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Nikhil Kumar Swain
Frontend developer with 4+ years building web apps, SaaS products and developer tools. I learn by making things: tools I wish existed, experiments that got out of hand, and side projects that deserve more attention than they get.
Selected work
Things I've built
Creazilla Web Editor
Full-featured visual website editor with live preview and publishing.
zketch
Canvas drawing app with freehand sketching, zoom/pan and undo/redo.
zist
Local-first Kanban with workspaces, rich cards and offline storage.
Zlate
Visual project tracker with custom calendar views and local-first sync.
vidscroll
Scroll-scrubbed video for React and plain HTML, with in-browser re-encoding.
More projects
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Z Color Picker Lightweight React color picker with eyedropper and all color formats. npm library · React code ↗ -
Yoink Browser extension that grabs original-quality media URLs from X and Instagram. JavaScript · WebExtensions API -
Algo Visualizer Interactive algorithm visualizer pairing step-by-step execution with code. React · TypeScript code ↗ -
Previewz Local-first gallery for images, videos and links with hidden vaults. React · Astro code ↗ -
token-portfolio Track crypto tokens and portfolio value with wallet connect. React · TypeScript code ↗ -
shape-editor Web shape editor for creating, editing and combining SVG shapes. React · TypeScript -
css-shorthands Curated list of CSS shorthand properties with code examples. JavaScript · Html code ↗ -
10days10designs 10-day self-initiated design challenge of daily UI creations. Html · CSS code ↗ -
LyricsFinder Fetch and display song lyrics by singer and song name. Html · Css code ↗
Experience
Where I've worked
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Dec 2025 – Sep 2026
Creazilla · Frontend Developer (Contract)
Remote
- Rebuilt ~90% of a production visual website editor (334K visits/mo)
- JSON-driven renderer shared over Module Federation
- Cold load down to 1–3s, LCP ≈ 1.5s
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Jul 2025 – Nov 2025
Freelance · Frontend / Full Stack Developer
Remote
- Delivered 5 portfolio sites, 3 designs, 4 Discord bots, 2 Shopify builds
- Full-stack work: REST APIs, database workflows, integrations
- Shipped 14+ client deliverables through revisions and deployment
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Apr 2023 – May 2025
Adstia Pvt Ltd · Senior Frontend Developer
Remote
- Led WeCall CMS plugin architecture across 300+ client sites
- Visual questionnaire builder (XYFlow) cut config time by 50%+
- Real-time analytics grid rendering 1,000+ calls per refresh
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Feb 2022 – Mar 2023
Yugam Technologies · Full Stack Engineer
Remote
- Built Codma styling frontend with real-time preview
- Browser extension reached 1.5K+ downloads
- Wrote ~40% of the Node.js and MongoDB backend
Playground
Small things to poke at
A field of dots that react to your pointer, and a place to draw. Needs JavaScript.
move to disturb · drag to draw your wall →
Writing
Latest from the blog
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Scroll-scrubbed video that stays smooth with any video file
Scroll-driven video stutters with most exported files. Here's why, what the usual fixes cost, and how to make any video scrub smoothly in the browser.
Off the clock
What I'm playing and listening to
Playing
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now playing
Hollow Knight: Silksong (opens Steam)
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favourite
NieR:Automata (opens Steam)
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favourite
NieR Replicant (opens Steam)
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favourite
Hollow Knight (opens Steam)
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