AnyFileForge

The Ultimate Secure File Processing Platform for Engineers & Researchers
Built by Sumit Prasad

AnyFileForge is an open-source, privacy-first web application that handles complex file operations entirely in the browser. No file ever leaves your device unless you explicitly choose to save it to the cloud. Whether you're an engineer who needs to format JSON, a researcher compiling LaTeX, or just someone who needs to merge PDFs — AnyFileForge has you covered.

🌟 Why AnyFileForge?

🔒 Privacy First — All processing happens client-side (in your browser). Your files are never uploaded to our servers unless you explicitly opt-in.
⚡ Blazing Fast — Powered by WebAssembly (qpdf-wasm, pdfjs-dist) and modern browser APIs.
🛠️ Specialized Tools — Custom-built utilities for Software Engineers and Academic Researchers, not just generic converters.
📱 Fully Responsive — Works perfectly on Desktop, Tablet, and Mobile.
🌍 Multilingual — Supports English, Spanish, and Hindi via i18next.
📦 Installable PWA — Install AnyFileForge as a native-like app on any device.

🔥 Features by Role

👨‍💻 For Developers / Engineers

Code Utilities: JSON Formatter & Validator, JS/CSS/HTML Minifier, Regex Tester
Data Conversion: JSON ↔ CSV, Base64 Encoder/Decoder, Markdown Live Preview
Visualization: CSV Data Plotter, Interactive charts

🔬 For Academic Researchers

Academic Writing: LaTeX Editor, BibTeX Reference Manager
Data Analysis: CSV Plotting with instant chart generation
Format Support: HDF5, Parquet, NetCDF

📄 For Everyone (PDF & Images)

PDF Suite (25+ tools): Merge, Split, Compress, Rotate, Watermark, Sign, Protect, Unlock, Compare, Redact, Add Page Numbers, Organize Pages, Repair
PDF Conversions: PDF↔Word, PDF↔Excel, PDF↔PPT, PDF↔JPG, HTML→PDF, JPG→PDF
Image Studio: Resize, Crop, Compress, Rotate/Flip, Convert (WebP/JPG/PNG), Watermark, Blur Faces, Remove Background, Meme Generator, Upscale

🏗️ Technology Stack

Frontend

Technology	Version	Purpose
React	`^19.2.0`	Core UI framework — component-based rendering
React DOM	`^19.2.0`	React renderer for the browser
Vite	`^7.3.1`	Build tool & dev server with HMR
React Router DOM	`^7.13.0`	Client-side routing (SPA navigation)

Styling & Icons

Technology	Version	Purpose
Vanilla CSS	—	Custom design system with CSS variables, no framework needed
Lucide React	`^0.564.0`	Beautiful, consistent SVG icon set

PDF Processing

Library	Version	Purpose
pdf-lib	`^1.17.1`	Create, merge, split, rotate, watermark, and modify PDFs in the browser
pdfjs-dist	`^5.5.207`	Render PDF pages to canvas (view, extract text, convert to image)
qpdf-wasm-esm-embedded	`^1.1.1`	WebAssembly port of QPDF — password protection & unlocking
mammoth	`^1.11.0`	Convert `.docx` Word files to HTML/text for PDF generation
docx	`^9.6.0`	Generate `.docx` Word files from extracted PDF content
xlsx	`^0.18.5`	Read/write Excel `.xlsx` files — used in PDF→Excel conversion
pptxgenjs	`^4.0.1`	Generate PowerPoint `.pptx` files from PDF page renders

File & Archive Utilities

Library	Version	Purpose
jszip	`^3.10.1`	Create and read `.zip` archives (batch download multiple output files)

Drag & Drop

Library	Version	Purpose
react-dnd	`^16.0.1`	Drag-and-drop framework for React (PDF page organizer)
react-dnd-html5-backend	`^16.0.1`	HTML5 drag-and-drop backend for `react-dnd`
dnd-core	`^16.0.1`	Core state management engine for `react-dnd`

Internationalization (i18n)

Library	Version	Purpose
i18next	`^25.8.7`	Internationalization framework
react-i18next	`^16.5.4`	React bindings for i18next (`useTranslation` hook)
i18next-browser-languagedetector	`^8.2.1`	Auto-detects user's browser language

Backend-as-a-Service (Firebase)

Service	Version	Purpose
firebase	`^12.9.0`	Firebase JavaScript SDK
Firebase Auth	—	Email/password and Google Sign-In authentication
Firebase Firestore	—	NoSQL database for user profiles, projects, feedback
Firebase Storage	—	Cloud file storage for user-saved processed files
firebase-tools	`^15.6.0`	CLI tool for deploying to Firebase Hosting

Progressive Web App (PWA)

Library	Version	Purpose
vite-plugin-pwa	`^1.2.0`	Generates PWA manifest and service worker via Workbox
workbox-window	`^7.4.0`	Manages service worker lifecycle & update notifications

Dev Dependencies

Tool	Version	Purpose
@vitejs/plugin-react	`^5.1.4`	Vite plugin for React — Fast Refresh, JSX transform
ESLint	`^9.39.1`	JavaScript/JSX linter for code quality
eslint-plugin-react-hooks	`^7.0.1`	ESLint rules for correct React Hooks usage
eslint-plugin-react-refresh	`^0.4.24`	ESLint rules for Vite's Fast Refresh compatibility
@types/react	`^19.2.7`	TypeScript type definitions for React
globals	`^16.5.0`	Global variable definitions for ESLint environments

📁 Backend Server (Optional)

The backend server handles computationally heavy file operations that would be too slow or memory-intensive in the browser.

