Small tools that do the tedious math for you.
Trident Tools are self-contained web apps we build for the businesses and creators we work with — then give away. No accounts, no tracking, nothing leaves your browser. This is where they live.
- Runs entirely in your browser
- Works offline
- Always free, no paywalls
The tools
Indie Film Budget Calculator
A real, no-studio budget builder — 60+ line items across 10 departments with film-style account codes, including the ones first-timers forget (payroll fringes, E&O, completion bond, set medic, contingency).
- 12 genres
- 4 budget tiers
- SAG-AFTRA aware
- Top-sheet rollups
- Cash-flow view
- Save scenarios
- CSV/JSON/PDF export
Aspect Ratio & Crop-Safe-Zone Calculator
Pick a source frame and a target platform crop (9:16, 1:1, 4:5, 16:9…) and see the crop box, title-safe, and action-safe zones overlaid live — so nothing important gets clipped when you reframe for a different platform.
Open the calculatorExport Time & File-Size Calculator
Enter duration, resolution, frame rate, and bitrate (or a codec preset) to get the export file size instantly, plus an estimated render time once you tell it your machine's own encode speed.
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Every tool here started as a spreadsheet a client was fighting with. If there's a calculation your business keeps redoing by hand, tell us — the good ones get built and land right here, free. Suggest a tool →
Editor products
Social Cut Commander
Three Premiere Pro CEP panels that turn your active sequence into project-aware editorial review markers. No auto-applied effects, no uploads — internal beta, not yet verified in a live Premiere host.
See status & request accessHUD Commander
An After Effects radial command wheel driven by the host's live macOS menu tree, so it shows whatever your installation actually exposes. Passed live modeless host acceptance on 2026-09-20; signing and clean-machine install evidence still outstanding.
See release statusWilliams Media AE Plugin Fleet
Sixteen original After Effects effects are source-and-bundle verified, but not cleared for sale. This page shows the real download path: host acceptance, signing, checksums, Cloudflare delivery, and Gumroad entitlement.
See release statusPhotographer products
Poseidon software
Self-hosted event photos: the camera sends to a computer you own, guests scan one QR code, and a selfie finds their photos the same night. Tips or pay-after go straight to you. Piloted at four events; not for sale.
See status & request accessBuilt by Trident Social
The tools are free. Making the thing is what we charge for.
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