chuanbuilds

I build small web tools for everyday problems.

Joined on May 16, 2026 https://hot-silica-94f.notion.site/My-Web-Tools-39b5dfc527b98074942ed8c39b916c15

chuanbuilds

Aug 28

I stopped trusting "free" Instagram font generators with my captions — so I built a browser-only one

#javascript #webdev #unicode #privacy

3 min read

chuanbuilds

Aug 13

My Inverter Kept Tripping Until I Learned Running Watts Surge Watts

2 min read

chuanbuilds

Aug 11

I Built a Tariff Lookup and Learned Why "Laptop" Is Not a Good Enough Word

#buildinpublic #hardware #sideprojects

1 min read

chuanbuilds

Aug 11

I sized my camping battery wrong three times before I built a calculator for it

#showdev #camping #offgrid #javascript

2 min read

chuanbuilds

Aug 7

I finally stopped hand-indenting YAML. Here's the local converter I added to my toolkit

#json #yaml #tools #productivity

2 min read

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Jul 30

I Built a Free Invoice Generator for Freelancers — Here's What Shipping Solo Taught Me

#showdev #webdev #nextjs #saas

1 min read

chuanbuilds

Jul 17

I killed my campervan battery on night one. So I built a power calculator.

#showdev #sideprojects #tools #webdev

1 min read

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Jul 16

I built a tiny import-duty calculator because the official ones are a maze

#showdev #fintech #sideprojects #webdev

2 min read

chuanbuilds

Jul 14

Digital Nomad Taxes: the basics before you panic

#taxes #digitalnomad #expat #indiehackers

1 min read

chuanbuilds

Jul 13

Two image tools I use that need zero install

#webdev #indiehackers #tools

1 min read

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Jul 12

I shipped 8 small web tools for overseas users — here's the messy truth

2 min read

chuanbuilds

May 16

Image Compression for People Who Just Want Smaller Photos

#beginners #productivity #tutorial

3 min read

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I stopped trusting "free" Instagram font generators with my captions — so I built a browser-only one

My Inverter Kept Tripping Until I Learned Running Watts Surge Watts

I Built a Tariff Lookup and Learned Why "Laptop" Is Not a Good Enough Word

I sized my camping battery wrong three times before I built a calculator for it

I finally stopped hand-indenting YAML. Here's the local converter I added to my toolkit

I Built a Free Invoice Generator for Freelancers — Here's What Shipping Solo Taught Me

I killed my campervan battery on night one. So I built a power calculator.

I built a tiny import-duty calculator because the official ones are a maze

Digital Nomad Taxes: the basics before you panic

Two image tools I use that need zero install

I shipped 8 small web tools for overseas users — here's the messy truth

Image Compression for People Who Just Want Smaller Photos