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43 points jdsane | 5 comments | | HN request time: 0.862s | source

I’ve always seen talented designers and developers post their work, only for it to get lost in the noise. I realized a major reason is that they often just post a simple, unstyled screenshot. As a result, nobody pays attention.

My solution is a tool where you can drop in a screenshot, pick from a collection of hand-picked gradients, style it, and export it—all in a few seconds. I’ve carefully designed every element of the app to be efficient, simple, and intuitive.

On making it "Free, Forever": I don't plan on ever charging a subscription for Moocup. I dislike the subscription model as much as you do. Instead, my plan is to include a donation option for those who wish to support the project. This allows me to keep my promise of making the app free and useful for everyone, without being burdened by hosting and maintenance costs.

My goal is simple: to provide a high-quality tool that is genuinely useful and doesn't waste your time. If you find it helpful, the best thing you can do is share it with others. I've included all my contact links for feedback and suggestions.

Happy designing :)

1. benjaminwootton ◴[] No.44345607[source]
It's nice. I actually pay for something like this.

The only thing I think I would need to switch is canvas size, ideally where I can select sizes for Twitter, Instagram etc.

Being able to paste an image would be nice too.

Nice work!

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2. afandian ◴[] No.44345691[source]
What value does it provide? (Genuine question, not intended as snarky!)
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3. petepete ◴[] No.44346033[source]
I use a similar tool, Gradia.

https://github.com/AlexanderVanhee/Gradia

The border can look nice in certain settings, the annotation tools are handy for drawing attention to specific elements. It has the ability to hide/mask things too. All wrapped in a nice intuitive interface.

4. jdsane ◴[] No.44346378[source]
Hi; i'm the creator of tool. it's supposed to be sharing your product screenshots as input, using gradient backgrounds and some borders; which it'll automatically try to assign ass some curvatures and such. and export.

This process is repeated daily by designers, frontend devs, indie builders who creates products, ui snippets that they want world to see and grab their attention. as if you share a normal screenshot, most of the people would simply ignore it. in the sense, sometimes if you present your output wrapped in a good wrapper people would perceive it to be of high value and assess further results as such.

hopefully that clears up!

5. jdsane ◴[] No.44346431[source]
great to hear, i plan to keep moocup free, forever. it is my hobby project and accept coffee payments to support it. but no plans of any kind of monthly plans whatsoever. I want user to come, drop some photos and within few seconds produce beautiful output. i hate subscriptions myself, and do not want to burden users with it. let me know of possibility of supporting it via coffee payments, which users would support if they wish to.