Hackathon.DIY

What it does

At its core, Hackathon.DIY transforms your inputs—themes, tech stacks, target audiences, and team sizes—into tailored, innovative project ideas. It’s your creative co-pilot, blending practicality with out-of-the-box thinking to spark game-changing ideas.

Interactive AI workshops: one fast framework, capture the boring work live, then build real tools with volunteers.

One fast framework. Capture the boring parts of your week — live, from your phone. Then build real tools with volunteers, and show them off. Friday, August 21, 2026 · the recap, what the room said, and what got built → hackathon.diy/from hackathon.diy

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  Projects from “Stupid Shit No One Needs and Terrible Ideas” Hackathon2014 · lav.io · ▲424
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  AI Vibe Coding HackathonJan 2026 · vibe.devpost.com · ▲7

  Build an app using AI

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  Hackathon Copilot AIFeb 2026 · hackathoncopilot.lovable.app · ▲2

  Generate hackathon-winning ideas, architecture, and pitch

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  Hackathon Camp2023 · hackathon.camp · ▲102

  All-in-one platform for organizing and running hackathons

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  Making things more brilliant, the guide.2021 · ▲194

  How to hack idea optimization with behavioural algorithms

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  Ha.ckathon2016 · ha.ckathon.com · ▲170

  Find the right Hackathons for you!

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  Spira Maxima▲578

  Video model that turns script into viral social media videos

  AI · 23d ago · spira.ai

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  Rill Browser▲540

  The browser where Claude Code and Codex work beside you

  AI · 22d ago · rill.love

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  Germany's new sovereign AI model Kolibri▲424

  Kolibri is Aleph Alpha

  AI · 24d ago · tej.as

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  Giving Opus 5.5 a simulated paint canvas▲392

  Paintings by AI models: programs run through a simulation of oil paint.

  AI · 26d ago · stillwet.art

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  Beam.win▲378

  Run AI agents on one Mac and use its windows on another

  AI · 9d ago · beam.win

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  FastRouter.ai▲364

  Route requests to the right LLM for cost, latency & quality

  AI · 27d ago · fastrouter.ai

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  Screen Studio 3.0▲1,832

  Beautiful screen recordings with instant shareable links

  Growth · 2025 · screen.studio

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  Tana▲1,665

  Put your notes to work with voice and AI

  AI · 2025 · tana.inc

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  I got laid off from Meta and created a minor hit on Steam▲1,581

  I was at FB/Meta from late 2013 to early 2023, mostly working in the compiler/runtime spaces. I got hit in the spring 2023 layoff wave. I immediately started making games in my newfound free time (a lifelong interest, and I even worked in AA(A?) back ca. ~2000), and in October 2023 I stumbled upon the idea of a roguelike pachinko/plinko game inspired by Luck Be A Landlord. Things snowballed quickly, I started talking to publishers, then worked like crazy through all of 2024, almost the hardest I've ever worked in my career, and launched the game in December 2024. It's sold…

  Work · 2025

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  Tanka▲1,410

  AI Messenger with smart reply & long term memory for teams

  AI · 2025 · tanka.ai

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  Tool Finder▲1,327

  Your shortcut to better software

  AI · 2025 · toolfinder.com

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  I built an app to stop me doomscrolling by touching grass▲1,203

  i wanted to change the habit of reaching for my phone in the morning and doomscrolling away an hour so i built an app to help me. now i have to literally touch grass before accessing my most distracting apps the app is built in swiftui, uses the screen time apis provided by apple and google vision to recognise grass or not i'd love to get your thoughts on the concept.

  Life & fun · 2025 · touchgrass.now