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Free Browser-Based DodoDeck Offers PDF Editing, Text-to-Speech and File Sharing

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A developer has launched DodoDeck, a website offering a collection of free tools that run directly in the browser. The suite includes a PDF text editor, AI-powered text-to-speech, a tool for resizing images to exact kilobyte sizes, and peer-to-peer file sharing of up to 1GB. According to the post, the tools require no sign-up and add no watermarks to output. The announcement was shared on DEV Community as a response to paywalls on simple web tasks. The platform's marketing describes its tools as private and lightweight, though the source provides no independent verification of these claims.

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