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LICENSE

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+MIT License
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+Copyright (c) 2026 Ku6epXBOCTuK
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README.md

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+# easy-png-tools
+
+Browser-based PNG utility toolkit — no server, no data upload, everything runs locally.
+
+Inspired by online services like onlinepngtools.com, but fully offline-capable and open source.
+
+## Features
+
+- **Pixel-level image processing** — format conversion, transparency/alpha channel, color transformations, geometry, filters/convolutions, morphology, quantization & palettes, image generation, text/watermarks, analysis & checks
+- **Pipeline system (workspace)** — load image → chain multiple tool steps → sequential application → download result; pipelines saved to localStorage, exportable as JSON
+- **Web Worker execution** — heavy operations run off the main thread with automatic fallback to direct calls
+- **i18n** — full Russian and English localization with search matching
+- **Dark/Light themes** — persisted to localStorage
+- **Pure TypeScript core** — `lib/core/` operates on `ImageData`/`Uint8ClampedArray` with no DOM dependency
+- **~30+ tools** across categories: transparency, color, geometry, filters, morphology, palettes, generation, text, analysis
+
+## Tech Stack
+
+- **SvelteKit** (Svelte 5, runes mode) with static adapter — pure static export, no server
+- **Vite** + **TypeScript** (strict)
+- **Vitest** for unit tests
+- **ESLint** + **Prettier**
+- **pnpm** (required, ^11.20.0)
+- **Lucide** icons, **IBM Plex** fonts (self-hosted)
+
+## Getting Started
+
+### Prerequisites
+
+- [pnpm](https://pnpm.io/) v11.20+
+
+### Install & Run
+
+```bash
+pnpm install
+pnpm dev
+```
+
+### Build
+
+```bash
+pnpm build
+```
+
+Static output is written to `web/build/`.
+
+### Other Commands
+
+| Command                  | Description               |
+| ------------------------ | ------------------------- |
+| `pnpm --dir web test`    | Run unit tests (Vitest)   |
+| `pnpm --dir web check`   | Type-check (svelte-check) |
+| `pnpm --dir web lint`    | Lint (ESLint)             |
+| `pnpm --dir web format`  | Format (Prettier)         |
+| `pnpm --dir web preview` | Preview production build  |
+
+## Project Structure
+
+```txt
+easy-png-tools/
+├── web/                    # Main SvelteKit application
+│   ├── src/
+│   │   ├── lib/
+│   │   │   ├── core/       # Pure TS image processing (ImageData-based)
+│   │   │   ├── components/ # UI components
+│   │   │   ├── tools/      # Pipeline, executor, overlay store
+│   │   │   ├── i18n/       # Localization (ru/en)
+│   │   │   └── registry.ts # Tool registry (source of truth)
+│   │   └── routes/         # SvelteKit routes
+│   └── build/              # Static export output
+├── docs/                   # Architecture docs, roadmap, plans
+└── refs/                   # Design reference (Next.js, not part of runtime)
+```
+
+## Architecture
+
+The project is built around a **tool registry** (`registry.ts`) — each tool is a self-contained entry with `{id, title, description, category, params, run}`. Pages, forms, and pipelines are generated from this registry.
+
+Core image processing lives in `lib/core/` and operates directly on `ImageData` objects with no browser API dependencies, making it portable to other environments (WASM, CLI) in the future.
+
+## Roadmap
+
+See [docs/roadmap.md](docs/roadmap.md) for the full development plan. Current phases:
+
+1. **Phase 1** — TypeScript core + web UI (in progress)
+2. **Phase 2** — Rust/WASM core for performance-critical operations
+3. **Phase 3** — CLI tool
+
+## License
+
+[MIT](LICENSE)