I vibecoded 177 tools for my own use (CalcBin)
Details
- External ID
- 46970119
- Source
- HN
- Company
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- Product
- I vibecoded 177 tools for my own use (CalcBin)
- Website domain
- calcbin.com
- Launched
- Feb. 11, 2026
- Cohort
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- Upvotes
- 15
- Upvotes percentile
- 0.6469002695417789
- Tags
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- Fetched at
- Sept. 7, 2026, 9:25 p.m.
- Updated at
- Sept. 7, 2026, 9:25 p.m.
Description
Hey HN! I've been building random tools whenever I needed them over the past few months, and now I have 177 of them. Started because I was tired of sketchy converter sites with 10 ads, so I just... made my own.Some highlights for the dev crowd:Developer tools: - UUID Generator (v1/v4/v7, bulk generation): https://calcbin.com/tools/uuid-generator - JWT Generator & Decoder: https://calcbin.com/tools/jwt-generator - JSON Formatter/Validator: https://calcbin.com/tools/json-formatter - Cron Expression Generator (with natural language): https://calcbin.com/tools/cron-expression-generator - Base64 Encoder/Decoder: https://calcbin.com/tools/base64 - Regex Tester: https://calcbin.com/tools/regex-tester - SVG Optimizer (SVGO-powered, client-side): https://calcbin.com/tools/svg-optimizerFun ones: - Random Name Picker (spin wheel animation): https://calcbin.com/tools/random-name-picker - QR Code Generator: https://calcbin.com/tools/qr-code-generatorEverything runs client-side (Next.js + React), no ads, no tracking, works offline. Built it for myself but figured others might find it useful.Browse all tools: https://calcbin.com/toolsTech: Next.js 14 App Router, TypeScript, Tailwind, Turborepo monorepo.All open to feedback!
Enrichment
- Theme
- niche developer utilities and toolchains
- Vertical
- Horizontal
- Function
- Dev tools
- Audience
- Developer
- AI stance
- Not AI
- Project type
- Hobby / open-source project
- Normalized one-liner
- collection of personal development tools
- Manually corrected
- False
Could you build this?
Yes The author literally vibe-coded the entire suite of 177 standalone browser utility tools, calculators, and converters.
Discussion
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Feature requests: Pin or star tools for quick access
Competitors
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Attention rank: #23 of 76 (itself plus its competitors, highest first — normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 96 days after the earliest competitor.
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- No other launches for this product.
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