Image compression is one of those small features that can make a website feel much faster. If users upload large photos from a phone, the original image can easily be 3MB, 5MB or even 10MB. For many apps, blogs, forms and dashboards, that is bigger than needed. The good news is that basic image compression can be done directly in the browser using JavaScript, canvas and canvas.toBlob() . In this …
When I started building ImgToolkit, the goal was simple: every image tool site I used either uploaded my files to some server I didn't trust, watermarked the output, or locked the useful features behind a $12/month plan. I wanted to build something where everything runs in the browser. Your files never leave your device. No server, no account, no paywall. This is the technical breakdown of how I …
The Problem Every freelancer needs invoices. Most "free" tools aren't really free — they limit you to 5 invoices/month, require an account, or add watermarks. I wanted to build the simplest possible invoice tool with zero ongoing costs. The Architecture The entire application runs client-side in the browser: No backend — all logic runs in JavaScript No database — form state lives in the DOM No au…
