What people are vibe coding (and actually using)

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Everyone’s talking about vibe coding, and how important it is to get your hands dirty by using the latest AI tools. But what are people building? And are these products useful, like for real? The answer is a resounding yes.

I asked on X, LinkedIn, and my subscriber Slack community: 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: Within 24 hours, 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, to the perfect playlist curator for your next festival road trip. Your stories opened up my mind to what’s possible, and even inspired me to vibe code a few new tools for myself, including this sweet YouTube thumbnail preview tool, a tool to help me craft tweets for my podcast clips, and the beginnings of a tracker of the most mentioned books by podcast guests (data isn’t real yet).

To nudge you forward on your own vibe-coding journey, I’ve pulled together over 50 of my favorite examples from everything you shared.

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:

• 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.

• 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.

• You’re creating a lot of Chrome extensions. This makes sense—we spend most of our time in the browser.

• 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!

• A lot of women are vibe coding. 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 🙏

Health, wellness, and style

Carb counter, by Morgan Brown using Replit

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Lash tracker, by Jackie Bavaro using Replit

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