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Jason Buckley
Jason Buckley

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Why I Built a Privacy-First Text Encoding Tool (and What I Learned)

As developers, we often need to encode or decode text quickly — Base64 payloads, URL parameters, tokens, etc.

I noticed that many existing tools were either cluttered with ads, required accounts, or didn’t clearly explain what happened to your data. That led me to build Cipher Copy: a simple, browser-based encoding tool that runs entirely client-side.

Design goals:

Instant results

No data storage

Minimal UI

The most interesting part wasn’t the encoding logic — it was optimizing for performance, clarity, and trust.

If you’re curious, you can try the tool here:
https://cipher-copy-973c977c.base44.app/Encode

I’d love feedback from other developers on what encoding tools you actually rely on day-to-day.

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