I built a privacy-first image toolkit with 27 browser-based tools because I was tired of uploading photos to servers I don't trust
I'm a travel photographer and web developer from Italy. After every trip I deal with hundreds of photos that need compressing, converting, renaming, EXIF stripping. I was using 5 different tools and uploading personal photos to random servers.
So I built SammaPix. Everything runs in your browser. Your photos never leave your device.
27 tools so far:
- Compress (JPG, PNG, WebP, GIF — up to 90% smaller)
- Convert between formats (WebP, HEIC, AVIF, JXL)
- AI rename for SEO (Gemini Flash generates descriptive filenames)
- Background removal (runs a 44MB AI model in your browser via WASM)
- Passport photo maker for 140+ countries
- JPG to PDF merger
- JPEG XL converter (nobody else has this online)
- Batch resize for every social platform
- EXIF viewer & remover
- And 18 more...
Stack: Next.js 15, Tailwind, Vercel ($24/mo). Lighthouse 97-99.
What worked: Programmatic SEO pages — I have 308 pages targeting long-tail keywords like "compress image to 200kb" and "italy passport photo size". 79 indexed on Google so far.
What didn't: Cold outreach for backlinks (15 emails, 0 replies). Reddit karma farming took 2 weeks to hit 200. Product Hunt launch was a flop.
Revenue: $0 so far. Free plan is genuinely free (no watermarks, no limits on most tools). Pro is $9/mo for power users.
What would you change? What would make you switch from TinyPNG?