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Image to PDF in the Browser - No Libraries, No Backend

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28 Mar
The Privacy Problem with Online PDF Tools (and How I Fixed It)

<p>Last year I needed to merge two PDFs before sending them to my landlord. I Googled "merge PDF online," clicked the first result, and uploaded my lease agreement and bank

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27 Apr
I built a React UI library to replace Puppeteer, MUI, and react-image-crop in one install

<p>A year ago I was rebuilding the same <code>&lt;PhoneInput&gt;</code> for the third time across three different projects. Each time I reached for

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9 Apr
Building a Browser-Based PDF Unlock Tool with QPDF WebAssembly

<p>In this article, we'll explore how to implement a <strong>pure client-side</strong> PDF unlocking tool that runs entirely in the browser. This tool removes password protection

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19 May
I benchmarked 6 WASM image codecs in the browser. Here is what beats the server.

<h2> TL;DR </h2> <p>Modern WebAssembly codecs (MozJPEG, libavif, OxiPNG/imagequant, libwebp, gifsicle, SVGO) now run fast enough in the browser that you can ship a real

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23 Jul
Building a Browser-Based Tiled Poster PDF Generator

<p>A tiled poster generator looks simple from the outside: load an image, choose a paper size, and download a PDF. The implementation becomes more interesting when the entire

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9 Apr
Building a Browser-Based PDF Watermark Tool with pdf-lib and QPDF

<p>In this article, we'll explore how to implement a <strong>pure client-side</strong> PDF watermarking tool that runs entirely in the browser. This tool can add both text and

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23 Jun
Convert a PDF to PowerPoint (.pptx) entirely in the browser

<p>"PDF to PowerPoint" sounds like it needs a server: parse the PDF, rebuild slides, hand back a <code>.pptx</code>. But you can do the whole thing in the browser — render each

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15 May
Why I built browser-based tools instead of server uploads

<div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight markdown"><code>privacy webdevEvery time I uploaded a file to an online PDF tool, I wondered: what happens to it

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