FormatOwl blog
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Read a PDF More Comfortably: Text Extraction, OCR and Local Voices
Create a separate reading layout, review OCR errors, adjust typography and use available local speech without promising layout preservation.
Turn a Long Video into Short Clips: Crop, Split and Check
Plan short clips with time-based splitting, vertical crops, numbering and frame extraction without assuming automatic highlight detection.
Build a Skills Install Command for Your Shell
Generate an npx skills add command with repository, skill and scope options, then check the source before running it yourself.
Static QR Codes: Expiration, Links and Printing Checks
Understand why static QR codes do not have an expiry timer, choose a stable URL and test the final PNG and printed design.
SVG to PNG and Favicon: Export Icons Without Losing the Layout
Preview and optimize SVG, choose a PNG size, generate favicon files and understand sanitization and viewBox-related differences.
Word Count, Character Count and Text Cleanup: A Reliable Editing Order
Check words, graphemes and UTF-8 bytes, clean lists carefully, compare revisions and preview Markdown before publishing.