Technology	Version	Purpose
Node.js	LTS	Server runtime
Express	`^4.18.2`	HTTP server framework for REST API routes
Multer	`^1.4.5-lts.1`	Multipart form data parser — handles file uploads
Sharp	`^0.33.0`	High-performance image processing (resize, compress, convert)
pdf-lib	`^1.17.1`	PDF creation and manipulation on the server
Helmet	`^7.1.0`	Secures HTTP headers against common vulnerabilities
express-rate-limit	`^7.1.5`	Prevents API abuse with per-IP rate limiting
cors	`^2.8.5`	Enables Cross-Origin Resource Sharing for the frontend
dotenv	`^16.3.1`	Loads `.env` file into `process.env`
nodemon	`^3.0.2`	(devDep) Auto-restarts server on file changes during development

🚀 Quick Start Guide

1. Clone & Install

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/anyfileforge.git
cd anyfileforge
npm install

2. Configure Environment

cp .env.example .env

Open .env and fill in your Firebase credentials (see Firebase Setup below).

3. Run Locally

npm run dev

Visit http://localhost:5173 to see the app in action!

4. (Optional) Run the Backend Server

cd server
npm install
npm run dev

The server runs on http://localhost:3001 by default.

🔥 Firebase Setup

Create a Firebase project at console.firebase.google.com
Enable Authentication (Email/Password + Google provider)
Enable Firestore Database
Enable Storage
Copy your Firebase web config to .env:

VITE_FIREBASE_API_KEY=your_api_key
VITE_FIREBASE_AUTH_DOMAIN=your_project.firebaseapp.com
VITE_FIREBASE_PROJECT_ID=your_project_id
VITE_FIREBASE_STORAGE_BUCKET=your_project.appspot.com
VITE_FIREBASE_MESSAGING_SENDER_ID=123456789
VITE_FIREBASE_APP_ID=1:123456789:web:abcdef

Firestore Security Rules

rules_version = '2';
service cloud.firestore {
  match /databases/{database}/documents {
    match /users/{userId} {
      allow read, write: if request.auth != null && request.auth.uid == userId;
    }
    match /files/{fileId} {
      allow read, write: if request.auth != null;
      allow delete: if request.time > resource.data.expiresAt;
    }
  }
}

Storage Rules

rules_version = '2';
service firebase.storage {
  match /b/{bucket}/o {
    match /files/{fileId} {
      allow read, write: if request.auth != null;
    }
  }
}

📁 File Structure

See FILE_STRUCTURE.md for a detailed, annotated breakdown of every folder and file in the project.

🤝 Contributing

We welcome contributions! Here's how to get started:

Fork the repository
Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add amazing feature')
Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
Open a Pull Request

See CONTRIBUTING.md for detailed guidelines.

📝 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License — see the LICENSE file for details.

✅ Commercial use ✅ Modification ✅ Distribution ✅ Private use

🎯 Roadmap

Phase 1: Core Features (Current)

Full UI and navigation
25+ PDF tools (merge, split, compress, convert, sign, protect…)
13+ Image tools (resize, crop, compress, convert, watermark…)
Developer tools (JSON, Regex, Base64, Markdown, Minifier…)
Firebase Authentication (Email + Google)
Multilingual support (EN / ES / HI)
PWA — installable as desktop/mobile app
Drag-and-drop PDF page organizer

Phase 2: Advanced Features

Batch processing with progress tracking
REST API for programmatic access
Advanced PDF annotations and form filling
OCR for scanned documents (Tesseract.js)
Expanded researcher tools (HDF5, Parquet, NetCDF)

Phase 3: Premium Features

🙏 Acknowledgments

Library	Use
React	UI framework
Vite	Build tool & dev server
Firebase	Auth, database, storage
pdf-lib	Client-side PDF manipulation
pdfjs-dist	PDF rendering engine
Lucide Icons	Icon set
docx	Word document generation
pptxgenjs	PowerPoint generation
xlsx	Excel file handling
sharp	Server-side image processing

👨‍💻 Developer & Contact

Field	Details
Name	Sumit Prasad
Role	Full-Stack Software Engineer
GitHub Profile	@Sumit-5002
Project Repository	Sumit-5002/Anyfileforge
Report Issues	Anyfileforge/issues
LinkedIn	sumit-prasad-bce2005
Email	sumitboy2005@gmail.com

Built with ❤️ by Sumit Prasad — for engineers and researchers worldwide

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.firebaserc		.firebaserc
.gitignore		.gitignore
CONTRIBUTING.md		CONTRIBUTING.md
FILE_STRUCTURE.md		FILE_STRUCTURE.md
INTEGRATION_TODO.md		INTEGRATION_TODO.md
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README.md		README.md
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index.html		index.html
package-lock.json		package-lock.json
package.json		package.json
pnpm-lock.yaml		pnpm-lock.yaml
storage.rules		storage.rules
vite.config.js		vite.config.js

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AnyFileForge

🌟 Why AnyFileForge?

🔥 Features by Role

👨‍💻 For Developers / Engineers

🔬 For Academic Researchers

📄 For Everyone (PDF & Images)

🏗️ Technology Stack

Frontend

Styling & Icons

PDF Processing

File & Archive Utilities

Drag & Drop

Internationalization (i18n)

Backend-as-a-Service (Firebase)

Progressive Web App (PWA)

Dev Dependencies

📁 Backend Server (Optional)

🚀 Quick Start Guide

1. Clone & Install

2. Configure Environment

3. Run Locally

4. (Optional) Run the Backend Server

🔥 Firebase Setup

Firestore Security Rules

Storage Rules

📁 File Structure

🤝 Contributing

📝 License

🎯 Roadmap

Phase 1: Core Features (Current)

Phase 2: Advanced Features

Phase 3: Premium Features

🙏 Acknowledgments

👨‍💻 Developer & Contact

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