Tools
What I actually use. 10 of them have something behind them. Click through to every build and video where that tool did the work, including where it failed.
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Claude The one I reach for first, for building and for writing. 17 builds · 10 videos
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Higgsfield A lot of models behind one login. 11 builds · 9 videos -
ChatGPT Codex for code, GPT Image for pictures with words in them. 9 builds · 5 videos
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Kling Video, when the shot needs real movement. 7 builds · 5 videos -
Seedance Turns a still photo into a few seconds of film. 6 builds · 4 videos -
Nano Banana Image generation, and editing that keeps the subject. 7 builds · 1 video -
WordPress What most small business sites already run on. 5 builds · 2 videos -
Netlify Hosting that republishes itself. 4 builds · 2 videos -
CapCut Where the edit actually happens. 1 video -
Cloudflare DNS, CDN and where this site runs. 1 build -
ElevenLabs Voice and sound. Nothing published yet
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Gemini Google's assistant, and the way in to Flow. Nothing published yet -
Grok The one that can see what people are saying today. Nothing published yet
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HeyGen A person on camera, without filming one. Nothing published yet -
Runway Generation plus the repairs afterward. Nothing published yet -
Shopify Where the store lives. Nothing published yet -
Suno Music nobody can claim. Nothing published yet
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Veo Text to video, and it makes its own sound. Nothing published yet
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