Tools
What I actually use. 7 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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Nano Banana Image generation, and editing that keeps the subject. 2 builds · 1 video -
Claude The one I reach for first, for building and for writing. 2 builds -
Seedance Turns a still photo into a few seconds of film. 2 builds -
Cloudflare DNS, CDN and where this site runs. 1 build -
Higgsfield A lot of models behind one login. 1 build -
Netlify Hosting that republishes itself. 1 build -
WordPress What most small business sites already run on. 1 build -
CapCut Where the edit actually happens. Nothing published yet -
ChatGPT Codex for code, GPT Image for pictures with words in them. Nothing published yet -
ElevenLabs Voice and sound. Nothing published yet -
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 -
HeyGen A person on camera, without filming one. Nothing published yet -
Kling Video, when the shot needs real movement. 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 -
Veo Text to video, and it makes its own sound. Nothing published yet
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