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I added AI background removal to my image converter in a week, in Rust, no Python
Part of an ongoing build-in-public series on Convertify, a free image/file converter I build solo. This week: background removal. The honest version, with the walls I hit. Most "remove image backgrou
Jul 1, 20267 min read1
The Rust binding compiled fine. then it started segfaulting in prod
I run a free image converter, its built on rust + axum + libvips. it had been happily running for months. then one feature, images-to-pdf, started falling over in production with this: g_object_unref:
Jun 11, 20265 min read
Building Image Compression in Rust with libvips Real Benchmarks, Real Tradeoffs
I've been building Convertify a free image converter for 11 weeks now. Last week I added compression support (JPG, PNG, WebP) using Rust + libvips. Here's what I learned, with actual numbers. The Sta
May 29, 20265 min read
From 0 to 72 indexed pages in 2 months: what Google actually does with new sites
I've been building Convertify — a free image converter in Rust + Next.js — for about 2 months. Here's where I am in GSC right now: 72 indexed pages Average position: 40.8 Impressions: ~90/day Clicks:
May 8, 20263 min read2
Why HEIC still breaks web apps in 2026 — and how to fix it server-side
Apple's default photo format has 14.74% browser support. Here's the production-grade solution.
Apr 15, 20265 min read
Best Free Online Image Converters in 2026 — WebP, AVIF, HEIC and more
If you work with web images, you're converting between formats constantly. Here are 6 free tools worth knowing. 1. Convertify Convertify supports WebP, HEIC, AVIF, PNG, JPG, TIFF and 20+ other formats
Apr 8, 20262 min read6