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FileToolkit: Offline Python CLI for batch image compression, PDF tools, dedupe & OCR

rajender arya — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 09:38:09 +0000

What My Project Does

FileToolkit is a fast, completely offline Python CLI that packs 7 essential file-processing utilities into a single tool:

Batch Image & PDF Compression: Shrink JPG/PNG/PDF sizes with custom quality and resolution thresholds.
Format Conversion: Seamless conversion across JPG, PNG, WEBP, BMP, and TIFF.
PDF Merge & Split: Combine multiple documents or split pages instantly.
Content-based Deduplication: Identifies and clears duplicate files using SHA-256 hashes (with safe preview mode).
Smart Batch Renaming: Regex/pattern-based bulk renaming with sequential numbering and dry-run safety.
Local OCR: Extract text directly to terminal or text files using Tesseract.

Target Audience

Developers, sysadmins, and everyday power users who want a lightweight, zero-telemetry local CLI tool instead of uploading documents to random online converters or writing one-off scripts.

Source Code & Links

GitHub: https://github.com/ShilpShakti/filetoolkit
License: MIT

Feedback, suggestions, and contributions are very welcome!

Curated Open-Source Directory of 50+ Startup Resources & Grants for Indian Builders 🇮🇳

rajender arya — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 07:59:19 +0000

Building a startup in India is thrilling, but finding legitimate grants, active VCs, incubators, and free cloud credits often leads down rabbit holes of outdated blog posts and broken links.

To solve this problem cleanly, we built and open-sourced Awesome Indian Startup Resources — a centralized, community-driven markdown directory.

🚀 What's Inside?

🏛️ Government Schemes & Registration: Direct application hubs for DPIIT recognition, Startup India Seed Fund (SISFS), CGSS, and PM MUDRA without middlemen.
💰 VCs & Angel Networks: Active seed-to-growth funds including Peak XV, Accel India, Blume Ventures, and 100X.VC.
🚀 Incubators & Accelerators: Academic and state-backed campuses like T-Hub, SINE IIT Bombay, CIIE IIM Ahmedabad, and NSRCEL.
🎁 Startup Credits & Tools: $100k+ in free perks across AWS Activate, Microsoft for Startups, Google Cloud, Notion, and GitHub Enterprise.
💼 Hiring Platforms & Legal Tools: Developer hiring boards, compliance assistance, and GST/incorporation portals.

⚙️ Automated Link Reliability (CI/CD)

Awesome lists often decay over time. To ensure that every single URL remains active, this repository includes a GitHub Actions CI/CD workflow powered by lychee.

Every week, an automated runner hits all 50+ endpoints to verify HTTP response statuses, catching broken links and keeping the directory permanently fresh.

🌐 Explore & Contribute

Live Dashboard: https://shilpshakti.github.io/awesome-indian-startup-resources/
GitHub Repository: https://github.com/ShilpShakti/awesome-indian-startup-resources

The project is licensed under CC0 (Public Domain). PRs for adding new active programs and startup grants are always welcome!

⭐ If you find this directory valuable for your journey, feel free to give the repository a star on GitHub.

I built an open-source directory of 50+ free public APIs with daily automated health-checks

rajender arya — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 21:21:00 +0000

Hey everyone! 👋

Finding reliable, free public APIs for side projects or learning is always a hassle because many listed APIs eventually go down or become paid.
To solve this, I created Awesome Free APIs Live — an open-source, curated collection of 50+ free public APIs across AI, developer tools, security, and open data.

⚙️ How It Works

Daily Health Checks: Powered by GitHub Actions, an automated script tests endpoints daily and updates live status badges.
Zero Dead Links: Broken endpoints are flagged automatically so developers don't waste time debugging dead services.
Categorized & Searchable: Clean, categorized UI hosted on GitHub Pages. ### 🔗 Links
🌐 Live Directory: shilpshakti.github.io/awesome-free-apis-live
⭐ GitHub Repository: github.com/ShilpShakti/awesome-free-apis-live Contributions are very welcome! If you know of any great free APIs, feel free to open a PR or check out the open issues on GitHub.