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Non-engineers waste time manually pulling data every morning, scoring it against a rubric, and sending top items to Slack before waking up.
X7d agoToolProductivity
People need an app or tool to prevent ordering from services like DoorDash while high, to avoid regretful spending on unnecessary food.
X7d agoToolProductivity
Game developers need recommendations for unique icons (e.g., bomb, pumpkin, rocket) that aren't found on platforms like itch.io.
X8d agoOtherDev
One person has to manually do research, post, engage, monitor, find opportunities, and claim rewards instead of automating the repetitive parts.
X7d agoToolProductivity
Users struggle to find solid poster or canvas wall art that doesn't cost hundreds of dollars or rely on premium brands like Displate.
X7d agoOtherDesign & Creative
Hobbyist and professional wood sculptors need centralized guidance on tool selection, techniques, and material compatibility. Current resources scattered; no unified decision helper exists. [Google Search suggestion]
Google Trends8d agoToolDesign & CreativeUS
Craftspeople struggle finding specialized wood engraving/carving tools suited to their project type. A curated comparison tool matching tool specifications to carving techniques saves research time. [Google Search suggestion]
Google Trends8d agoToolDesign & CreativeUS
Hey HN! Ilya and Nikita here. We’re building HomeCat, a tool that lets you design a backyard office space - https://myhomecat.comWe started out by helping people design sheds, and quickly realized that many people actually want to build a backyard office. There wasn't really an easy way to do this, so we thought we'd take on the challenge.Right now, you can design a backyard shed and our tool will make it code compliant. It's maybe 90% of the way there, since you also have zoning/HOA and other edge cases. But it does figure out most of the details for you. Right now, it's pretty simple: enter your address, what you want to build (i.e. 8x8 backyard office), and it'll create a few concepts for you. If you like one, you can customize it with the chat.Here's an example of a design that's compliant in SF: https://myhomecat.com/scene/classic-cottage-137134efWe would love for you to try our tool if you are planning your backyard office. As a bonus to the HN community, we can professionally design one for you for free if you comment what you're looking for.Happy labor day!
Hacker News8d agoToolAI
Power users switching from Android hate using iPhone because it has no Bluetooth file sharing, no easy QR code scanning, and requires password every app download.
X13d agoToolProductivity
Developers and users building AI agents must integrate with dozens of separate services for tools, creating friction; there's demand for a unified, open, discoverable protocol where merchants can host tools easily.
X9d agoToolAI
X/Twitter creators face significant friction and lack of targeted tools to grow their accounts and hit monetization requirements faster, leading to frustration and slow progress.
X9d agoToolAI
Businesses and developers find Twilio overly complex and frustrating for basic SMS/WhatsApp configuration, often abandoning it for alternatives like Meta, with a clear need for simpler, user-friendly services.
X13d agoToolDev
Knowledge workers have no equivalent to code's high-quality feedback loops, documentation, version control, and delegation systems, making AI agent automation much harder and less effective.
X9d agoToolProductivity
Users hate browsing the internet on mobile because tapping any page triggers ads covering half the screen, making sites unusable without adblockers.
X8d agoToolProductivity
People with head tremors struggle to keep still for face identification photos, even when the app says photos are fine, making verification frustrating and inaccessible.
X22d agoToolProductivity
Users attempting art or creative challenges on platforms like TikTok face isolation and lack built-in community features, leading to calls for dedicated Discord servers to enable group participation and support.
X9d agoOtherDesign & Creative
How do you find skills, keep them organized, and make sure they actually work? Do you keep improving them over time?I believe skills will eventually be eating by model capabilities, but until then I'm just looking for a better way to manage things.
Hacker News9d agoToolOther
I built VODForge because I work with a CTV company that needed to pull YouTube videos from our channel partners into our media workflow.Converter sites are always an option but the bitrate wasn't optimal for a CTV network that needs to make multiple streaming version off of a single source file. So I build vodforge to use yt-dlp and ffmpeg under the hood with preconfigured settings for the highest quality end result, automatically adjusting the output settings based on source quality, frame rate, and things like that.It became a game changer internally for us because we were able to avoid sketchy converter sites and avoid paid converter software. Eventually I decided to release it for free and others loved it as well. We started to add support for many of the features that other software charges for, supporting 4K, playlist support, customizing application theme, persistent searchable library, auto organizing downloads by channel and playlist, MP3 support up to 320 kbps, and much more.Looking for feedback on the user experience and additional features that you might find useful. My goal is to grow VODForge into a widely adopted free tool for people who do not want to deal with sketchy websites, CLI mess, or pay for things that you could ultimately do for free given time and effort. VODForge wants to make it EASY and maintained for you. We know anyone can make a GUI wrapper, but that is a trivial way to describe what VODForge aims to offer, user-friendliness, "it just works", libraries and packages maintained for you. All you should think about is what to download next.VODForge awaits...
Hacker News9d agoToolAI