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      <title>I Built a Minimal Tool to Instantly Share Text Between Devices</title>
      <dc:creator>Zainudin Noori</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 12:20:03 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;I recently launched a small side project called ShareText.net — a lightweight tool for instantly sharing text, notes, code snippets, documentation, or temporary messages using a simple link or QR Code.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The idea came from constantly needing to:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;move text between phone and laptop&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;share quick notes instantly using&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;send logs/errors without friction&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;avoid bloated apps for simple text sharing&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;So I built something intentionally simple and fast.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  Current Features
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;No signup required&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Instant shareable links and QR Code&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Fast sharing workflow&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Password-protected shares&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Expiring links&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Lightweight comments/replies&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Mobile-friendly UI&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Clean reading experience&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  Why I Built It
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Sometimes you just want to:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Paste text&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Generate link&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Share instantly&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;

&lt;p&gt;No workspace setup.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
No complicated UI.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
No unnecessary friction.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  Future Improvements
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;A few things I’m considering next:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Better long-note reading mode&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Temporary collaboration mode&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Device-to-device quick transfer&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Markdown enhancements&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Cleaner organization for frequent users&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Would genuinely love feedback from the community:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What would make this more useful?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What feature would you actually use?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What annoys you in existing sharing tools?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;👉 &lt;a href="https://sharetext.net" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;https://sharetext.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fuvx8ffrkhudxd8omku6f.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"&gt;&lt;img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fuvx8ffrkhudxd8omku6f.png" alt="Share Text instantly" width="800" height="549"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fthwkcvg8cqhmti51nz3v.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"&gt;&lt;img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fthwkcvg8cqhmti51nz3v.png" alt="Password Protected Notes" width="800" height="581"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fo1uoz8k78td728mypqhw.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"&gt;&lt;img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fo1uoz8k78td728mypqhw.png" alt="Share with QR Code" width="800" height="582"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <category>writing</category>
      <category>documentation</category>
      <category>opensource</category>
      <category>productivity</category>
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      <title>Complete Toolkit for LLM Development</title>
      <dc:creator>Zainudin Noori</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 18:52:30 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://forem.com/zainudin_noori_293f1d1c1b/complete-toolkit-for-llm-development-1l7o</link>
      <guid>https://forem.com/zainudin_noori_293f1d1c1b/complete-toolkit-for-llm-development-1l7o</guid>
      <description>&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  LLMForge.dev: A Free Toolkit for Building with AI Models
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;If you're building with GPT-4, Claude, Gemini, Llama, or other LLMs, you've probably hit these pain points:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Guessing token costs and managing budgets&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Comparing models across different providers&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Figuring out context window limits&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Dealing with chunking and embeddings&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Generating JSON schemas for function calling&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Testing and optimizing prompts&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Visualizing RAG pipelines&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Most devs bounce between docs, spreadsheets, random calculators, and custom scripts just to answer basic questions.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;*&lt;em&gt;LLM Forge (llmforge.dev) *&lt;/em&gt; solves this with 14+ practical tools in one place — completely free, no sign-up required.&lt;/p&gt;




&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  Cost &amp;amp; Token Tools
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Token Counter&lt;/strong&gt; – See exactly how many tokens your text uses&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Token Cost Calculator&lt;/strong&gt; – Estimate API costs before deployment&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Embedding Cost Calculator&lt;/strong&gt; – Plan vector database expenses&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Batch API Estimator&lt;/strong&gt; – Calculate savings with batch processing&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Fine-tuning Cost Estimator&lt;/strong&gt; – Budget for custom model training&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;




&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  Model Analysis Tools
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Model Comparison Table&lt;/strong&gt; – Side-by-side feature and pricing comparison&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Context Window Calculator&lt;/strong&gt; – Understand token limits per model&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Response-Time Comparison&lt;/strong&gt; – Benchmark latency across providers&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Rate-Limit Calculator&lt;/strong&gt; – Plan around API throttling&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;




&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  Developer Utilities
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;JSON Schema Generator&lt;/strong&gt; – Create function calling schemas&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Prompt Template Builder&lt;/strong&gt; – Structure reusable prompts&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Token Optimizer&lt;/strong&gt; – Reduce costs without losing quality&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Text Chunk Visualizer&lt;/strong&gt; – See how your text splits for embeddings&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;RAG Pipeline Visualizer&lt;/strong&gt; – Map out retrieval workflows&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;System Prompt Library&lt;/strong&gt; – Browse tested prompt patterns&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;




&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  Why It Matters
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Modern AI development isn't just "call the API." Real production apps need:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;✅ Cost planning and budget control&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
✅ Prompt engineering and testing&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
✅ Context management strategies&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
✅ Smart chunking for RAG systems&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
✅ Informed model selection&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
✅ Proper function schema design&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
✅ Rate-limit awareness  &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;LLM Forge gives you a pre-production lab to simulate, validate, and compare design choices before deploying.&lt;/p&gt;




&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  The Bottom Line
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Clean UI. No ads. No paywall. Built by developers who work with LLMs at scale.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Whether you're maintaining AI apps, building RAG pipelines, or just learning about LLMs, this toolkit is worth having in your bookmarks.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;🔗 Check it out:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.llmforge.dev/" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;llmforge.dev&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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