Quick answers to common questions about Phrase Foundry and its tools. If you don’t find what you’re looking for here, get in touch and I’ll do my best to help.
General Questions
Is Phrase Foundry really free?
Yes. Every tool is fully functional with no usage limits, no premium tiers, and no feature gates. You don’t need to create an account or hand over your email address. Just use the tools.
Do I need to create an account?
No. The tools work immediately without any registration. Your data is processed in your browser and isn’t stored on any server.
Is my data safe?
Your keywords and text are processed locally in your browser or on the server during your session only. Nothing is stored, logged, or shared. Once you close the page, the data is gone.
Will there be a paid version with more features?
There are no plans for a paid tier. The tools are built for my own workflow first, and I make them available because they might help others too. If that changes in the future, the current free tools will remain free.
Can I use these tools for commercial work?
Absolutely. Use them for client projects, agency work, or any commercial purpose. That’s exactly what they’re designed for.
Using the Tools
What’s the maximum number of keywords I can process?
There’s no hard limit built into the tools. Practically, your browser or the server will handle thousands of lines without issue. I’ve tested Keyword Scrubber with lists of 50,000+ keywords and it processes them in seconds. If you’re working with truly massive datasets—hundreds of thousands of lines—you might experience slower processing, but it should still work.
What file formats can I upload?
The tools accept plain text files (.txt), and most also work with .csv, .tsv, and .log files. The input should be one item per line for keyword tools, or continuous text for analysis tools like Word Counter Pro.
Can I save my settings as presets?
Some tools include preset options. For example, Keyword Scrubber has Quick, Deep, and SEO presets that configure multiple options at once. Full custom preset saving is planned for a future update.
Do the tools work on mobile?
Yes. The interface is responsive and works on tablets and phones. For heavy text processing work, a desktop is more practical, but you can certainly use the tools on mobile devices.
Can I chain tools together?
Not automatically yet, but it’s on the roadmap. For now, you can copy the output from one tool and paste it into another. The workflow is straightforward: process in Keyword Scrubber, copy the output, paste into Keyword Bloom for expansion.
Specific Tool Questions
What’s the difference between Keyword Scrubber and Keyword Bloom?
Keyword Scrubber cleans and reduces your keyword list by removing duplicates, empty lines, unwanted characters, and formatting noise. You put in a messy list and get back a clean one.
Keyword Bloom expands your keyword list by substituting seed terms. You put in base phrases and synonym seeds, and get back all the variations. It makes your list bigger, not smaller.
A typical workflow: clean your raw export with Scrubber first, then expand the cleaned list with Bloom.
How does case-insensitive deduplication work?
When enabled, the tool treats “London”, “london”, and “LONDON” as the same keyword and keeps only the first occurrence. This is useful when you have messy data from multiple sources with inconsistent capitalisation.
What are the Keyword Scrubber presets?
Quick — Basic cleanup: removes duplicates, empty lines, trims whitespace, collapses multiple spaces, strips metadata, and drops header rows.
Deep — Aggressive cleanup: applies all rules including case normalisation, number removal, invisible character stripping, and punctuation limiting.
SEO — Balanced for SEO work: removes duplicates (case-insensitive), empty lines, trims whitespace, strips punctuation edges, removes metadata, and drops headers.
Custom — Pick and choose exactly which rules to apply.
What readability scores does Word Counter Pro calculate?
The tool calculates Flesch-Kincaid Reading Ease, Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level, Gunning Fog Index, and SMOG Index. These give you different perspectives on how accessible your content is to readers.
Can Slug Generator handle non-English characters?
Yes. It transliterates accented characters to their ASCII equivalents (é becomes e, ñ becomes n, ü becomes u). Characters that can’t be transliterated are removed, giving you a clean, URL-safe slug.
Technical Questions
What browsers are supported?
The tools work in all modern browsers: Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge. Internet Explorer is not supported. If you’re using an up-to-date browser, you’ll have no issues.
Do the tools require JavaScript?
Yes. The interface and some processing functions rely on JavaScript. With JavaScript disabled, the tools won’t function properly.
Why do some tools redirect after processing?
The tools use a Post-Redirect-Get pattern. After processing your input, the page redirects to prevent duplicate submissions if you refresh. This is standard practice for form handling and keeps everything working smoothly.
Can I embed these tools on my own site?
Not currently. The tools are designed to work within the Phrase Foundry site. If you’re interested in licensing or white-label options, get in touch to discuss.
Feedback and Support
I found a bug. How do I report it?
Please contact me with details: which tool, what you were trying to do, what happened instead, and if possible, sample data that reproduces the issue. I appreciate bug reports—they help make the tools better for everyone.
Can I request a new tool or feature?
Absolutely. I can’t promise every request will be built, but I read all suggestions and they genuinely influence what gets prioritised. The tools index has grown largely from user feedback and requests.
How can I support Phrase Foundry?
Share it. If you find the tools useful, tell colleagues, mention it in forums, or link to it from your site. Word of mouth is the best support for a free project like this.
Will you add tool X from competitor Y?
Maybe. If there’s a text processing task that would genuinely save time for SEO and content professionals, it’s worth considering. The goal isn’t to clone other tools but to solve real problems effectively. Describe what you’re trying to accomplish and I’ll see if it fits the roadmap.