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DevToolsmith

Full-stack dev building practical web tools. Creator of 6 products: ToolKit Online, CaptureAPI, CompliPilot, AccessiScan, ChurnGuard, DocuMint. Building in public.

Location EU Joined Joined on  Personal website https://toolkitonline.vip github website

Education

Self-taught developer

Work

Independent Developer — Building 6 SaaS Products

GDPR Audit Automation: 5 Compliance Checks You Are Probably Missing

GDPR Audit Automation: 5 Compliance Checks You Are Probably Missing

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Visual Regression Testing with Screenshot APIs: Catch UI Bugs Before Users Do

Visual Regression Testing with Screenshot APIs: Catch UI Bugs Before Users Do

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Screenshot APIs vs Headless Chrome: Benchmarks, Costs, and Decision Framework

Screenshot APIs vs Headless Chrome: Benchmarks, Costs, and Decision Framework

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5 Dev Tools I Built in 4 Months — What Worked, What Flopped

5 Dev Tools I Built in 4 Months — What Worked, What Flopped

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Building an Automated Invoice Processing Pipeline with Node.js

Building an Automated Invoice Processing Pipeline with Node.js

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How to Pass the EAA 2025 Accessibility Audit — A Step-by-Step WCAG Checklist

How to Pass the EAA 2025 Accessibility Audit — A Step-by-Step WCAG Checklist

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Building Retention Playbooks: Proven Strategies to Reduce SaaS Churn

Building Retention Playbooks: Proven Strategies to Reduce SaaS Churn

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The SaaS Revenue Leak: How Failed Payments Are Silently Killing Your MRR

The SaaS Revenue Leak: How Failed Payments Are Silently Killing Your MRR

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Keyboard Navigation Testing: A Developer Complete Guide to WCAG Operability

Keyboard Navigation Testing: A Developer Complete Guide to WCAG Operability

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Color Contrast Failures: The Number One Accessibility Issue and How to Fix It

Color Contrast Failures: The Number One Accessibility Issue and How to Fix It

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NIS2 Directive 2025: What Software Companies Need to Do Now

NIS2 Directive 2025: What Software Companies Need to Do Now

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GDPR Audit Automation: 5 Compliance Checks You Are Probably Missing

GDPR Audit Automation: 5 Compliance Checks You Are Probably Missing

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Visual Regression Testing with Screenshot APIs: Catch UI Bugs Before Users Do

Visual Regression Testing with Screenshot APIs: Catch UI Bugs Before Users Do

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Screenshot APIs vs Headless Chrome: Benchmarks, Costs, and Decision Framework

Screenshot APIs vs Headless Chrome: Benchmarks, Costs, and Decision Framework

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Building an Automated Invoice Processing Pipeline with Node.js

Building an Automated Invoice Processing Pipeline with Node.js

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Structured Data Extraction from PDFs: Regex vs Template Matching vs AI

Structured Data Extraction from PDFs: Regex vs Template Matching vs AI

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Building Retention Playbooks: Proven Strategies to Reduce SaaS Churn

Building Retention Playbooks: Proven Strategies to Reduce SaaS Churn

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The SaaS Revenue Leak: How Failed Payments Are Silently Killing Your MRR

The SaaS Revenue Leak: How Failed Payments Are Silently Killing Your MRR

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Keyboard Navigation Testing: A Developer Complete Guide to WCAG Operability

Keyboard Navigation Testing: A Developer Complete Guide to WCAG Operability

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Color Contrast Failures: The Number One Accessibility Issue and How to Fix It

Color Contrast Failures: The Number One Accessibility Issue and How to Fix It

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NIS2 Directive 2025: What Software Companies Need to Do Now

NIS2 Directive 2025: What Software Companies Need to Do Now

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2 min read
GDPR Audit Automation: 5 Compliance Checks You Are Probably Missing

GDPR Audit Automation: 5 Compliance Checks You Are Probably Missing

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Visual Regression Testing with Screenshot APIs: Catch UI Bugs Before Users Do

Visual Regression Testing with Screenshot APIs: Catch UI Bugs Before Users Do

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Cryptographic audit trail for document APIs (Merkle tree, pure Node crypto, $0 cost)

Cryptographic audit trail for document APIs (Merkle tree, pure Node crypto, $0 cost)

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Cookie banner auto-dismiss patterns for 12 CMPs (open source rules)

Cookie banner auto-dismiss patterns for 12 CMPs (open source rules)

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Screenshot APIs vs Headless Chrome: Benchmarks, Costs, and Decision Framework

Screenshot APIs vs Headless Chrome: Benchmarks, Costs, and Decision Framework

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Building an Automated Invoice Processing Pipeline with Node.js

Building an Automated Invoice Processing Pipeline with Node.js

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Structured Data Extraction from PDFs: Regex vs Template Matching vs AI

Structured Data Extraction from PDFs: Regex vs Template Matching vs AI

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Building Retention Playbooks: Proven Strategies to Reduce SaaS Churn

