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title: Free tools overview
description: Eleven free ShipDocs tools that analyze any public repository URL — README, Dockerfile, audit, architecture, complexity, and more. No signup.
order: 4
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# Free tools overview

> Small, free tools that read a **public** repository URL and return something useful in seconds. Same indexer family as the full ShipDocs product. No signup required.

**URL:** https://shipdocs.sh/docs/free-tools  
**Markdown:** https://shipdocs.sh/docs/free-tools.md  
**Tools index:** https://shipdocs.sh/tools/index.md

## Tool list

| Tool | HTML | Markdown | What it returns |
|------|------|----------|-----------------|
| AI README Generator | [/tools/readme](https://shipdocs.sh/tools/readme) | [readme.md](https://shipdocs.sh/tools/readme.md) | Complete README from actual source |
| Repo Complexity Score | [/tools/complexity](https://shipdocs.sh/tools/complexity) | [complexity.md](https://shipdocs.sh/tools/complexity.md) | 0–100 score + signals |
| Explain Repo in a Tweet | [/tools/tweet](https://shipdocs.sh/tools/tweet) | [tweet.md](https://shipdocs.sh/tools/tweet.md) | ≤240 char summary or 4-tweet thread |
| AI Dockerfile Generator | [/tools/dockerfile](https://shipdocs.sh/tools/dockerfile) | [dockerfile.md](https://shipdocs.sh/tools/dockerfile.md) | Production-oriented Dockerfile |
| Architecture Diagram | [/tools/architecture](https://shipdocs.sh/tools/architecture) | [architecture.md](https://shipdocs.sh/tools/architecture.md) | Mermaid module / dependency map |
| Production Readiness Audit | [/tools/audit](https://shipdocs.sh/tools/audit) | [audit.md](https://shipdocs.sh/tools/audit.md) | 0–100 audit across docs/CI/secrets/deps |
| Repo Wrapped | [/tools/wrapped](https://shipdocs.sh/tools/wrapped) | [wrapped.md](https://shipdocs.sh/tools/wrapped.md) | Languages, size, personality tags |
| Onboarding Time Estimator | [/tools/onboarding](https://shipdocs.sh/tools/onboarding) | [onboarding.md](https://shipdocs.sh/tools/onboarding.md) | Estimate time to first meaningful PR |
| Docs Gap Map | [/tools/docs-gap](https://shipdocs.sh/tools/docs-gap) | [docs-gap.md](https://shipdocs.sh/tools/docs-gap.md) | Code dirs missing nearby docs |
| Dependency Time Bomb | [/tools/deps](https://shipdocs.sh/tools/deps) | [deps.md](https://shipdocs.sh/tools/deps.md) | Unpinned / risky version signals |
| Dead Code Finder | [/tools/dead-code](https://shipdocs.sh/tools/dead-code) | [dead-code.md](https://shipdocs.sh/tools/dead-code.md) | Candidate orphan files |

## Limits vs full product

| | Free tools | Full ShipDocs |
|--|------------|---------------|
| Repo visibility | Public URLs only | Private + public |
| Auth | None | Account required |
| Output | Single-purpose result | Full Overview + component docs + grounded chat |
| Encryption of your private code | N/A (public only) | AES-256-GCM at rest |

## Related

- [Tools index (Markdown)](https://shipdocs.sh/tools/index.md)
- [How ShipDocs works](https://shipdocs.sh/docs/how-it-works.md)
- [CLI / getting started](https://shipdocs.sh/docs/cli.md)