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I just launched a free tool that I wish existed when I was spending hours manually copying YouTube transcripts for my research projects. What it does: 1. Extracts full YouTube tran…

Hi HN! I just created a super simple, free tool for downloading thumbnails from YouTube videos and Shorts. Paste a link, pick the size, and instantly grab any thumbnail—no sign-up,…

I’m not actually loading LO into the browser—those parts run on the server side, so you still need an internet connection for complex document conversions. The offline functionalit…

Thanks for asking! I don’t reimplement those formats myself—LibreOffice does the heavy lifting for parsing and converting office documents with embedded elements. That way, I just …

Pandoc is awesome for converting text-based formats and markup files, but from my knowledge it doesn’t cover some of the more specialized PDF operations (like merging, splitting, r…

Right now, it’s all covered out of pocket. Long-term, I’m considering optional premium features or very minimal ads, but I’m determined to avoid the usual “enshittification” pitfal…

Thanks for the kind words! Right now I’m focusing on building a solid user base and refining the service. I don’t have direct monetization in place yet, but I’m exploring options l…

Haha, I totally get it! My website is still under heavy development, but I’m actively working on improving things. Expect some awesome updates in the next few days—stay tuned! Than…

Thanks for the great suggestions! I’ll keep those advanced extraction and vector features in mind, and I’m also looking into enhanced image compression. Really appreciate the suppo…

This is a side project I started nearly 2 months ago: an online PDF converter at https://quicklypdf.com . Over time, I’ve made various improvements, but I’m still looking for feedb…

Hi everyone! I’ve been working on a little side project that I’d love to get some feedback on. It’s a web-based YouTube to MP4 converter that’s ad-free, easy to use, and doesn’t re…