Building Retention Playbooks: Proven Strategies to Reduce SaaS Churn

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The SaaS Revenue Leak: How Failed Payments Are Silently Killing Your MRR

The SaaS Revenue Leak: How Failed Payments Are Silently Killing Your MRR

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AWS Textract vs ParseFlow: where the cost crossover actually happens

AWS Textract vs ParseFlow: where the cost crossover actually happens

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How we recovered 47% of failed Stripe payments without hiring a CSM

How we recovered 47% of failed Stripe payments without hiring a CSM

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Keyboard Navigation Testing: A Developer Complete Guide to WCAG Operability

Keyboard Navigation Testing: A Developer Complete Guide to WCAG Operability

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Color Contrast Failures: The Number One Accessibility Issue and How to Fix It

Color Contrast Failures: The Number One Accessibility Issue and How to Fix It

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NIS2 Directive 2025: What Software Companies Need to Do Now

NIS2 Directive 2025: What Software Companies Need to Do Now

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GDPR Audit Automation: 5 Compliance Checks You Are Probably Missing

GDPR Audit Automation: 5 Compliance Checks You Are Probably Missing

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I shipped a "PDF to JSON" API and forgot to handle PDFs. Here's the 30-min fix.

I shipped a "PDF to JSON" API and forgot to handle PDFs. Here's the 30-min fix.

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Visual Regression Testing with Screenshot APIs: Catch UI Bugs Before Users Do

Visual Regression Testing with Screenshot APIs: Catch UI Bugs Before Users Do

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Screenshot APIs in 2026: What Actually Matters Beyond the Free Tier

Screenshot APIs in 2026: What Actually Matters Beyond the Free Tier

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PDF to Structured JSON Without ML Training: A 2026 Developer Guide

PDF to Structured JSON Without ML Training: A 2026 Developer Guide

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Stripe Failed Payments: The Recovery Playbook That Saves 38% of Lost MRR

Stripe Failed Payments: The Recovery Playbook That Saves 38% of Lost MRR

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The European Accessibility Act Is Live — Developer Guide

The European Accessibility Act Is Live — Developer Guide

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The EU AI Act 2026 Cheat Sheet for Developers (No Lawyer Required)

The EU AI Act 2026 Cheat Sheet for Developers (No Lawyer Required)

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Screenshot APIs vs Headless Chrome: Benchmarks, Costs, and Decision Framework

Screenshot APIs vs Headless Chrome: Benchmarks, Costs, and Decision Framework

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Building an Automated Invoice Processing Pipeline with Node.js

Building an Automated Invoice Processing Pipeline with Node.js

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I shipped a "PDF to JSON" API and forgot to handle PDFs. Here's the 30-min fix.

I shipped a "PDF to JSON" API and forgot to handle PDFs. Here's the 30-min fix.

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Structured Data Extraction from PDFs: Regex vs Template Matching vs AI

Structured Data Extraction from PDFs: Regex vs Template Matching vs AI

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Building Retention Playbooks: Proven Strategies to Reduce SaaS Churn

Building Retention Playbooks: Proven Strategies to Reduce SaaS Churn

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The SaaS Revenue Leak: How Failed Payments Are Silently Killing Your MRR

The SaaS Revenue Leak: How Failed Payments Are Silently Killing Your MRR

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Keyboard Navigation Testing: A Developer Complete Guide to WCAG Operability

Keyboard Navigation Testing: A Developer Complete Guide to WCAG Operability

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EU AI Act: What Every Developer Needs to Know Before Shipping

EU AI Act: What Every Developer Needs to Know Before Shipping

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Color Contrast Failures: The Number One Accessibility Issue and How to Fix It

Color Contrast Failures: The Number One Accessibility Issue and How to Fix It

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NIS2 Directive 2025: What Software Companies Need to Do Now

NIS2 Directive 2025: What Software Companies Need to Do Now

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2 min read
GDPR Audit Automation: 5 Compliance Checks You Are Probably Missing

GDPR Audit Automation: 5 Compliance Checks You Are Probably Missing

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Visual Regression Testing with Screenshot APIs: Catch UI Bugs Before Users Do

Visual Regression Testing with Screenshot APIs: Catch UI Bugs Before Users Do

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Screenshot APIs vs Headless Chrome: Benchmarks, Costs, and Decision Framework

Screenshot APIs vs Headless Chrome: Benchmarks, Costs, and Decision Framework

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Building an Automated Invoice Processing Pipeline with Node.js

Building an Automated Invoice Processing Pipeline with Node.js

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Structured Data Extraction from PDFs: Regex vs Template Matching vs AI

Structured Data Extraction from PDFs: Regex vs Template Matching vs AI

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Building Retention Playbooks: Proven Strategies to Reduce SaaS Churn

Building Retention Playbooks: Proven Strategies to Reduce SaaS Churn

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EU AI Act Compliance for SMEs: What You Actually Need to Do Before August 2026

EU AI Act Compliance for SMEs: What You Actually Need to Do Before August 2026

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