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Work · March 28, 2025

Zin Flow

Built this after getting frustrated with cluttered online reading. Uses a cloud-based "Smart Distillation Engine" to extract clean content from web pages and convert to EPUB. Started client-side but moved to server processing for 95% accuracy on mainstream sites. Recently added multi-article compilation and dedicated email servers for reliable Kindle delivery. Happy to answer questions about content extraction challenges or building sustainable indie apps.

Zin Flow launched on March 28, 2025 with 12 votes, #2,041 of 7,215 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 1 year on.

What it does

ZinFlow transforms web articles into beautifully formatted EPUB e-books. Extract content from any URL and enjoy distraction-free reading on any device.

Build a personal ebook library from the articles worth keeping. Save long-form content, remove distractions, export clean EPUB ebooks, and read anywhere.

Zin Flow Save great articles. Keep them forever. Read them like books. Go beyond bookmarks. Protect articles from disappearing and build a personal ebook library that stays in sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Use the Safari extension included with the app, the share sheet, or paste a link. Chrome users can get the separate extension from the guide. ZinFlow keeps the article and its images while removing navigation, ads, and other distractions. Combine related articles, organize the chapters, and create an EPUB of your own. Open the standard EPUB in Apple Books or a compatible reading app, or use Send to Kindle to read it on Kindle. See how one saved article becomes part of a clean,…from wanyi.dev

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