The problem
Every developer has a folder of small scripts they wrote for themselves. Organize downloads. Find duplicate photos. Zip a backup. Resize images for email.
They're not impressive. They're not "AI-powered." They just save 30 minutes on a Saturday.
I had 12 of them. I decided to package them.
What's in the pack
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| File Organizer | Sorts Downloads into Images/Documents/Audio/Video/Archives |
| Duplicate Finder | Finds duplicates by content, not name |
| Folder Size | See what's eating your disk |
| Backup Zip | One-command timestamped backup |
| Bulk Rename | Rename 500 files with preview |
| Find & Replace | Replace text across hundreds of files, with .bak backups |
| CSV Toolkit | Merge, split, count, preview CSVs |
| Text Diff | Compare two files line by line |
| PDF Toolkit | Merge, split, extract pages |
| Image Resizer | Bulk resize/convert photos |
| Link Scraper | Pull every link from a page into CSV |
| Password Tools | Generate + check password strength |
Design principles
1. Safety first. Every destructive operation previews before it acts. Nothing is deleted without confirmation. Nothing is overwritten without a .bak backup.
2. Stdlib-first. 9 of 12 tools use only Python's built-in libraries. The other 3 (PDF, image resize, link scrape) tell you the one-line pip install if you want them. No 500MB dependency trees.
3. Plain English. Every tool has copy-paste examples. The README assumes you've never opened a terminal before.
The packaging
- 2-minute setup guide (install Python, done)
- Plain-English README with examples for every tool
- 30-day refund, lifetime updates
Pricing
$9.99. Pay-what-you-want with $5 minimum (converts better for new stores).
What I learned
- Boring sells. Nobody buys "AI-powered file organizer." They buy "sorts my Downloads folder in 3 seconds."
- Safety is a feature. The dry-run preview is the #1 thing buyers mention. Non-technical people are terrified of scripts that "just do things."
- The README is the product. Half my effort went into documentation. A great script with a bad README doesn't sell.
Pack: https://sviatpukas.gumroad.com/l/bihkln
Repo (partial): https://github.com/Des3uct0r/grabkit
