... Sharing a small project we've been building: ScanRead.ai ( https://scanread.ai ) a free OCR tool for extracting editable text from images, PDFs, screenshots, and handwritten notes. What makes it a bit different from generic OCR: Built on PP-OCRv5 + PaddleOCR-VL (2M params) benchmarks competitively against Google Vision and AWS Textract, especially on CJK languages 22 specialized tools handwriting (including cursive), tables, math LaTeX, receipts, screenshots, Arabic / Japanese / Chinese Free tier: 20 pages/day, no signup needed for casual ...

... What are the alternatives to Stripe? Paddle

... engaging communities. The other 30% is building features.Also pivoting messaging: originally "accessibility tool" (noble but hard to reach). Now "watch anime without waiting for subs" because that's who's actually using it. Easier audience to reach.Next moves:- Integrating Paddle this week (5% vs

... without monetization or investment is getting really difficult. If you ve dealt with something like this (or just have thoughts), I d love to hear: What would you do in this situation? Any creative approaches, funding workarounds, or even alternative payment methods I should look into? Appreciate any advice Comment from KudosWall AI Career Platform(@kudoswall): We use @Paddle

... everyone I m doing some research and wanted to hear directly from developers, indie hackers, or SaaS builders: I found that developers are doing well by using platforms like Gumroad , Paddle , and Lemon Squeezy to run sales - typically spending around 5 15% in revenue share , or paying monthly fees depending on the platform. Many also run direct sales through custom websites using Stripe or PayPal integrations. Where are you currently selling your software or web apps? Are you using platforms ... ... like Gumroad, Paddle

... PayPal charges me 5% per transaction and their support is unwilling to reduce it to 3% for me while I know they do lower the transaction fee for certain accounts. Thinking to switch to either of the following: Stripe Paddle (shoutout to my friend @thisiskp_ ) Lemonsqueezy Gumroad ( @shl ) Razorpay Fastspring Wise Dodo Payments What do you recommend for cross-border payments? Comment which platform works the best for you :) Comment from Oleg D(@sleg_ka): @siddharthpereiras   @ricoboost  Absolutely ... ... library. I setup a main stripe and a fallback with lemon squeezy just in case when I can. Comment from steve beyatte(@steveb): Stripe is the de facto. You get so much with it and the fees are "normal". Paddle