Tony Dinh

Welcome to my corner of the internet!

💌Monthly Newsletter (My Story)🧰 Developer Toolbox (macOS app)✨ Black Magic (Twitter SaaS)📸 Beautiful screenshots (macOS app)✏️ Micro-blog (FAQs, Notes)❤️ Find me on Twitter

About Me

🧑29 years old
🇻🇳From Vietnam
👨‍💻Software Developer
🔨Full-time Indie Hacker
😻Cats > Dogs

My Products

🧰DevUtils.app
Last version: 5 months ago
🎩BlackMagic.so
Last update: 3 days ago
📸Xnapper
Released recently!

Code

⌨️GitHub
Last commit: Today
🎆Fun Stuff
Click for surprise

Social Media

🐦Twitter
5 tweets last 48hrs
🖼️Instagram
Infrequent travel pics
🎥YouTube
Last video: 3 weeks ago
💼LinkedIn
I post once a week

Writings

💌Newsletter
Last issue: 17 hours ago
✏️Public Notes
Notes, tips, and FAQs

Other Places

😺Product Hunt
Products launched: 5
💵Gumroad
Products created: 3
🔨Indie Hackers
Mostly lurking 😅
💰PayPal
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Get notified when I release new stuff! 👇

I write once a month ❤️ (See previous issues)

Latest Updates 👇

Tony Dinh's Newsletter

17 hours ago

It's the exciting time of the year!

This is not the monthly update, just a quick announcement 😄

BlackMagic.so Product Updates

3 days ago

💥 Black Friday deal for Black Magic! (+🎁 a small gift for all)

Hello everyone! This is Tony 😄👋 Quick update: we are running a Black Friday deal for Black Magic!

Tony Dinh's Newsletter

23 days ago

Oct 2022 updates: I will write a book!

Also in October: Speak at JOM Launch Asia 2022, and the thing about Elon Musk.

Tony Dinh's Youtube Channel

24 days ago

How to create great demo videos (that cost $0)

BlackMagic.so Product Updates

a month ago

📌New features in Magic Sidebar! Supercharge your Twitter reach.

Hi everyone, We’ve just rolled out some brand-new features to make your experience with Magic Sideba...

Tony Dinh's Youtube Channel

a month ago

I released a new version for Xnapper (1.15.0)

Tony Dinh's Newsletter

2 months ago

Sep 2022: I'm on Indie Hackers Podcast!

Also in September: $12K MRR, built a small new app, SEO, and other updates...

Tony Dinh's Youtube Channel

2 months ago

I built a tiny macOS app: askcommand.com

Tony Dinh's Youtube Channel

2 months ago

Working with a freelancer on my SaaS startup

Tony Dinh's Newsletter

3 months ago

Aug 2022: One year since I quit my job

Reached $10K MRR, launched Xnapper (#1 of the week), went on Indie Hackers podcast (😱), and other u...

Tony Dinh's Newsletter

3 months ago

My new product on Product Hunt today

Not the usual monthly update, just a small update about Xnapper - my latest product

BlackMagic.so Product Updates

4 months ago

New: Schedule Threads 🧵, Tweet Rank, and improve engagements

Hello everyone! This is Tony 👋 I want to share with you some amazing new features in Black Magic.

Tony Dinh's Newsletter

4 months ago

July 2022: Aftermath of a viral tweet

I gained 1,500 new users, but how many will convert? And other updates in July 2022...

DevUtils Product Updates

5 months ago

1.15.0

1.15.0 - 2022-07-08 📸 🛠️ New tools Added cURL to Code tool. Comes in 15 languages: JavaScript, Nod...

Tony Dinh's Newsletter

5 months ago

Jun 2022 updates, $100K ARR, reflections, and a screenshot app!

Hello everyone 👋 It’s Tony again with another monthly update! 😄Thanks for reading Tony Dinh’s News...

BlackMagic.so Product Updates

5 months ago

How Twitter Pros are using Black Magic 👀

Hello everyone! Tony here 👋 A quick update about Black Magic's new features!

Tony Dinh's Newsletter

6 months ago

May 2022: $7,839 MRR, travel, experiments, and a new app.

Hello everyone, it’s Tony again 👋 These days time flies so fast to me! I’m having so many updates i...

