Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to My first full stack project
Just finished my second year at college studying Computer Science, and wanted to try and gain experience as a full stack dev this summer, so I made a website that allows users to create stories using openai's API, using embeddings for custom terms users can define, and create short stories and chapters alike. I'm mainly just looking for some feedback on how I can improve it or make it more presentable, so any help/feedback is welcome and appreciated!
PlotNotes is a web application that helps users generate stories and chapters using OpenAI's API. It allows writers to define custom terms as embeddings, which the system incorporates into generated content. Built as a… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. My first full stack project launched in 2023; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Hey HN, I want to share a personal project: I made a tiny pen-plotted book for my wife. I did everything myself—drawings (with some help from Midjourney), plotting, cutting, and binding. I even used a 3D printer to make a helper tool. It's absolutely over-engineered, but I enjoyed it a lot. Multi-disciplinary projects, especially those with a physical output, are a lot of fun for me. The post covers the process in detail, but if you're interested in anything specific, let me know. Cheers!
2025 · muffinman.io · its alternatives →
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Hey all! I created TalkNotes few weeks ago and it started getting traction in hours. It quickly went from 0 -> $700 revenue with One time payment and I decided to remove the one time payment, the line went straight down but since then it rising little by little and has now reached $150 MRR. I'm stoked since this is one of my best projects. The idea is to speak freely into a microphone about anything on your mind—meetings, emails, tasks—and let AI help organize it all. It turns your thoughts into a structured to-do list, notes, flashcards, and more. I created it because spending 15 minutes…
2025 · talknotes.tech · its alternatives →
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2020 · docs.google.com · its alternatives →
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Hello HN, My name is Deepak. I've created this platform (https://stackcrunch.io) where developers can share their experiences in form of short stories linked to real-world practical solutions on Q&A platforms. This project is currently in early access mode, where you can check out the platform & start writing your stories. Also, please do check out the launch article and how to create a story at https://stackcrunch.io/posts I'd love to hear back from the community. Warm Regards, Deepak
2018 · its alternatives →
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Technical writing from a staff AI engineer on AI engineering, RAG pipelines, vector databases, developer tools, and shipping production software.
2017 · zackproser.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN, I'm Aron, I'm 26 and a software engineer working with different scrum teams for 6 years. I really enjoy working with the scrum process, however, most product owners care relatively less if stories are well written and have no problems refining them over and over again. That's where I saw potential: I built (yet another, I have to say regarding shownew) a website that uses the OpenAI API to generate scrum stories based on a project description and a short idea description. It works fairly well, but I would love to hear feedback from others than co-employees, and this is the only place…
2023 · storygenie.io · its alternatives →
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Abstract▲14An AI research paper abstract writer, using title/keywords
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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To be specific, the content is generated by a GPT-2 based model. https://amzn.to/2TCc0v2 Let me know if you have any questions :-)
2020 · its alternatives →
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Novel AI▲13Hi HN, I built a simple "AI Story Generator app" to help users create stories, books, novels, or short creative writing pieces with the help of AI. Features: - AI-powered story generation - Choose genres like fantasy, horror, romance, or sci-fi - Generate stories based on custom prompts - Export and share easily Why I built it: I noticed many people (especially casual writers and students) struggle with writer’s block or just want to play with creative storytelling. This app tries to make that easier and more fun. I’d love feedback from the HN community: - Which features would make an AI…
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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I like the idea of taking one thing and turning it into another—very much inspired by NotebookLM and wondered what it might take to generate full graphic novels, with consistent characters, narrative flow, story arc, etc. Developed a 7-pass scripting enrichment system (beat analysis, adaptation filtering, character deep dives) before generating any images. Dual backend: Google Gemini for scripting (2M context window) and either Gemini or OpenAI for image generation with 3-tier model fallback (comparing the performance of both). It's not great. Would love feedback on the pipeline.
