The latest articles on DEV Community by Jean Carlo - Dev (@jean_carloschmitz). https://dev.to/jean_carloschmitz 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%2F2143549%2Ffaeb914e-0a6b-4d84-bdc5-5bc722f2b7c4.png https://dev.to/jean_carloschmitz en Jean Carlo - Dev Tue, 07 Apr 2026 18:20:46 +0000 https://dev.to/jean_carloschmitz/why-i-started-building-my-own-simple-tools-website-5b96 https://dev.to/jean_carloschmitz/why-i-started-building-my-own-simple-tools-website-5b96 <p>As developers, we often need very small utilities: format JSON, decode base64, generate hashes, convert timestamps…</p> <p>But most websites offering these tools are overloaded with <strong>ads</strong>, <strong>trackers</strong> and <strong>login walls</strong>.</p> <p>I wanted something:</p> <ul> <li><strong>clean</strong></li> <li><strong>fast</strong></li> <li><strong>distraction-free</strong></li> </ul> <p>So I started building <a href="https://quickeasy.tools" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://quickeasy.tools</a><br> — a collection of minimal online tools that just work.</p> <p>It’s a small side project, but I plan to grow it weekly.</p> <p><strong>Feedback</strong> is very welcome.</p> showdev sideprojects tooling webdev