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# 🛠️ Complete Utility App — The Multi-Tool Desktop Madness I Dropped (And Forgot About)

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Hey devs, Ishant here 👋

Back in April, I quietly dropped this desktop app on GitHub.

The date? April 1st. Yeah, April Fools’ Day.

But no joke — I actually built a real multi-tool app and then… just never promoted it.

Six months later, I finally remembered:

“Oh wait… I should probably tell people this exists.” 💀

So here it is. The Complete Utility App.

(PS: check the in-app documentation and About section for tips & tricks!)


🚀 What is it?

It’s like carrying 10 different little apps in one — a desktop Swiss Army knife.

Instead of bouncing between random sites and tools, I made one app to rule them all.

Here’s what it can do:

  • 📥 YouTube and Universal Downloader (video/audio) → try MP4/WEBM, your choice, supports 8k resolution for videos having it and automatic best audio selector, select what you want: audio, video, or maybe… both!
  • 📦 File Converter (images, docs, etc.)
  • 🔑 Encryption/Decryption Tool → uses SHA256, so don’t forget your master password after encrypting something (unless you want it gone 😭)
  • 📄 PDF Toolkit (merge, split, rename)
  • 📸 OCR (Image → Text) → supports 20+ languages, but I’d suggest removing extra languages to avoid chaos 💀
  • QR Code Generator → choose your desired size
  • 🎨 Custom Themes → personalize CUT to your aesthetic!
  • ⚡ …and more little utilities packed in

Basically: if it’s a common “utility” task, I probably baked it in.


🎬 Show, Don’t Tell

I didn’t just make a README and call it a day.

The repo has GIFs showing the app in action, so you don’t need to guess.

👉 Check it out on GitHub


🛠️ Tech Stuff

  • Python + tkinter → UI and core
  • FFmpeg, PyPDF2, pytesseract → the heavy lifters under the hood
  • Cross-platform builds → packaged so you don’t need to deal with dependencies
  • Good ol’ GitHub Releases → grab and run

😂 Why tho?

Honestly?

Because I was tired of juggling shady “online converter” websites with 5 pop-ups per click.

So I thought: why not build a legit offline app that just works?

Also… I like building random stuff for fun.


🕹️ The Reality Check

I dropped it in April, forgot about it, did zero marketing… and after 6 months?

  • 2 Stars
  • 📥 9 Downloads
  • 💀 That’s it.

So yeah… not exactly trending on GitHub.

But hey, every project starts somewhere.


🙌 What’s Next

This time, I’m actually promoting it (starting with this post).

If people find it useful, I’ll:

  • Add new utilities
  • Polish the UI
  • Maybe even do cross-platform installers

And of course, feedback is gold — if you try it, let me know what worked / what sucked.


💬 Your Turn

What’s one “utility” you wish you had in an app like this?

I might just add it.

👉 Grab it here

👉 Star it if you like it ⭐ (stars are free, and my repo looks lonely rn 😭)

Thanks for reading — and no, this isn’t an April Fools’ joke. I promise.

— Ishant 🖤

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