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Louis Chen

Indie developer building macOS & iOS apps Maker of TapPause, PurrrrrFocus & more louisbuilds.me

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Why My 500MB Pomodoro Timer Failed (And How It Led to a Better Shovel)
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Why My 500MB Pomodoro Timer Failed (And How It Led to a Better Shovel)

#ios #swift #productivity #indiedev
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From SaaS "Human Router" to Indie Hacker: Why I Built a Zen Productivity Suite After Getting Laid Off
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From SaaS "Human Router" to Indie Hacker: Why I Built a Zen Productivity Suite After Getting Laid Off

#showdev #productivity #ios #career
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Crafting a "Purrfect" Productivity Tool: When Aesthetics Meet Technical Trade-offs (and Cats!)
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Crafting a "Purrfect" Productivity Tool: When Aesthetics Meet Technical Trade-offs (and Cats!)

#swift #animation #productivity #indiedev
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How I automated IPA transcription for linguistics: A story of CMUdict and Offline-first design
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How I automated IPA transcription for linguistics: A story of CMUdict and Offline-first design

#showdev #ios #swift #linguistics
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Not Everything Should Be Lottie: Choosing the Right Animation Format in 2026
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Not Everything Should Be Lottie: Choosing the Right Animation Format in 2026

#webdev #performance #frontend #animation
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Building TransMov: A macOS Tool to Convert Videos to GIF/APNG with Local AI Background Removal
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Building TransMov: A macOS Tool to Convert Videos to GIF/APNG with Local AI Background Removal

#animation #videoediting #indiedev #ai
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