ALE160
Independent Developer / Content Creator

Fighting fate with code and stories

Failed Entrepreneur · Paying Off Debt Through Freelancing · Free Open Source Practitioner
"Since I'm already at the bottom, every step forward is progress"

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About Me

ALE160
Independent DeveloperIn-Debt EntrepreneurOne-Person ArmySolo DeveloperJack of All TradesContent Creator

I'm Ale160. I entered society at 17 and became a self-taught developer.
Just experienced startup failure, heavy debt, and broken relationships.
Now I'm an independent developer and content creator.
I'm not perfect, I've made mistakes and failed many times, but I want to walk a different path:
Open-source my tools for free, continuously document my growth, and see how far I can go.

I believe the original meaning of the internet was sharing.
So I made hub-nav (personalized browser start page) permanently free and open source,
recording every reversal and decision publicly.
I'm no philanthropist—I did consider charging, but ultimately chose free.
Because I think my products aren't worth paying for yet.

Currently I'm doing two things:
1. Continuously releasing free open-source tools.
2. Continuously producing video content.
Not to prove anything, but to exist for the long term.

What I Believe

  • Many hands make light work - you think, I build.
  • First make it work, then make it better.
  • Always free within my means.
  • First survive, then talk about returns.

My Projects

hub-nav
Personalized browser start page with OS-style modern design

Tech Stack:

Next.jsReactTypeScriptTailwind CSS
ActiveForever FreeGlobal CDNPure Frontend
web-text
Simple and elegant online Markdown editor with real-time preview, syntax highlighting, and auto-save

Tech Stack:

Next.jsReactTypeScriptTailwind CSS
ActiveForever FreeGlobal CDNPure Frontend
web-img
Pure frontend online image processing toolkit with compression, format conversion, watermark, cropping, rotation, and more

Tech Stack:

Next.jsReactTypeScriptTailwind CSS
ActiveForever FreeGlobal CDNPure Frontend
More Tools
Coming Soon...

Continuously releasing and improving free open-source tools, never stop evolving.

Your Ideas
You think, I build

If you have ideas, welcome to submit GitHub Issues.

All the above pure frontend tools will be permanently free and open source. I don't care about technical elitism; I only care about helping more people.

Content & Connections

Video Content

I record my growth journey through videos: what I built, why I built it, the mistakes I made, and how I pivot. This is not traditional product marketing, but a long-term growth series.

Support & Feedback

I'm not in a hurry to commercialize, nor pursue short-term gains.
But I believe: long-term continuous evolution is more important than always being correct.
If you support my philosophy, you can support me in the following ways:

Spread & Share
  • Share my free open-source tools with friends who need them.
  • Mention my projects on social media.
  • Give the GitHub repo a Star ⭐.
Content Interaction
  • Watch my videos, like, comment, and share.
  • Leave your thoughts and suggestions in comments.
  • Subscribe to my channel, never miss updates.

Feedback Channels

Your feedback will directly affect my next actions.