context.
Every PAYE calculator uses the official tax rates from each country's revenue authority. Every currency converter pulls live exchange rates. Every tool works without uploading your data to any server. It's built by Africans, for Africans, and it's free forever.
Yes. 100%. No asterisks. Every tool on AfroTools is free to use, no sign-up required. We believe access to quality tools shouldn't depend on your subscription tier or where you live.
We do offer optional Pro features (like premium PDF exports, batch processing, and AI-powered insights) for power users who want to support the platform, but the core tools — every PAYE calculator, every PDF operation, every image converter, every currency lookup — are completely free.
All 54 African countries. Every single one. From Nigeria to Seychelles, from Morocco to South Africa, from Djibouti to Cape Verde. Our PAYE tax calculators cover every African nation with their specific tax brackets, pension schemes, social security contributions, and health insurance deductions.
No. You can use every tool without an account. Period. Creating an account (via Google or email) lets you save calculations, favorite tools, and sync across devices — but it's entirely optional.
AfroTools was built by African developers who got tired of using tools that didn't understand the African context — tools that didn't know what NHIF was, couldn't handle CFA francs, or thought "Africa" was one country. We decided to build the tools we wished existed.
Constantly. Tax rates are updated within 48 hours of any official gazette notice. Currency rates are refreshed multiple times per day. New tools are shipped weekly. You can check the changelog for the full version history.
The codebase is hosted on GitHub at github.com/Ozaveshe/afrotools. We welcome contributions, bug reports, and feature requests. See the Contributing section below for how to get involved.
Yes. Our PAYE calculators use the official, gazetted tax rates from each country's revenue authority:
Each calculator is verified against official revenue authority examples. When a country updates its tax law (like Kenya's Tax Laws Amendment Act 2024), we update within 48 hours.
Nigeria's tax system is in transition. The Nigeria Tax Act (NTA) 2026 was signed into law and introduces new brackets and rules. The Personal Income Tax Act (PITA) 2025 is the legacy system still used by many employers during the transition period. Our Nigeria PAYE calculator lets you toggle between both regimes so you can compare your take-home under each system.
Every country's calculator includes ALL mandatory deductions. Examples:
Every single deduction is itemized in the results breakdown.
Yes. Every PAYE calculator has a "Download PDF" button that generates a professional tax summary with your full salary breakdown, all deductions, and net take-home pay. The basic PDF is free. Pro users get a premium PDF with charts, year-over-year comparisons, and employer cost analysis.
Yes. We have PAYE and VAT calculators for all Francophone African countries including Senegal, Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, DRC, Gabon, Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Chad, Togo, Benin, Guinea, Madagascar, and more. Each uses the correct local tax terminology (IRPP, CNSS, CNPS, INPS, etc.) and the relevant DGI/OTR rates.
We have individual VAT calculators for 50+ African countries plus a Pan-African VAT Calculator that lets you compare rates across countries side-by-side. Each supports: add VAT, extract VAT, reverse VAT, multi-item invoice mode, and country-specific exemptions (zero-rated goods, reduced rates, etc.).
Yes! Use our Japa Cost Calculator to compare total relocation costs from any of 36 African origins to 21 global destinations across 55+ visa pathways. It includes cost of living, quality of life indices, visa success predictors, and community insights. For raw salary comparison, calculate your take-home in each country using the individual PAYE calculators.
As of March 2026, AfroTools has 250+ live tools across 12 categories: Salary & Tax, Document & PDF, Image & Design, Developer Tools, Education, Health, VAT & Business Tax, Mortgage & Property, Business & ROI, Language & Translation, Uniquely African, and Engineering & CAD. We ship new tools weekly.
Upload or paste your lab results and get plain-English explanations. It covers 60+ biomarkers including CBC (Complete Blood Count), lipid panels, liver function tests, kidney function, thyroid panels, and diabetes markers. It explains what each value means, whether it's normal, and what you should discuss with your doctor. Your data stays in your browser — nothing is uploaded.
"Japa" is Nigerian slang for emigrating. The Japa Cost Calculator gives you a realistic total cost estimate for relocating from any of 36 African cities to 21 global destinations. It covers:
Pretty much everything. Split PDFs, merge multiple PDFs into one, rearrange pages with drag-and-drop, rotate individual pages, compress file size, add page numbers, add watermarks, and extract specific pages. Think of it as a free iLovePDF that runs entirely in your browser.
No. Never. All PDF processing happens 100% in your browser using JavaScript (pdf-lib and PDF.js). Your files are never sent to any server, never stored anywhere, and are discarded from memory when you close the tab. This makes AfroTools the most private PDF tool on the internet.
Since processing happens in your browser, the limit is essentially your device's memory. Most devices can comfortably handle PDFs up to 100-200 MB. For very large files (500+ pages), processing may take a bit longer but will still work. If your browser runs out of memory, try closing other tabs first.
Yes. Drop multiple PDFs into the workspace, drag them into the order you want, and hit merge. You can even interleave pages from different files. The output is a single, clean PDF.
AfroDraft is a full-featured 2D CAD drafting tool that runs in your browser. No downloads, no installation, no license fees. It's built for engineers, architects, and designers who need professional drafting capabilities without AutoCAD's price tag.
60+ AutoCAD-style features including:
L for line, C for circle, @dx,dy for relative coordinatesYes. AfroDraft has full touch support with pinch-to-zoom, two-finger pan, and a mobile-optimized toolbar. On phones and tablets under 768px width, the sidebar panels are hidden and replaced with a bottom floating toolbar for quick tool access. Long-press for context menu. It's not a toy demo — you can do real drafting on a tablet.
