Azeem Mustafa

Hey! I'm Azeem, a university student studying AI Engineering. FileMint started as a personal frustration that turned into something bigger than I ever imagined.

It was late one night during finals week. I needed to merge two PDF files for a group project—nothing fancy, just combine them into one document. Every "free" tool I found either wanted me to create an account, limited me to 5 pages, or worst of all, wanted me to upload my files to their servers.

These PDFs had my teammates' personal information. I wasn't comfortable uploading them to some random website. So I thought: "Modern browsers are powerful. Why can't this just happen on my computer?"

That weekend, I built my first browser-based PDF merger. Then an image compressor. Then a JSON formatter. Before I knew it, I had 30+ tools—and FileMint was born.

I've always been frustrated by "free" tools that are actually free trials, or "private" tools that upload your data to who-knows-where. As a student, I couldn't afford expensive subscriptions. As someone who cares about privacy, I didn't want to trust random servers with my files.

FileMint is what I wish existed when I was looking for these tools. No accounts, no uploads, no limits. Just open the page and use the tool. Your files stay on your computer, processed by your own browser. I don't even have the ability to see what you're converting—and that's by design.

I keep FileMint free because I remember what it's like to need a tool and not have the money for it. Every student, freelancer, or small business owner deserves access to quality tools without being nickeled and dimed.