What people are vibe coding (and actually using)
What people are vibe coding (and actually using)50+ useful/fun/clever examples of what non-technical people are building—to inspire your own vibe-coding journey
👋 Welcome to a 🔒 subscriber-only edition 🔒 of my weekly newsletter. Each week I tackle reader questions about building product, driving growth, and accelerating your career. For more: Lenny’s Podcast | How I AI | Lennybot | Lenny’s Reads | Courses | Swag Annual subscribers now get a free year of Bolt, Perplexity Pro, Notion, Superhuman, Linear, Granola, and more. Subscribe now. 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:
Thank you to all 1,000+ of you who shared your stories 🙏 Health, wellness, and styleCarb counter, by Morgan Brown using Replit
Lash tracker, by Jackie Bavaro using Replit
How many layers should I wear today?, by Vijith Quadros using Lovable
A “stupidly specific” workout app, by Faraz Khan using v0 and Claude Code
Personalized meal plans based on what’s in your fridge, by Nick Markman using Lovable and Cursor
Find out what’s blocking your flow, by Su using Bolt
Pickleball games tracker, by Jacob Jolibois using Replit
Nicotine pouch tracker, by Thatcher using Cursor
Parenting and familyCreate stories by dragging emoji into a pot, by Akshan Ish using Replit
Teach your kids budgeting and savings, by Sanjeev Nair using Claude Code
Turn family photos into videos, by Oren Saban using Lovable and Bolt
Baby care tracking, by Javier Evelyn using Lovable
A chore app for kids, by Ben Ogren using v0 and Claude Code
A bedtime storytelling app, by Harshitha P. using Bolt
Personalized greeting card generator, by Bob Sheth using Cursor, Windsurf, and Claude Code
Work productivityMeeting prep automation, by Marissa Goldberg using Zapier Agent
A standup order randomizer, by Rob Balderstone using Lovable
Chrome extension to share your availability, by Olena Vozna using Replit
A time tracking app, by Asif using Warp.dev
Inbox focus tool, by Ari Klein using Gemini
Accomplishments tracker to showcase your wins at work, by Kevin Kirkpatrick using Lovable...Subscribe to Lenny's Newsletter to unlock the rest.Become a paying subscriber of Lenny's Newsletter to get access to this post and other subscriber-only content. A subscription gets you:
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