AfroDraft saves in its own .afrodraft JSON format and can export to DXF (AutoCAD R12 compatible), SVG, and PNG. DXF import is on the roadmap. You can currently open previously saved .afrodraft project files.
AfroDraft defaults to dark mode (the way CAD tools should be). You can toggle to light mode with the Theme button in the top toolbar. Both themes are fully designed with proper contrast ratios.
42+ African currencies plus major international currencies (USD, GBP, EUR, CAD, AUD, etc.) and popular cryptocurrencies. That includes NGN, KES, GHS, ZAR, EGP, TZS, UGX, RWF, ETB, XOF, XAF, and every other African currency in circulation.
Exchange rates are fetched in real-time from forex data providers. The rates shown are mid-market rates (the midpoint between buy and sell prices). Note that banks and money transfer services typically charge 2-5% above the mid-market rate, plus fees.
Check the live rate on our Currency Converter. The rate changes throughout the day. We show the CBN-aligned mid-market rate. Note: the parallel market rate may differ from the official rate.
Yes. The currency converter includes major cryptocurrencies (BTC, ETH, USDT, etc.) with live prices. You can convert between crypto and any African currency to see how much your Bitcoin is worth in naira, shillings, or rand.
You get a personal dashboard where you can:
Sign in with Google (one click) or email/password. Your account is powered by Supabase with row-level security.
Yes. Even without an account, calculations are saved to your browser's localStorage (up to 50 per tool). With an account, your saves sync to the cloud via Supabase so you can access them from any device.
Contact us and we'll delete your account and all associated data from Supabase immediately. We're GDPR-minded even though it's not required in most African jurisdictions — because your data is yours.
Extremely. Here's our approach:
We use localStorage for saving calculations and user preferences. Google Analytics uses its own cookies for anonymous page view tracking. We don't use cookies for advertising, retargeting, or user profiling.
No. Calculations run in your browser only. Nothing is sent to any server. Not even we can see what you calculated. If you're on a company network, your IT department might see that you visited afrotools.com, but they cannot see what values you entered or what results you got.
Yes. Every tool is responsive and mobile-optimized. The navbar adapts to mobile with a hamburger menu, tools resize to fit smaller screens, and touch interactions work properly throughout. AfroDraft CAD has dedicated touch support with pinch zoom and a mobile floating toolbar.
Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge — all modern versions. We target ES2020+ and use standard Web APIs. If your browser supports async/await and Canvas, everything will work. Opera, Brave, and Samsung Internet also work fine.
Not yet, but you can add AfroTools to your home screen on both Android and iOS for an app-like experience. On Chrome Android: Menu > "Add to Home screen". On Safari iOS: Share > "Add to Home Screen". The site is a Progressive Web App (PWA) in spirit — fast, offline-capable for cached pages, and full-screen when launched from the home screen.
Partially. Once a tool page is loaded, the calculations work without internet (since they run in JavaScript). However, you need an internet connection to initially load the page, fetch exchange rates, or sync account data. Full offline support with a service worker is on the roadmap.
Intentionally simple and fast:
No server-side rendering, no Lambda functions, no Docker containers. Just HTML files served from a CDN. The simplicity is the point.
Performance and accessibility. Many AfroTools users are on slower connections and older devices. A React bundle adds 40-100KB of JavaScript before your tool even loads. Our vanilla approach means:
We use Web Components for shared elements (navbar, footer) which give us component reusability without the framework tax.
There's a single JavaScript file (tool-registry.js) that contains metadata for all 300+ tools (both live and planned). Each entry has an ID, name, icon, description, URL, category, status, supported countries, and priority score. Category pages, search, and the homepage all read from this single registry — add a tool once and it appears everywhere.
Auth is handled by Supabase Auth using the PKCE (Proof Key for Code Exchange) flow:
/dashboard/?code=xxxexchangeCodeForSession()We deliberately handle the code exchange manually (not via detectSessionInUrl) to avoid a race condition where the auth state listener fires before the exchange completes.
Every page has proper meta tags (title, description, canonical, og:*, twitter:*), structured data (JSON-LD for FAQPage, WebSite, Organization schemas), and semantic HTML. Being a static site means search engines can crawl everything without needing to execute JavaScript. We also have XML sitemaps for all tool pages.
AfroTools is designed for individual salary calculations, not as a full payroll system. However, HR teams regularly use our PAYE calculators to verify payroll software output, estimate costs for new hires, or compare take-home pay across different African countries when planning expansion. For bulk payroll processing, we recommend using our calculators as a verification tool alongside your payroll system.
Not yet, but it's on the roadmap. A REST API for tax calculations, currency conversion, and tool data would allow developers to integrate AfroTools into their own products. If you're interested in early access, reach out via the contact page.
Yes. We offer tasteful, non-intrusive advertising placements on high-traffic tool pages. Our audience is primarily African professionals (accountants, engineers, developers, HR managers) — a hard-to-reach demographic with significant purchasing power. Contact us for rates and placement options.
We're open to partnerships. If you're a fintech, HR platform, or accounting firm that wants to embed our calculators, let's talk. We can provide embeddable widgets or white-label solutions for the right partners.
Open an issue at github.com/Ozaveshe/afrotools/issues with:
We typically fix bugs within 24-48 hours.
Absolutely! We'd love that. If you're a chartered accountant, tax advisor, or HR professional in any African country, your expertise is invaluable. You can verify rates by opening a GitHub issue with the correct rates and official source document, or reach out via the contact page. We'll credit you in the changelog.
Can't find what you're looking for? Reach out and we'll get back to you within 24 hours.
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