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sairaj2568
sairaj2568 shipped eigen PDF viewer
1 day ago

Shipped this project!

Shipping an updated version of my standalone PDF viewer, inspired by the Microsoft Edge PDF experience.

The idea is simple. Edge has one of the best PDF viewers out there, but it is locked inside a browser. So I wanted to bring that experience into a clean standalone tool.

Last time I shipped this, the response was honestly kind of crazy. People really liked it and I ended up with 25.6 cookie multiplier, which I did not expect at all.

This version is better though. I fixed the things people pointed out:

  • Highlight and draw tools were swapped, fixed that
  • Print button was not working, fixed
  • Annotations disappearing while zooming, fixed

So it should feel much more solid now.

Also being real here. The hackathon ends on 31st and I have exams coming up, so I cannot keep pushing updates at full speed anymore.

If you try it and genuinely like it, I would really appreciate your support.

And if you are voting, please consider rating it higher across the categories like originality, usefulness, storytelling etc. That multiplier really matters here.

I am aiming for around 250 cookies so I can grab a 3D printer before it goes out of stock.

Only if you think it deserves it. No pressure.

Thanks a lot for checking it out :)

sairaj2568
sairaj2568 worked on eigen PDF viewer
1 day ago
2h 0m logged

fixes:

  1. the highlight and draw icons are fixed now (they were swapped)
  2. annotations dont disappear when zoomed in or out
  3. print works fine now
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sairaj2568
sairaj2568 worked on eigen PDF viewer
2 days ago
1h 20m logged

i heard yall and finally fixed all the problems you guys mentioned in the voting. this is probably one of the last devlogs before we pack up . btw i am going for the 3D printer. its a great prize and i would really love if yall would rate me higher so i can get it!!! <3

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sairaj2568 worked on eigen PDF viewer
3 days ago
0h 48m logged

i think i should put the RAG feature behind a little and fix the problems the voters of this projects mentioned. i think that should have first priority. also there is only 15 days remaining to the hackathon and i dont think i can ship the RAG feature until then. i am definitely got add it soon. i think you all should star the repository and bookmark the website. i am gonna turn this into a full fledged startup

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sairaj2568 worked on eigen PDF viewer
5 days ago
1h 53m logged

did more work on the RAG chat feature. this is the icon i am think for the feature. this is a mobius strip. i think this is a breath of fresh air from the butthole icons for AI.

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sairaj2568 worked on eigen PDF viewer
9 days ago
1h 30m logged

i have officially begun implementing AI chat to the PDF viewer. i am thinking of turning this project into a micro startup. i have begun experimenting with RAG pipelines

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sairaj2568
sairaj2568 shipped eigen PDF viewer
12 days ago

Shipped this project!

Hours: 2.52
Cookies: 🍪 65
Multiplier: 25.64 cookies/hr

The best PDF reader might actually be hiding inside a web browser.

Microsoft Edge’s built-in PDF viewer is widely considered one of the smoothest and most polished PDF experiences often better than dedicated apps like Adobe Reader.

But it’s locked inside the browser.

While scrolling X, I came across a tweet that said:
“Edge sucks, but its PDF viewer is amazing. Someone should make it standalone.”

That tweet became the idea.

So for this hackathon, I built a standalone PDF viewer inspired by the Edge PDF experience focused on speed, simplicity, and a distraction-free reading experience.

Sometimes the best products come from noticing something great that already exists and making it more accessible.

sairaj2568
sairaj2568 worked on eigen PDF viewer
12 days ago
1h 8m logged

looks like i needed to ship this again to unlock payouts. i made some minor fixes to the bugs

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sairaj2568 worked on eigen PDF viewer
16 days ago
1h 15m logged

made the save button functional. i am thinking of adding RAG chat in the future.

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sairaj2568
sairaj2568 shipped eigen PDF viewer
25 days ago

Shipped this project!

Hours: 25.67
Cookies: 🍪 519
Multiplier: 20.23 cookies/hr

I saw a tweet where someone said they love the built-in PDF viewer in Microsoft Edge, but hate the browser itself because it sucks and wished there were a standalone PDF viewer with the same features.

So I built one.

sairaj2568
sairaj2568 worked on eigen PDF viewer
about 1 month ago
3h 18m logged

all features are now functional. we are officially 99% done for the MVP. Eigen is coming.

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sairaj2568 worked on eigen PDF viewer
about 1 month ago
2h 31m logged

i am so tired rn. tried to understand X algorithm.

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sairaj2568
sairaj2568 worked on eigen PDF viewer
about 1 month ago
0h 32m logged

created a beautiful README.md for my github profile

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sairaj2568
sairaj2568 worked on eigen PDF viewer
about 2 months ago
0h 20m logged

creating icons is a huge hassle dawg. SVGs n all

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sairaj2568 worked on eigen PDF viewer
about 2 months ago
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we officially have a logo and name for my project.

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sairaj2568 worked on eigen PDF viewer
about 2 months ago
1h 26m logged

a full fledged opensource ms edge PDF editor competitor is coming in heat.

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developergirishgiri
developergirishgiri about 2 months ago

nice plz give me vote also and follow me

sairaj2568
sairaj2568 worked on eigen PDF viewer
about 2 months ago
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more fooling around. everything is going smoothly.

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sairaj2568 worked on eigen PDF viewer
2 months ago
0h 59m logged

the project has gotten pretty huge now.
added installation methods for linux, windows and mac

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sairaj2568
sairaj2568 worked on eigen PDF viewer
2 months ago
1h 24m logged

installation scripts and researched on how to make the program intuitive and function out of the box, plug and play

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sairaj2568
sairaj2568 worked on eigen PDF viewer
2 months ago
0h 46m logged

worked to set hard limits to avoid hitting the ceiling and not violating githubs ToS.

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sairaj2568
sairaj2568 worked on eigen PDF viewer
2 months ago
1h 5m logged

created assets and resolved conflicts regarding sync

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sairaj2568
sairaj2568 worked on eigen PDF viewer
2 months ago
0h 43m logged

i have dropped FOSSbin and now working on taal.

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sairaj2568
sairaj2568 worked on eigen PDF viewer
2 months ago
0h 52m logged
  • i am going module by module
  • first module is basically taking a txt file compressing and encrypting it
  • i am going with the independent approach so i learn my way out to so i also decrypt it
  • i am using the crypto and zlib libraries currently
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sairaj2568
sairaj2568 worked on eigen PDF viewer
2 months ago
0h 28m logged
  • created the FOSSbin dev folder
  • setup the workspace
  • brainstormed about the architecture
  • chose TS as the main programming language
  • installed TS (hell)
  • logged my first 30 mins
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