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Create something.

Make room for the idea in your head. Whether that’s an image, a logo, a song, or a video you’ve been meaning to put together for months, this category covers the creative side of things.

A good chunk of these need paid subscriptions, particularly music, video, and proper logo work, and I haven’t hidden that. Free tools can still get you a decent playlist, a cleaned-up recording, or a first pass at a tattoo design. Just don’t expect studio quality without paying for it somewhere along the line. That trade-off is real and it’s everywhere in this category.

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build Three.js assets

Explore the possibilities of interactive 3D for the web.

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create an image

Describe a picture well enough that an AI gets close, then refine it.

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edit a photo

Remove people and objects, fix the light, expand the frame, combine two shots.

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make a logo

A first logo you can actually use, and what to check before you put it on anything.

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make a poster

An event poster or flyer with the words spelled right and the layout doing its job.

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make a song

Write lyrics, generate a track, and know what you can do with the result.

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make a voice-over

A natural-sounding narration for a video, explainer or podcast intro, from a script, without hiring a studio.

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make a playlist

Describe a mood, a moment or a party and get a playlist that fits.

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make a video

Script, footage, voice and edit: what AI can do for a short video and what it still can’t.

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edit a video

Cut the waffle, add captions, fix the audio: the tedious edit, done in minutes.

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design a tattoo

Explore ideas and placements on your own body before you commit to anything permanent.

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clean up an audio recording

Remove background noise and echo from a recording so it sounds like it was made in a studio.

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restore an old photo

Scan, repair, sharpen, colourise and upscale a damaged or blurry photo with the tools on your phone and the free tiers online, and keep the original untouched.

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animate a photo

Turn a still photo into a few seconds of video with the people in it moving naturally, and know whose faces you may and may not use.

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make short videos

YouTube Shorts, Reels and TikToks with AI doing the heavy lifting: script, voice, visuals and captions, the labelling rules each platform enforces, and the truth about faceless channels for money.

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make me a headshot

A professional headshot from your own selfies that still looks like you: the photos to take, the tools that keep your face, and where an AI headshot is fine to use and where it is not.

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make an invitation

Birthday, wedding or leaving-do invitations with the words and the design sorted, every detail spelled right, and a simple way to collect replies.

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make a picture book

A picture book for a child you know, or one to publish: the story, illustrations where the characters stay the same from page to page, printing, and the rules on AI pictures.

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make a launch video

A short video for a startup, app, product or Product Hunt launch: the five beats to show, the right shape and length for each platform, and only facts your own site backs up.

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