The latest articles on DEV Community by Anirudha Bhowmik (@anirudha-builds). https://dev.to/anirudha-builds 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%2F3860728%2F941a78bb-c3cd-4429-8034-3381cbe474af.jpg https://dev.to/anirudha-builds en Anirudha Bhowmik Sat, 04 Apr 2026 09:17:53 +0000 https://dev.to/anirudha-builds/stop-fighting-with-resume-formatting-i-built-a-simpler-way-357n https://dev.to/anirudha-builds/stop-fighting-with-resume-formatting-i-built-a-simpler-way-357n <p>I saw someone spend hours fixing their resume in Word.</p> <p>Margins kept breaking.<br> Fonts shifted.<br> Layout looked different on every device.</p> <p>It was frustrating to watch.</p> <p>So I built a simple resume builder that removes all of that pain.</p> <p>Now you can:</p> <ul> <li>Choose from clean, professional templates</li> <li>Customize layout and colors</li> <li>Export directly to PDF</li> </ul> <p>No formatting issues. No wasted time.</p> <p>👉 Try it here: <a href="https://nextopdf.com/resume-builder" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://nextopdf.com/resume-builder</a></p> <p>Would love your feedback — what features should I add next?</p> webdev devex pdf resume Anirudha Bhowmik Sat, 04 Apr 2026 09:09:16 +0000 https://dev.to/anirudha-builds/i-built-a-free-all-in-one-pdf-tool-because-i-was-frustrated-with-existing-ones-1lk8 https://dev.to/anirudha-builds/i-built-a-free-all-in-one-pdf-tool-because-i-was-frustrated-with-existing-ones-1lk8 <p>Most PDF tools are unnecessarily complicated.</p> <p>You upload a file…<br> Then it asks you to sign up.<br> Then pay.<br> Then limits your usage.</p> <p>I faced this problem multiple times — especially while submitting documents online.</p> <p>At one point, I needed to upload both sides of my ID in a single PDF for a government form. It should have been simple… but it wasn’t.</p> <p>So I decided to build my own solution.</p> <h2> 🚀 What I Built </h2> <p>I created a free web-based tool:<br> 👉 <strong><a href="https://nextopdf.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://nextopdf.com</a></strong></p> <p>The goal was simple:</p> <ul> <li>No login</li> <li>No limits</li> <li>Fast and easy to use</li> </ul> <h2> 🔧 Features </h2> <p>Over time, this small idea turned into a complete PDF toolkit:</p> <h3> 📂 Organize PDFs </h3> <ul> <li>Merge, split, rotate</li> <li>Delete or extract pages</li> <li>Reorder documents</li> </ul> <h3> ✏️ Edit PDFs </h3> <ul> <li>Add text, shapes, drawings</li> <li>Crop unwanted areas</li> </ul> <h3> 🔄 Convert Files </h3> <ul> <li>Word, Excel, PowerPoint → PDF</li> <li>Image → PDF</li> <li>PDF → Image</li> <li>HTML → PDF</li> </ul> <h3> ⚡ Advanced Tools </h3> <ul> <li>Scan documents</li> <li>OCR (make scanned PDFs searchable)</li> <li>Compress PDF &amp; images</li> <li>Add/remove watermark</li> <li>Protect/unprotect PDFs</li> <li>Resume builder with multiple templates</li> </ul> <p>These features were inspired by real problems I faced or people around me experienced :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}</p> <h2> 💡 Why I Built This </h2> <p>Some real situations:</p> <ul> <li>Government submissions requiring specific PDF formats</li> <li>Resume formatting issues in Word</li> <li>Large files that couldn’t be shared via email</li> <li>Scanned documents that were not searchable</li> </ul> <p>Instead of searching for tools every time, I built one place for everything.</p> <h2> 🎯 What Makes It Different </h2> <ul> <li>No signup required</li> <li>Completely free</li> <li>Works directly in browser</li> <li>Covers almost all PDF needs in one place</li> </ul> <h2> 🙌 I’d Love Your Feedback </h2> <p>I’m still improving this project.</p> <p>If you have suggestions or feature ideas, I’d really appreciate it.</p> <p>👉 Try it here: <a href="https://nextopdf.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://nextopdf.com</a></p> <p>What feature would you like to see next?</p> webdev productivity saas devex