Mar 2026 · arv.in · its alternatives →
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Hi guys! I wanted to share the app I've been developing. DeepNotes is an open source, end-to-end encrypted visual note-taking tool with deep bidirectional page navigation and realtime collaboration. I'm making my note universe public in this link to showcase the possibilities with DeepNotes and show how I use it, and maybe help other people learn some stuff as well: https://deepnotes.app/pages/euYw8Xg1JJ1I1BOpWkuA5 Let me know what you think!
2023 · deepnotes.app · its alternatives →
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2014 · plottio.com · its alternatives →
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It's dead simple. There's no fancy interface. Basic features are gone. That's all on purpose. If you're like me, you're always writing down ideas on pieces of paper. My webapp is like that, but for the internet. Let me know if you find it useful.
2012 · ideab.in · its alternatives →
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PlotSpire▲12Vibe Write KDP-Ready Books with AI Agentic Magic
2025 · plotspire.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN! I'd love your feedback for this AI storytelling game. Remember when you used to read choose-your-own adventure books as a kid? We're trying to re-create that. The site lets you create adventures by seeding them with parameters that end up feeding LLMs: title, genre, writing style, etc. Once you've done that, you can play your book like a game: with custom chapters, illustrations, voice narration, choices, and dice rolls. We’re really into the idea of merging the open-ended generative AI with goal-directed story arcs that the game author can control. Everything is open source (links…
2023 · ai-adventure.steamship.com · its alternatives →
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I’ve spent the last 2.5 months building a product that runs LLM-powered code reviews on my pull requests — and I just launched it. The tool is built specifically for solo developers. You install it on your repo, trigger a scan by creating a pull request, and it leaves structured review comments using OpenAI under the hood. Funnily enough, I used the dev version of this app to review its own pull requests while building it. It helped me spot bugs, simplify structure, and keep quality high — all with minimal need for another human in the loop. Things I want to try out in the next months : -…
2025 · codii.dev · its alternatives →
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Build your story like arranging sticky notes
Jul 2026 · plot-cards.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN, Would love your thoughts on Open Paper Digest. It’s a mobile feed that let’s you “doomscroll” through summaries of popular papers that were published recently. Backstory There’s a combination of factors lead me to build this: 1. Quality of content social media apps has decreased, but I still notice that it is harder than ever for me to stay away from these apps. 2. I’ve been saying for a while now that I should start reading papers to keep up with what’s going on in AI-world. Initially, I set out to build something solely for point 2. This version was more search-focussed, and…
Dec 2025 · openpaperdigest.com · its alternatives →
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This is the first project I haven't written a single line of code. The entire codebase was prompt generated in Cursor using mostly Claude Sonnet 4.5. It's also the first time I'm genuinely happy with the end result from AI coding. What do you think?
Dec 2025 · wordsnake.co · its alternatives →
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You're not writing a book. You're building a universe.
Jun 2026 · storyforai.com · its alternatives →
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ScatterNote▲10I really struggle to keep my notes organised, and often can't make any sense of hand written notes after meetings. I did some experiments with Claude and ChatGPT where I blast random thoughts at them during a meeting or brainstorming session and then have them output a nice document that pulls it all together at the end. It worked incredibly well but it was a bit cumbersome to keep sending messages to the chat and telling the ai each time what to do. So I took the idea and built a tool, it makes it easy to throw random notes and voice recordings (images and document support on the way) and…
2025 · scatternote.com · its alternatives →
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Hey, I've made a pdf reader with ai assistance, you can quickly ask questions about the text and the images, and it will have context about all of your reading material so you can ask questions freely, try it now, I'm in open beta to find bug and get feedback. upcoming features: - Highlighting - Highlighting with Notes - Bibliography - Automatic Reference file opening - Improved UX and robustness currenlty alot of bugs so please let me know if you found any. feedback appreciated
2025 · pdf-hub.com · its alternatives →
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Easily turn your data into engaging visualizations with PlotAPI
2022 · plotpanel.com · its alternatives →
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