BlackMagic.so Product Updates

6 months ago

Twitter Lists, Thread Stats, and other new features!

Hello everyone! This is Tony from BlackMagic.so 👋 This is a quick update on the new exciting featur...

Tony Dinh's Newsletter

7 months ago

April 2022: High churn, reached $6K MRR, and other updates.

Hello everyone! Welcome 150 new subscribers since my last issue. I’m glad to have you here! 👋 Here ...

DevUtils Product Updates

8 months ago

1.14.0

1.14.0 - 2022-04-11 🧶 🛠️ New tools Added Color Converter tool! 🎨 Comes with code presets for CSS,...

Tony Dinh's Newsletter

8 months ago

March 2022: $5,316 MRR and my journey to 30K followers

Hello everyone! 👋 I’m happy to share that this newsletter has now reached 2,000 subscribers. Yay! �...

BlackMagic.so Product Updates

8 months ago

A new way to browse Twitter, and many new features!

Tony Dinh's Newsletter

9 months ago

February 2022 updates – 6 months milestone

Hello everyone! It’s me again – Tony 👋 Time flies! February 2022 marks the 6 months milestone of me...

BlackMagic.so Product Updates

9 months ago

Android app is available + 4 new features in the sidebar!

Hello everyone, Tony's here! 👋 I'm so excited to announce that the Android app is now approved on t...

BlackMagic.so Product Updates

10 months ago

8 new features in Magic Sidebar you should not miss!

Hello everyone! This is Tony with another update on Black Magic!

Tony Dinh's Newsletter

10 months ago

Jan 2022 updates: 4K MRR, new release, new features, new learnings

Hello everyone, this is Tony! 👋 In January 2022, I released a new DevUtils version, added a lot of ...

DevUtils Product Updates

10 months ago

1.13.0

1.13.0 - 2022-01-24 🎆 First update of the year 🎉! This update introduces Raycast and Alfred integr...

Tony Dinh's Newsletter

a year ago

My entire marketing strategy (+ December 2021 updates)

Hello everyone! This is Tony 👋 Hello Hacker News! For context, this post is the latest issue of my ...

Tony Dinh's Newsletter

a year ago

$322 → $2K MRR in 60 days by building in public

Hello everyone, this is Tony! 👋 Today is a special day. I want to share with you all this post I or...

BlackMagic.so Product Updates

a year ago

Magic Sidebar is launched! (+ iOS App!)

Hello everyone, this is Tony! 👋

Tony Dinh's Newsletter

a year ago

My Best Month Ever: $23,109 revenue (+ November 2021 updates)

Hello everyone! This is Tony 👋 I just had my best month ever in my entire indie hacking journey, an...

BlackMagic.so Product Updates

a year ago

Magic Sidebar Beta is here!

Hello everyone! This is Tony from BlackMagic.so 👋 Recently, I have been working on an exciting new ...

Tony Dinh's Newsletter

a year ago

Just two things

Hello everyone! Tony here 👋 This is not a typical monthly update, I just want to quickly let you kn...

Tony Dinh's Newsletter

a year ago

Oct 2021 Updates: Vietnam, DevUtils 1.12, and Magic Sidebar ✨

👋 Hello everyone, it’s Tony again. Lots of things happened in October 2021. I released DevUtils 1.1...

Tony Dinh's Newsletter

a year ago

I turned down a $40,000 cash offer. Here is how and why.

My 6-month-old project ($322 MRR) was offered $40k.

Tony Dinh's Youtube Channel

a year ago

I let people play snake on my Twitter banner

Tony Dinh's Newsletter

a year ago

I was granted $5,000 from Product Hunt!

Hello everyone! It’s me again, Tony. 👋 This month, Sep 2021, BlackMagic.so helped me won a $5,000 g...

DevUtils Product Updates

a year ago

1.12.0

1.12.0 - 2021-10-08 🔮 If you like DevUtils, please tweet about it! Thank you! ❤️ 🛠️ New tools Adde...

Tony Dinh's Youtube Channel

a year ago

I turn my Twitter banner into a game! 🐍

BlackMagic.so Product Updates

a year ago

New features on BlackMagic.so ✨

Hello everyone! This is Tony from BlackMagic.so 👋 A very quick notes on the new features I just add...

