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      <title>I got tired of slow, ad-heavy text utilities, so I built 100+ free browser-based tools 🚀</title>
      <dc:creator>HARSH RAJ</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 08:13:19 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://dev.to/harshraj/i-got-tired-of-slow-ad-heavy-text-utilities-so-i-built-100-free-browser-based-tools-1g9a</link>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;We’ve all been there.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;You’re writing code, and you need to quickly format a massive JSON file, encode a string to Base64, or convert a huge block of text into &lt;code&gt;snake_case&lt;/code&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;What do you do? You Google "JSON formatter" and click the first link.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And then the nightmare begins:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The site takes 4 seconds to load because it's packed with 15 tracking scripts.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;A massive pop-up ad asks you to subscribe to a newsletter.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;You paste your sensitive data, click "Format", and you realize &lt;strong&gt;it just uploaded your company's data to a random backend server&lt;/strong&gt;. 😬&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I got so frustrated by this that I decided to build my own suite of tools. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Today, I’m launching &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://ilovetexts.com" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;ilovetexts.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; — a comprehensive suite of 100+ free, privacy-first text utilities and developer tools.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;
  
  
  ⚡ Why is it different? (The Tech)
&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I built this with a singular focus: &lt;strong&gt;Speed and Privacy&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;  &lt;strong&gt;100% Client-Side:&lt;/strong&gt; I wrote the logic for every single tool (from JSON validation to regex extraction and hashing) in pure JavaScript that runs entirely in your browser. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;  &lt;strong&gt;Zero Server Uploads:&lt;/strong&gt; When you paste a string into ilovetexts.com, it never leaves your machine. There is no backend database saving your queries. It is completely private.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;  &lt;strong&gt;Instant Execution:&lt;/strong&gt; Because there are no server round-trips, the tools execute the millisecond you click a button (or in many tools, instantly as you type).&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;  &lt;strong&gt;PWA Ready:&lt;/strong&gt; You can install it on your desktop or phone, and it works completely offline.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;
  
  
  🛠️ What’s included?
&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I’ve built over 100 tools, categorized to help you find exactly what you need:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;  &lt;strong&gt;Developer Utilities:&lt;/strong&gt; JSON Formatters/Validators, Base64 Encoders, JWT Decoders, URL Slug Generators.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;  &lt;strong&gt;Text Extractors:&lt;/strong&gt; Regex Testers, Email/URL Extractors.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;  &lt;strong&gt;Generators:&lt;/strong&gt; UUID Generators, Secure Password Generators, Lorem Ipsum.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;  &lt;strong&gt;Text Case Converters:&lt;/strong&gt; camelCase, snake_case, PascalCase, Title Case.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;  &lt;strong&gt;Writing Tools:&lt;/strong&gt; Word counters, reading time calculators, grammar checkers.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;
  
  
  🔗 The "Embed" Feature
&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;One of the coolest features I added for the developer community is the &lt;strong&gt;Embed Widget&lt;/strong&gt;. If you are writing a blog post or documentation and want to include a live JSON formatter or text converter right in your article, just click the &lt;code&gt;&amp;lt;/&amp;gt;&lt;/code&gt; button on any tool to grab a clean, ad-free iframe snippet!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;
  
  
  👋 I need your feedback!
&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I am actively developing this and adding new tools every week. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;If you have a few minutes, please check out &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://ilovetexts.com" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;ilovetexts.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;. I would absolutely love to hear your feedback on the UI, the speed, or any bugs you find.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What is the one utility tool you constantly find yourself Googling for?&lt;/strong&gt; Let me know in the comments below, and I will build it and add it to the suite this week! 👇&lt;/p&gt;

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      <category>javascript</category>
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