# About Email Address Extractor 📧

## Overview

Email Address Extractor is a powerful web-based tool designed to efficiently extract email addresses from any text content. Built with Next.js and React, it offers a user-friendly interface combined with advanced filtering capabilities.

## Core Features

### 🎯 Primary Functions
- **Email Extraction**: Instantly finds all email addresses in provided text
- **Duplicate Removal**: Automatically eliminates duplicate entries
- **Smart Filtering**: Advanced domain and keyword-based filtering
- **Multiple Export Options**: Save results in TXT, CSV, or JSON formats

### 🛠️ Advanced Features
- **Domain Filtering**: Remove specific domain types
- **Custom Separators**: Choose how emails are separated
- **Case Conversion**: Convert emails to lowercase
- **Grouping**: Group emails by custom count
- **Alphabetical Sorting**: Organize emails alphabetically

## Technical Details

### Stack & Technologies
- **Frontend**: Next.js 14, React 18
- **Styling**: Bootstrap 5.3, Custom CSS
- **Performance**: Optimized chunk processing
- **Quality**: ESLint, Prettier, Jest testing

### Performance
- **Processing Speed**: Handles large text inputs efficiently
- **Memory Management**: Optimized for processing large datasets
- **Response Time**: Near-instant results for most inputs

## Privacy & Security

### Data Handling
- All processing happens client-side
- No data storage or collection
- No external API calls
- 100% private and secure

### Compliance
- GDPR-friendly
- No cookies or tracking
- No user data retention

## Use Cases

### Common Applications
- Contact list building
- Data mining
- Email validation
- Lead generation
- Database cleaning
- Email marketing preparation

### Best Practices
1. Verify extracted emails before use
2. Respect privacy laws and regulations
3. Use filters to remove unwanted domains
4. Export in appropriate format for your needs

## Support & Maintenance

### Updates
- Regular feature updates
- Security patches
- Performance improvements
- Bug fixes

### Getting Help
- [GitHub Issues](https://github.com/ProgrammerNomad/Email-Address-Extractor/issues)
- [Documentation](https://github.com/ProgrammerNomad/Email-Address-Extractor/wiki)
- [Contributing Guidelines](https://github.com/ProgrammerNomad/Email-Address-Extractor/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md)

## Development

### Contributing
- Open-source project
- MIT License
- Welcomes community contributions
- Active development

### Local Setup
```bash
git clone https://github.com/ProgrammerNomad/Email-Address-Extractor.git
cd Email-Address-Extractor
npm install
npm run dev
```

## Credits

### Author
- **Shiv Singh**
- GitHub: [@ProgrammerNomad](https://github.com/ProgrammerNomad)
- Website: [srapsware.com](https://srapsware.com)

### Acknowledgments
- Next.js Team
- Bootstrap Contributors
- Open Source Community