Tony Dinh's Youtube Channel

a year ago

Introducing: Stock & Crypto Real-time Banner for Twitter! ✨

Tony Dinh's Newsletter

a year ago

Quitting my job to pursue full-time indie hacking

A recap of August 2021

DevUtils Product Updates

a year ago

1.11.0

1.11.0 - 2021-08-20 🎁 ⚡️ New features Markdown Preview is added, allow you to edit and preview GitH...

BlackMagic.so Product Updates

a year ago

New feature: Real-time Banner is here, join us on Product Hunt!

Hello there, a quick update from BlackMagic.so, we have released a new feature: Real-time Banner 🎉 ...

DevUtils Product Updates

a year ago

1.10.0

1.10.0 - 2021-06-21 ⚡️ ⚡️ New features Added HTML to JSX tool. The name says it all! You can convert...

DevUtils Product Updates

2 years ago

1.9.0

1.9.0 - 2021-05-02 🔥 Big update! We have new tools and many exciting improvements! Sign up for our ...

DevUtils Product Updates

2 years ago

1.8.1

1.8.1 - 2021-02-10 Fixed a layout issue in the Preferences panel. Fixed an issue with license checki...

DevUtils Product Updates

2 years ago

1.8.0

1.8.0 - 2021-02-09 ⚡️ New features Apple M1 support! DevUtils now run natively on M1 Macbooks 🎉. Yo...

DevUtils Product Updates

2 years ago

1.7.2

1.7.2 - 2021-01-12 Added Beta: You can now opt-in for Beta updates in the Preferences panel. You wil...

DevUtils Product Updates

2 years ago

1.7.1

1.7.1 - 2021-01-05 This update brings back the "Hide Status Bar icon" option that was removed in 1.7...

DevUtils Product Updates

2 years ago

1.7.0

1.7.0 - 2021-01-03 New: Lorem Ipsum generator tool is added. You can generate paragraphs, sentences,...

DevUtils Product Updates

2 years ago

1.6.1

1.6.1 - 2020-12-19 For macOS Big Sur users: this update fixes an issue in the newly introduced Numbe...

DevUtils Product Updates

2 years ago

1.6.0

1.6.0 - 2020-12-15 on Twitter! Thank you very much! YAML to JSON and JSON to YAML is added. You c...

DevUtils Product Updates

2 years ago

1.5.0

1.5.0 - 2020-11-08 RegExp Tester is added! You can now test your regular expressions using the built...

DevUtils Product Updates

2 years ago

1.4.1

1.4.1 - 2020-10-24 New feature: You can now re-order the tools in the list by dragging the tool name...

DevUtils Product Updates

2 years ago

1.4.0

1.4.0 - 2020-10-15 New tool: Added beautifier/minifier for HTML, CSS, JS, and XML. New search box: T...

DevUtils Product Updates

2 years ago

1.3.0

1.3.0 - 2020-10-09 Text Diff Checker is added. You can now compare two strings and see the diff visu...

DevUtils Product Updates

2 years ago

1.2.1

1.2.1 - 2020-10-03 JSON tool now automatically replaces smart quotes with dump quotes. You can disab...

DevUtils Product Updates

2 years ago

1.2.0

1.2.0 - 2020-10-02 New tool: UUID Generator/Decoder helps you to decode UUIDs and (batch) generate v...

DevUtils Product Updates

2 years ago

1.1.1

1.1.1 - 2020-09-27 Added a new option to disable debug log in Preferences panel (disabled by default...

DevUtils Product Updates

2 years ago

1.1.0

1.1.0 - 2020-09-15 New feature: You can now click the "Clear" button to clear the input in every too...

DevUtils Product Updates

2 years ago

1.0.0

1.0.0 - 2020-08-19 New tool: Backslash Escape/Unescape is added so you can quickly turn strings with...

DevUtils Product Updates

2 years ago

0.2.5

0.2.5 - 2020-07-16 The ⚡️ icon will be shown in the sidemenu when there are tools automatically dete...

DevUtils Product Updates

2 years ago

0.2.4

0.2.4 - 2020-07-10 Fixed an auto-detect priority issue that affects the UNIX time tool and JSON Form...

DevUtils Product Updates

2 years ago

0.2.3

0.2.3 - 2020-06-30 New tool: HTML Entities Encode/Decode Fixed tool activation via status bar icon s...