diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 2e78e41..08d9171 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 0.5.0 (2024-12-01)
+
+- Feat: added new tools: `isValidSecureUrl`, `prefetchImages`, `browserIsIE`, `browserIsSupported` and `isString` type helper.
+- Fix: added checks for running in SSR mode.
+
 ## 0.4.1 (2024-11-27)
 
 - Chore: typec-check in CI.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 486bca9..b815d55 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,13 +8,17 @@ General utilities for Web development
 
 ### Browser
 
-- `copyToClipboard(content: string): boolean`
-- `getCookie(name: string): string | null`
-- `storageAvailable(type: 'localStorage' | 'sessionStorage'): boolean`
+- `browserIsIE()`
+- `copyToClipboard(content: string)`
+- `getCookie(name: string)`
+- `isValidSecureUrl(url: string)`
+- `prefetchImages(url: string|string[])`
+- `storageAvailable(type: 'localStorage' | 'sessionStorage')`
 
 ### Vue
 
-- `getNextPath(router?: Router): string` - returns the value of `?next` query param or `/`
+- `getNextPath(router?: Router)` - returns the value of `?next` query param or `/`
+- `isString(value: string | LocationQueryValue[])`
 
 ## Installation
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bef3110..692e214 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@slipmatio/toolbelt",
   "type": "module",
-  "version": "0.4.1",
+  "version": "0.5.0",
   "main": "dist/toolbelt.js",
   "module": "dist/toolbelt.js",
   "exports": {
diff --git a/src/browser.ts b/src/browser.ts
index 2642a16..88d27a0 100644
--- a/src/browser.ts
+++ b/src/browser.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,31 @@
+export function isSSR() {
+  try {
+    return typeof window === 'undefined' && typeof document === 'undefined'
+  } catch {
+    return true
+  }
+}
+
+export function hasTimeZoneSupport() {
+  if (isSSR()) {
+    return false
+  }
+  try {
+    const tz = Intl.DateTimeFormat().resolvedOptions().timeZone
+    return Boolean(tz)
+  } catch {
+    return false
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * Checks whether the given Storage is available and usable.
  */
-export function storageAvailable(type: 'localStorage' | 'sessionStorage'): boolean {
+export function storageAvailable(type: 'localStorage' | 'sessionStorage') {
+  if (isSSR()) {
+    return false
+  }
+
   let storage: Storage
   if (type === 'localStorage') {
     storage = window.localStorage
@@ -36,6 +60,9 @@ export function storageAvailable(type: 'localStorage' | 'sessionStorage'): boole
  * Returns the cookie as a string or null if not found.
  */
 export function getCookie(name: string) {
+  if (isSSR()) {
+    return null
+  }
   let cookieValue = ''
   if (document.cookie && document.cookie !== '') {
     const cookies = document.cookie.split(';')
@@ -60,6 +87,9 @@ export function getCookie(name: string) {
  * Simple clipboard copy for modern browsers. Returns true if successful.
  */
 export function copyToClipboard(content: string) {
+  if (isSSR()) {
+    return false
+  }
   const d = document
   try {
     const el = document.createElement('input')
@@ -74,3 +104,73 @@ export function copyToClipboard(content: string) {
     return false
   }
 }
+
+/**
+ * Basic URL validation that checks if string can be parsed as URL
+ * Input must start with https://
+ */
+export function isValidSecureUrl(url: string) {
+  if (!url?.trim()) {
+    return false
+  }
+
+  try {
+    const parsed = new URL(url)
+    return parsed.protocol === 'https:'
+  } catch {
+    return false
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Simple helper to prefetch images
+ * @param urls URL or array of URLs to prefetch
+ */
+export async function prefetchImages(urls: string | string[]) {
+  if (isSSR()) {
+    return []
+  }
+
+  const urlList = Array.isArray(urls) ? urls : [urls]
+
+  return Promise.all(
+    urlList.map(
+      (url) =>
+        new Promise<{ url: string; success: boolean }>((resolve) => {
+          const img = new Image()
+
+          function cleanup() {
+            img.onload = null
+            img.onerror = null
+          }
+
+          img.onload = () => {
+            cleanup()
+            resolve({ url, success: true })
+          }
+
+          img.onerror = () => {
+            cleanup()
+            resolve({ url, success: false })
+          }
+
+          img.src = url
+        })
+    )
+  )
+}
+
+export function browserIsIE() {
+  if (isSSR()) {
+    return false
+  }
+  const ua = window.navigator.userAgent
+  return ua.indexOf('MSIE ') > -1 || ua.indexOf('Trident/') > -1
+}
+
+export function browserIsSupported() {
+  if (isSSR()) {
+    return false
+  }
+  return !browserIsIE() && hasTimeZoneSupport() && storageAvailable('localStorage')
+}
diff --git a/src/vue/index.ts b/src/vue/index.ts
index 3c65c0d..299fb04 100644
--- a/src/vue/index.ts
+++ b/src/vue/index.ts
@@ -20,3 +20,5 @@ export function getNextPath(router?: Router): string {
   }
   return next
 }
+
+export { isString }