Vibe coding tools should make it easier for users to discover successful products built with them, as well as specific features, use cases, and best practices for using the tools effectively. This represents a 'massive platform opportunity' to help users find inspiration and learn from others' creations.
On LinkedIn, X, and in my newsletter Slack, I asked you: What’s a product or tool you vibe-coded that you actually use regularly in your work or life? And what tool/platform did you use to build it? The response was overwhelming: I got over 1,000 enthusiastic replies, ranging from a buzzer app that automatically answers apartment deliveries, to a hyper-personalized greeting card generator, to a workplace accomplishments tracker, to a daily newsletter to help you learn a new language. Your stories opened up my mind to what’s possible, and even inspired me to vibe code a few new tools for myself, including a sweet YouTube thumbnail preview tool, a tool to help me craft tweets for my podcast clips, and a tracker of the most mentioned books by podcast guests. To nudge you forward on your own vibe-coding journey, I’ve pulled together over 50 of my favorite examples from everything you shared. See link below. As you’re reading through this list and wondering what to do, try opening up one of the AI tools (or a few at a time) and simply describe what you want in plain English, as if you were talking to a remote engineer. Then, iterate by describing what you want to change about what you see, as if you’re speaking with a remote engineer. You’ll be surprised by how far you’ll get. Some high-level takeaways from the stories you shared: 1. Cursor, Claude Code, Replit, and Lovable were your favorite vibe-coding tools, followed by v0, Bolt, and ChatGPT. Honorable mentions to Gemini, n8n, Zapier Agent, Warp, and Windsurf. 2. Almost no examples are alike. Everyone is solving their own hyper-specific problem (e.g. group drafting app for your multi-sports fantasy league), or exploring a random idea they (or their kids) suggested (e.g. a cats and sushi browser-based video game). Welcome to the era of n-of-1 personalized software. 3. You’re creating a lot of Chrome extensions. This makes sense—we spend most of our time in the browser. 4. Even though you’re solving your own problem, many of the products end up being used by tens/hundreds/thousands of other people. Excellent sign! 5. Women are vibe-coding like crazy. The male-female ratio in the responses is more balanced than in most tech conversations. Another excellent sign! Thank you to all 1,000+ of you who shared your stories 🙏 Here's the full list: https://lnkd.in/ggu5MTKD