AI · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Droptheslop.ai – pastebin alternative with human typing verification
hey HN, happy Monday! I got sick of receiving personal messages that were clearly written by AI, so I vibe-coded a pastebin-like service that allows authors to electively prove they wrote something themselves. how it works: - typing rhythm analysis: analyzing your keystroke patterns to measure how human-like they are, based on rhythm, speed, variance, etc. - audio verification: optionally, corroborating the audio from your microphone with your keystrokes as you type, to get an "audio verification" badge. in an increasingly AI-generated world, I think it's very important for us humans to be…
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier.
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I've been using this for about a year now - I parsed 6 months of my messages on slack and found the most common phrases I use and generated keyboard shortcuts for them.
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Google AI Studio▲492Made using Google’s Lyria music model — an image → music translator. I’m a designer at Google, doing a self-initiated 30 days with Gemini experiment. This is technically a promo, but honestly just pleased with how this one turned out. I don’t write code — this was entirely vibecoded.
2025 · accounts.google.com · its alternatives →
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Hi Hacker News, This is definitely out of my comfort zone. I just wanted to show you guys because I'm super proud of it. It's a 100% faithful recreation based off of the schematics, patents, and ROMs that were found online. So please watch the video and tell me what you think https://youtu.be/auOlZXI1VxA The reason why I think this is relevant is because I've been a programmer for 25 years and AI scares the shit out of me. I'm not a programmer anymore. I'm something else now. I don't know what it is but it's multi-disciplinary, and it doesn't involve writing code myself--for…
Jan 2026 · its alternatives →
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VibeShift MCP▲141Hi HN, We are the devs behind VibeShift. We have been building this MCP server to put AI coding assistants in an automatic feedback loop. They code, test, debug, fix everything until we have a fully working, secure code. It tests like a real user, copies network/console and logical errors to give them back to cursor. (1 min demo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bN_RgQGa8B0) We felt this was the natural next step for AI coding assistants. And with new asynchronous assistants like codex, having a plug & play tester makes sure you don't have to spend time debugging and…
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Dropstone 3free tier, from $15/mo▲206I’ve been trying out Dropstone, a new IDE with a self-learning AI that actually adapts to how you code. Unlike Cursor or Claude, it runs locally, has no token limits, and gets better the more you use it. What impressed me is that it learns from your edits and naming patterns while keeping everything private on your own system. It even explains its reasoning for every suggestion and has quick undo and fallback options that keep you in flow. It genuinely feels like coding with an assistant that remembers you.
Feb 2026 · dropstone.io · its alternatives →
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Drag and drop speech transcript editor that learns from you
2017 · deepgram.com · its alternatives →
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Echosnap Ai▲62Hi everyone, I’m a solo developer and I’ve been working on a small tool called Echosnap AI. I built it because I often get ideas while I’m walking or doing something else, and speaking always felt like the fastest way to capture them. Echosnap lets you record a note and instantly get a clean transcript. It can also translate your recordings and help you stay organized with tags and folders. I tried to keep the app as simple and minimal as possible. This is my first time sharing something on HN, so any feedback or suggestions would mean a lot. Thanks for taking a moment to check it out.
Nov 2025 · useechosnap.com · its alternatives →
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I recently needed to make a text appear on a website and I wanted to get this real human feeling that computers don't have. I only found the TypeIt lib but it was not free and I didn't want to add a dependency for such a simple case. Human replay allows to copy paste a few lines of JS to make a text appear exactly how you typed it.
2024 · einenlum.github.io · its alternatives →
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MarkdownMate▲32Vibe Coding? Stop your AI Agent from guessing.
