Louis Chen (@louischen737)

I Thought a Dictionary Was Enough to Build an IPA App. I Was Wrong.

When I started building Phonetic Formatter, I thought the hard part was already solved. I had found the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, a widely used pronunciation dictionary for American English. It maps

Apr 25 · 11 min readlouisbuilds.hashnode.dev

The 500MB Crisis: How a Technical Disaster Forced My macOS AI Tool to Evolve

In my previous post, I shared the story of why I built TransMov—a local AI tool to handle transparent animations. At that time, it was just a handy utility. But I didn't realize that this "utility" wo

Apr 3 · 3 min readlouisbuilds.hashnode.dev

Building TransMov: A macOS Video & Animation Tool for Designers and Developers

Hi Hashnode community! 👋 I’m excited to share the story behind my first indie macOS app, TransMov, and the lessons I learned along the way. The Problem While developing an app, I needed animation assets. APNG was ideal for in-app animations, and we ...

Jan 14 · 2 min readlouisbuilds.hashnode.dev

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I Thought a Dictionary Was Enough to Build an IPA App. I Was Wrong.

The 500MB Crisis: How a Technical Disaster Forced My macOS AI Tool to Evolve

Building TransMov: A macOS Video & Animation Tool for Designers and Developers

Louis Chen

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I Thought a Dictionary Was Enough to Build an IPA App. I Was Wrong.

The 500MB Crisis: How a Technical Disaster Forced My macOS AI Tool to Evolve

Building TransMov: A macOS Video & Animation Tool for Designers and Developers

Louis Chen

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Louis Chen's blogs

I Thought a Dictionary Was Enough to Build an IPA App. I Was Wrong.

The 500MB Crisis: How a Technical Disaster Forced My macOS AI Tool to Evolve

Building TransMov: A macOS Video & Animation Tool for Designers and Developers

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Louis Chen

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Louis Chen's blogs

I Thought a Dictionary Was Enough to Build an IPA App. I Was Wrong.

The 500MB Crisis: How a Technical Disaster Forced My macOS AI Tool to Evolve

Building TransMov: A macOS Video & Animation Tool for Designers and Developers