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Show HN: Mailfrom.dev – A Cheaper MailTrap Alternative

Hacker News - Fri, 04/25/2025 - 4:20am

I built Mailfrom.dev to fullfill a necessity I've had for years.. A simple, affordable sandbox SMTP server that lets you test email flows (resets, onboarding, verifications) in dev/staging environments — without sending real emails to real users and that can be shared with other people and clients.

Sure, there are other players in the space — but most are either way too expensive or require complex setups. I wanted something affordable and dead simple to use. Just check the pricing — you'll see what I mean.

Stack: Laravel, Vue 3, shadcn, hosted on k3s on Hetzner, using AWS S3 and SES.

Would love your thoughts or feedback — especially if you've struggled with email testing in staging like I have.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43791413

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Show HN: I built a tool to extract thousands of YouTube transcripts in 1-click

Hacker News - Fri, 04/25/2025 - 3:20am

Hey HN,

I recently ran into a frustrating problem: I needed high-quality data from YouTube for a side project involving LLMs. But extracting transcripts—especially in bulk—was either painful, slow, or hidden behind expensive subscriptions and API limits.

So I built: https://www.youtubetranscripts.io/

It lets you extract transcripts in bulk from any public YouTube channel, playlist, or video with a single click.

You can convert and download transcripts as .txt, .json, .csv, .srt, or .vtt, and customize what’s included—timestamps, video titles, channel names, etc.

I'll be constantly updating the app to improve extraction speeds. Currently, a channel with ~4,000 videos takes about 2 minutes to process.

Use cases for this tool: - Training data for LLMs - Content repurposing

Pricing model is pay-as-you-go. No subscriptions. Just purchase credits when you need them.

Would love to hear your thoughts or ideas for improving it.

Happy to answer questions about the tech stack, the scraping process, or decisions around pricing and UX.

Edmund

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43791086

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Midlife Engineering

Hacker News - Fri, 04/25/2025 - 3:17am

Article URL: https://www.midlife.engineering

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43791070

Points: 3

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