The latest articles on DEV Community by Ali Hassan (@alihassan1617). https://dev.to/alihassan1617 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3836112%2F1d14cc2f-72aa-4ef7-a728-d5158cd40f60.jpeg https://dev.to/alihassan1617 en Ali Hassan Sat, 21 Mar 2026 10:43:50 +0000 https://dev.to/alihassan1617/ai-programming-really-is-a-double-edged-sword-thoughts-ai-3lk6 https://dev.to/alihassan1617/ai-programming-really-is-a-double-edged-sword-thoughts-ai-3lk6 Ali Hassan Fri, 20 Mar 2026 21:10:33 +0000 https://dev.to/alihassan1617/i-built-mizakiicom-so-developers-never-have-to-pay-for-basic-tools-again-41i4 https://dev.to/alihassan1617/i-built-mizakiicom-so-developers-never-have-to-pay-for-basic-tools-again-41i4 <p>A few months ago I was building a side project and needed to quickly <br> merge a pdf. Googled it, clicked the first result, and got hit <br> with a "create an account to continue" popup.</p> <p>For a pdf merger. Free on the internet since the 90s.</p> <p>So I built Mizakii.</p> <p>It started as like 5 tools I kept needing. Then 10. Then I just kept <br> going and now it's 70+. Every single one is free, no account, no <br> watermarks, no upsells. Your data never leaves your browser.</p> <p>Some tools I use myself constantly:</p> <ul> <li> <strong>Hash Generator</strong> — MD5, SHA-256, SHA-512, bcrypt, NTLM</li> <li> <strong>Password Generator</strong> — cryptographically secure, works offline</li> <li> <strong>JSON Formatter</strong> — format, validate, minify</li> <li> <strong>Cron Expression Generator</strong> — I always forget cron syntax</li> <li> <strong>Regex Tester</strong> — live match highlighting</li> <li> <strong>Gradient Generator</strong> — CSS gradients with copy-paste code</li> <li> <strong>Lorem Ipsum Generator</strong> — by word, sentence, or character count</li> <li> <strong>Base64 Encoder/Decoder</strong> — strings, images, file data</li> </ul> <p>And 60+ more.</p> <p>If you've ever Googled "free online [tool]" and been annoyed by what <br> you found,[] this is for you.</p> <p>→ [mizakii.com]</p> <p> </p> <div class="crayons-card c-embed text-styles text-styles--secondary"> <div class="c-embed__content"> <div class="c-embed__cover"> <a href="https://www.mizakii.com/" class="c-link align-middle" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <img alt="" src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mizakii.com%2Fopengraph-image%3F2d7a01c072f21d2a" height="auto" class="m-0"> </a> </div> <div class="c-embed__body"> <h2 class="fs-xl lh-tight"> <a href="https://www.mizakii.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="c-link"> Mizakii - Free Online Tools </a> </h2> <p class="truncate-at-3"> Free online tools for developers and creators. Code beautifier, QR generator, PDF merger, image compressor, and more. </p> <div class="color-secondary fs-s flex items-center"> <img alt="favicon" class="c-embed__favicon m-0 mr-2 radius-0" src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mizakii.com%2Ffavicon.ico"> mizakii.com </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fbjo7rvc7z88unqzn08xi.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fbjo7rvc7z88unqzn08xi.png" alt=" "></a><br> <a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Ff7z8p4db5dif4ykpiqfm.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Ff7z8p4db5dif4ykpiqfm.png" alt=" "></a></p> <p>Genuinely would love feedback. What tool do you want me to add next?</p> productivity showdev opensource tooling