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Show HN: FileZen – Client-side PDF and Video tools using WebAssembly

https://filezen.online/
1•benmxrt•2h ago

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benmxrt•2h ago
OP here.

I built this because I was frustrated with existing file tools requiring uploads for simple tasks like merging PDFs or converting a video.

FileZen is a 100% client-side tool built with React and WebAssembly.

Tech Stack: - ffmpeg.wasm for video/audio processing (running in Web Workers to avoid blocking UI). - pdf-lib for document manipulation. - Vite + React for the frontend.

The main challenge was handling memory limits in the browser (especially specifically on iOS Safari) when processing larger video files.

It's currently an MVP and completely free. I'd love to hear your thoughts on the WASM performance and if you encounter any crashes on mobile devices.

Constructive (2010)

https://xkcd.com/810/
1•Wowfunhappy•1m ago•0 comments

Ant societies rose by trading individual protection for collective power

https://entomology.umd.edu/news-events/news/ant-societies-rose-trading-individual-protection-coll...
1•hhs•7m ago•0 comments

Ask HN: Why do QR codes need so much visual real estate?

1•rishikeshs•11m ago•0 comments

Everyone should be using Claude Code more

https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/everyone-should-be-using-claude-code
1•bilsbie•11m ago•0 comments

Apple didn't have to go this hard [video]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4_RsUxRjKU
1•igravious•12m ago•0 comments

Show HN: Research repo for a time-based macroeconomic valuation model

https://github.com/ArturGrandi/grand-time-architecture
1•AGsist•12m ago•0 comments

On British Roads, Chinese Cars Are Racing Ahead

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/business/britain-china-cars-byd.html
1•bookofjoe•12m ago•1 comments

Show HN: Discord bot that reminds you to commit daily

https://github.com/NKMAK/commit-reminder-discord-bot
1•nkmak•13m ago•0 comments

China Seen Overtaking U.S. as Global Superpower (2011)

https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2011/07/13/china-seen-overtaking-us-as-global-superpower/
1•lawrenceyan•20m ago•0 comments

A development tool I cannot live without: bin/merge_master_into_all_git_branches

https://www.semicolonandsons.com/articles/merge-master-into-all-git-branches
1•jackkinsella•25m ago•1 comments

Grok Official Full Fixed Point Engine Release Google Suppressing

https://github.com/AnalyticalAgnosticAndrewRusher/VCH-Fixed-Point-Game-Engine-VIsualizer
1•ApexSignalAndy•26m ago•1 comments

Data center deals hit record $61B in 2025 amid construction frenzy

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/19/data-center-deals-hit-record-amid-ai-funding-concerns-grip-invest...
2•1vuio0pswjnm7•28m ago•0 comments

DraftKings hopes to score big with new prediction markets app

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/draftkings-prediction-markets-app-sports-betting/
2•mhb•36m ago•0 comments

Laws That Do Harm (1982)

https://miltonfriedman.hoover.org/internal/media/dispatcher/214279/full
3•mhb•39m ago•0 comments

From Zero to RAG (Part 1)

https://turtosa.com/blog/from-zero-to-rag
1•kevinroleke•40m ago•0 comments

Google and Apple warn employees on visas to avoid international travel

https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/20/google-and-apple-reportedly-warn-employees-on-visas-to-avoid-in...
7•SilverElfin•41m ago•2 comments

Climate change's hidden price tag: a drop in our income

https://news.arizona.edu/news/climate-changes-hidden-price-tag-drop-our-income
2•geox•44m ago•2 comments

HoustonTracker2 – A Music Sequencer for the Texas TI-82

https://www.irrlichtproject.de/houston/
1•austinallegro•45m ago•0 comments

TailwindSQL: Like TailwindCSS but SQL.className your way to database queries

https://tailwindsql.xyz/
1•sawirricardo•46m ago•0 comments

This is a duplicate. Please delete it.

https://community.ntppool.org/t/ntp-at-nist-boulder-has-lost-power/4192
1•nobody9999•49m ago•1 comments

HBM Supply Curve Gets Steeper, but Still Can't Meet Demand

https://www.nextplatform.com/2025/12/19/hbm-supply-curve-gets-steeper-but-still-cant-meet-demand/
1•rbanffy•50m ago•0 comments

U.S. Plans $80B Nuclear Power Expansion

https://spectrum.ieee.org/80-billion-us-nuclear-power
4•rbanffy•52m ago•2 comments

When creating images, AI keeps remixing the same 12 stock photo clichés

https://www.science.org/content/article/when-creating-images-ai-keeps-remixing-same-12-stock-phot...
1•rbanffy•54m ago•0 comments

C-reactive protein outpaced 'bad' cholester as leading heart disease risk marker

https://theconversation.com/how-c-reactive-protein-outpaced-bad-cholesterol-as-leading-heart-dise...
4•bikenaga•56m ago•1 comments

STPA (System Theoretic Process Analysis) at Google

https://sre.google/resources/practices-and-processes/stpa/
1•motxilo•1h ago•0 comments

Rcarmo/Guerite: A Watchtower Replacement

https://github.com/rcarmo/guerite
1•rcarmo•1h ago•0 comments

OpenWRT 25.12.0-RC1 Released

https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/25.12.0-rc1/
2•josteink•1h ago•0 comments

OpenWRT 24.10.5 Released

https://openwrt.org/releases/24.10/notes-24.10.5
2•josteink•1h ago•0 comments

Why the fuel-switch story does not explain the AI171 crash

https://frontline.thehindu.com/the-nation/ai-171-crash-boeing-787-electrical-failure-core-network...
1•sltr•1h ago•1 comments

Show HN: Calcu-gator.com – Financial calculators for Canadians

https://calcu-gator.com/
2•Nitromax•1h ago•0 comments