The latest articles on DEV Community by WALEED SHEERAZ (@waleedsheeraz). https://dev.to/waleedsheeraz https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4100424%2F289bca0c-92d7-4abb-a282-7f14313f5430.jpg https://dev.to/waleedsheeraz en WALEED SHEERAZ Sat, 29 Aug 2026 15:14:37 +0000 https://dev.to/waleedsheeraz/show-dev-i-built-a2z-edit-free-private-browser-based-image-pdf-ocr-tools-100100-2kf9 https://dev.to/waleedsheeraz/show-dev-i-built-a2z-edit-free-private-browser-based-image-pdf-ocr-tools-100100-2kf9 <p>Hey DEV community,</p> <p>I built <a href="https://www.a2zedit.com" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>A2Z Edit</strong></a> — a free, private, and browser-based toolkit for images, PDFs, OCR, QR codes, and file management.</p> <h2> 🔧 What it does </h2> <p><strong>Image Tools:</strong> Remove background, resize, crop, compress, convert between formats (JPG, PNG, WebP, AVIF, HEIC), add watermarks, blur/pixelate sensitive regions, create collages, and view/strip EXIF metadata.</p> <p><strong>PDF Tools:</strong> Merge, split, arrange, compress, watermark, sign, crop, edit text, redact, and convert PDFs to/from JPG, PNG, Word, and CSV/Excel.</p> <p><strong>OCR Tools:</strong> Extract text from images and PDFs with support for English, Arabic, and bilingual English+Arabic recognition.</p> <p><strong>QR Tools:</strong> Generate customizable QR codes and scan them from images or your camera.</p> <p><strong>File Tools:</strong> ZIP creator/extractor, Base64 encoding, and color converters (RGB, HEX, HSL, CMYK).</p> <h2> 🔒 What makes it different </h2> <p>Your files <strong>never leave your browser</strong>. Everything runs client-side. No uploads, no servers, no signup, no limits.</p> <p>I built this to be fast, private, and reliable. No ads. No freemium. Just tools that work.</p> <h2> 🚀 Check it out </h2> <p>Try it here: <a href="https://www.a2zedit.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.a2zedit.com</a></p> <p>Would love to hear your feedback or suggestions for new tools. Let me know what you think in the comments!</p> <p><em>Note: This was built with Next.js, runs entirely in the browser, and scores 100/100 on Lighthouse (Performance, Accessibility, Best Practices, SEO).</em></p> webdev productivity showdev javascript