2025 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Tikpal▲24We’re building Tikpal, an AI voice productivity tool based on a simple principle: Human creativity should remain the core engine. AI should be an accelerator, not the protagonist. The goal is to reduce screen dependency and cognitive fragmentation, and let people work in a more natural “voice-first” flow. Instead of clicking through interfaces and context-switching between apps, you talk to Tikpal, and it helps you think, structure ideas, and execute tasks. Three layers we are focusing on: FOCUS — Tools like Pomodoro, breathing cues, ambient audio, and micro-interactions to create sustained…
Dec 2025 · tikpal.ai · its alternatives →
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Hey HN, this is deepan from trulytyped (https://trulytyped.com). I am building a document writing app which makes it extremely easy to figure out how a document was created. Now that any text can be AI generated, how do you tell if something was actually generated or composed. It is impossible to detect AI after a piece of text has been generated. No amount of watermarking, linguistic checks or vibe checks work consistently. The AI detectors that schools and journals use are easy to bypass. Why do we need to solve this problem - First of all, this is not an anti-AI stance. I have…
May 2026 · trulytyped.com · its alternatives →
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I was laid off recently and, instead of looking for another job right away, I decided to build something I always wanted: a transcription tool that respects user privacy. Existing transcription tools often require internet connectivity, send your private audio to cloud servers, or lock you into monthly subscriptions. I wanted something different—so I built WhisperBuddy, a privacy-first AI transcription app that runs entirely on your machine. WhisperBuddy uses OpenAI’s Whisper model (see: https://github.com/openai/whisper). While the model may not always deliver the…
2025 · whisperbuddy.com · its alternatives →
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Hello HN, I am Rares, the founder of Typing AI (https://typing.ai). Typing AI is a typing biometrics authentication API that identifies users by the way they type using Artificial Intelligence. After seeing several hacked sites we came to the conclusion that any application, any database and any code can be hacked. We realized that most security breaches are due to poorly implemented authentication. This project uses Artificial Intelligence in order to detect the typing pattern by checking the keystroke dynamics. A unique typing ID is generated for each user. There are lots of…
2022 · typing.ai · its alternatives →
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ChatCode▲16Hi HN, I built a Telegram bot that allows you to vibe coding directly in chat, optimized for mobile use. Key features: – Run CLI commands via Telegram chat – View code diffs with syntax highlighting via Mini App – Full permission control before executing any command – Local deployment supported (no public IP required) Try it: https://chatcode.top GitHub: https://github.com/Nickqiaoo/chatcode I’d love feedback, especially on mobile experience and security design.
2025 · chatcode.top · its alternatives →
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Tired of vague AI answers? Get better results from ChatGPT with PromptQuick. Download your free sample!
2025 · promptquick.ai · its alternatives →
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Hi all, I threw together a small prototype I am calling “Notepad.ai”. A new take on UIs for interacting with LLMs. While I enjoy using LLM’s in the chat format I wanted to see what it would be like to do it in a more long form style. It let’s you write in a pretty free form, much like Window’s Notepad, but you can choose to hit ctrl+[ to analyze the text with a preset prompt of your choosing. It has a few other small features. It’s WIP and very experimental. I would appreciate any feedback or thoughts. Video: https://youtu.be/ntdlgFmSxQY Live Demo:…
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Hey there HN! I believe the future of AI communication will be more voice and less text. Low-latency realistic voice interactions are finally becoming feasible. I've built a few voice-first apps on Retell AI using Elevenlabs voices. This one uses Claude Haiku for responses and Mixtral to switch between posts and comments. The AI knows about the top 30 posts and their comments on Hacker News right now. After a Google sign-in you can try it free for 10 minutes. I'd love to hear your thoughts!
2024 · callhackernews.com · its alternatives →
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Pagedrop▲8A place to instantly post AI generated HTML for sharing
2025 · pagedrop.io · its alternatives →
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I built Claudio to solve a simple problem: typing is slow when you have complex thoughts to share with Claude. This Chrome extension adds a microphone button to Claude.ai that uses OpenAI Whisper for transcription. Key features: - One-click voice recording with intelligent progress tracking - Audio file upload support (perfect for mobile voice notes → desktop Claude workflow) - Speed control (1-2x compression) to reduce API costs - Private and secure - your OpenAI API key stays local - Real-time transcription stats and performance analytics Latest v1.2.1 fixes: - Improved audio duration…
2025 · earthpilot.ai · its alternatives →
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Your ChatGPT draft sounds like ChatGPT. Fix that.
Jun 2026 · humanizer.ninja · its alternatives →
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Hey HN! I've been working on a side project to create an audio transcription API based on the OpenAI whisper model. Sign up link: https://whisperapi.com I tried to make the API really easy to use and get setup with. Also, because the Whisper model is so good, turns out I can offer the service for about 75% cheaper than what seems like the industry average. I'm always looking to make improvements, so would appreciate any feedback anyone has!
2022 · whisperapi.com · its alternatives →
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VugyVugy▲9Make every keypress a vibe — free meme sounds for keyboard
Jun 2026 · vugyvugy.site · its alternatives →
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Hello all, I made a small transcription app for your Mac based on OpenAI’s Whisper. Would love some feedback. My plan is to make it easy to load weights from any fine-tuned whisper model to enable specialized dictation for any subfield. It’s still early in development. Thanks!
2023 · twitter.com · its alternatives →
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