Cloning Paid Apps To Avoid Paying For Them
AI Development: Building Custom, Free Software Tools
Stop paying monthly fees for basic software functions. Learn how to leverage AI agents and LLMs to rapidly prototype and deploy custom, free tools that solve your specific workflow problems.
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- Build Custom Apps for Free: Create functional clones of proprietary software (like MS Paint) using AI development environments like Warp.dev.
- Automate Workflow Pain Points: Develop utility apps, such as bulk image converters, bypassing paid subscription tiers for batch processing.
- Leverage LLMs for Complex Tasks: Use GPT or Claude to generate code for sophisticated functions like video transcription via external APIs (e.g., Assembly AI).
This guide walks through three practical, AI-assisted development workflows demonstrating how to transition from concept to functional desktop or browser application swiftly. These methods turn common software bottlenecks into free, unique solutions you own.
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Top Comments (10)
I’m a teacher aid in a school. I make html apps with Claude on my phone as the teacher is trying to help the kids learn a concept. In a few minutes I create the code, send it to my laptop, create an html file and email it to her and say, “I just made an app that might help explain that”. Amazing.
For the first time in a decade I got a new phone (and switched to android from the ancient iPhone 7).. anyhow... I wanted a simple paint tool to block out comic book panels, so that I could then give the mockups to nano-banana for reference to make the actual comic book panels. EVERYTHING on android has annoying ads or crazy sign ups, fee's, add-ons, complicated UI, etc. So I opened bolt and with in 5 minutes had a fully working tool that lets me draw on the phone, use shapes, brushes, etc. Before you know it, I've added superbase for user accounts that store the images and imported assets, can import images to use as references, I've got annotation layers, grid references... I my have got carried away ha. I've basically created a tool called Vibe Comics. It's not totally complete yet but it's damn close. NO MORE ADS for me ha.
This is something I've been doing for a year now. It's frankly easier than a lot of people think. Thank you for trying to awaken people to this possibility.
Re an image converter (and lots of relatively simple mini-tools like that), simplest is to ask Claude for a script for a Google colab notebook. You can then just open a notebook in browser, copy the code, and that's it, it works. No need to bother with setting up local files and cli commands. For transcriptions, you can just drag and drop an audio file into Google AI studio, 2.5 pro, and ask it to transcribe, it's free and excellent
I'm gonna make a whisper flow app, lol 😂
I would call myself an AI enthusiast, and for some reason, this idea has never crossed my mind. The idea to create software that converts files for me is something I will actually do.
You can do all that MS Paint stuff in Preview on a Mac
Converting PNG to JPEG. Ugh! It's a good thing we love you Matt
I've made some stuff that I never thought I would have been able to make. I actually made an image converter to convert images INTO WEBP to load faster, but it takes all types.
Genius! Just created an app I've wanted for ages
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I’m a teacher aid in a school. I make html apps with Claude on my phone as the teacher is trying to help the kids learn a concept. In a few minutes I create the code, send it to my laptop, create an html file and email it to her and say, “I just made an app that might help explain that”. Amazing.
For the first time in a decade I got a new phone (and switched to android from the ancient iPhone 7).. anyhow... I wanted a simple paint tool to block out comic book panels, so that I could then give the mockups to nano-banana for reference to make the actual comic book panels. EVERYTHING on android has annoying ads or crazy sign ups, fee's, add-ons, complicated UI, etc. So I opened bolt and with in 5 minutes had a fully working tool that lets me draw on the phone, use shapes, brushes, etc. Before you know it, I've added superbase for user accounts that store the images and imported assets, can import images to use as references, I've got annotation layers, grid references... I my have got carried away ha. I've basically created a tool called Vibe Comics. It's not totally complete yet but it's damn close. NO MORE ADS for me ha.
This is something I've been doing for a year now. It's frankly easier than a lot of people think. Thank you for trying to awaken people to this possibility.
Re an image converter (and lots of relatively simple mini-tools like that), simplest is to ask Claude for a script for a Google colab notebook. You can then just open a notebook in browser, copy the code, and that's it, it works. No need to bother with setting up local files and cli commands. For transcriptions, you can just drag and drop an audio file into Google AI studio, 2.5 pro, and ask it to transcribe, it's free and excellent
I'm gonna make a whisper flow app, lol 😂
I would call myself an AI enthusiast, and for some reason, this idea has never crossed my mind. The idea to create software that converts files for me is something I will actually do.
You can do all that MS Paint stuff in Preview on a Mac
Converting PNG to JPEG. Ugh! It's a good thing we love you Matt
I've made some stuff that I never thought I would have been able to make. I actually made an image converter to convert images INTO WEBP to load faster, but it takes all types.
Genius! Just created an app I've wanted for ages