Dipto Das

Hey everyone! 👋 I'm Dipto, a developer from Bangladesh. I've been lurking here for a while, learning from all of you, and finally decided to introduce myself and share something I've been working on. A bit about me: - 🇧🇩 Based in Dhaka, Bangladesh - 💻 Self-taught developer (started with HTML/CSS 8 years ago, somehow ended up building Chrome extensions) - ☕ Fueled by cha (that's Bengali tea) and...

I built Clify, a YouTube content blocker that automatically removes Shorts and blocks videos with keywords in 35+ languages. The "business model": There isn't one. It's completely free and open source. MIT licensed. Why no monetization? 1. I built this for myself first 2. Privacy is non-negotiable (no tracking = no ad revenue) 3. Digital wellness shouldn't be a luxury 4. Some things can just......

Q: Why manual install? A: Great question! YouTube has strict policies on content blockers. Manual install lets us stay 100% transparent and avoid any risk of being taken down. Plus, it's actually super easy - just 2 minutes! 🛠️ Q: How does multi-language blocking work? A: We use Unicode normalization and language-agnostic pattern matching. So when you type "movie|فيلم|फिल्म|সিনেমা", Clify blocks...

Hey Product Hunt community! 👋 I'm Dipto, the creator of Clify. Along with our amazing community of contributors, we've been working on this for the past year, and we're so excited to finally launch on Product Hunt! The problem we're solving: YouTube is designed to keep you watching. Shorts, clickbait, recommendations - all fighting for your attention. What starts as "I'll just watch one...

A lot of people are asking how I built Clify. Here's the honest story: Day 1-3: I was frustrated with YouTube Shorts. Opened VS Code, wrote 50 lines of JavaScript that hid Shorts on my browser. It worked. Barely. Day 4-10: Shared with 5 friends. They wanted keyword blocking. Added it in a weekend. Day 11-15: Friends shared with friends. Now 50 people using it. They wanted multi-language...