An artist's secret weapon

gm world changers and welcome back to the Leaderboard. Before we dive in to what's new and what's hot, we have a quick announcement 📣

On March 26, GenAI Collective, Product Hunt, Ampersand, and Data Phoenix are bringing 8 of SF’s boldest builders to the stage at AWS GenAI Loft.

Expect live demos, real-time feedback, and zero fluff. This is where early-stage products get their first spotlight—and where the future tends to leak a little early.

If you're in SF and want a front-row seat to what’s next, now’s your chance. Spots are limited, as always.

IP Portal lets you protect, license, and monetize your intellectual property—whether it’s your art, music, likeness, or brand. You decide how it’s used, especially when it comes to AI training and online distribution. It’s a control panel for creators who want to lock down their work without relying on outdated systems.

🔥 Our take: Most creators don’t find out their work’s been used until it’s already trained a model or ended up in someone’s prompt. IP Portal gives you a shot at stopping that before it happens. Whether it actually holds back the AI tide or just gives you a better shield while it washes over you… at least now you're armed.

new.email by Resend lets you build cross-platform emails using natural language. You start with a prompt, tweak the template, and test how it looks across platforms—all without touching HTML or wrangling inline styles. It's built for developers, designers, and marketers who want to move fast without breaking formatting.

🔥 Our take: Writing marketing emails is one thing. Building them to not break in Outlook is another. This tool skips the fiddly layout nonsense and turns “just say what you want” into an actual workflow. If you’ve ever written “just need to polish the email” and then lost an hour to broken padding, this might feel like revenge.

Supercut is a lightweight screen recorder built for fast, clean sharing. You hit record, it polishes the result, and you get a link you’re not embarrassed to send. It’s minimal, fast, and gets out of your way.

🔥 Our take: Most screen recorders feel like they were built for someone else's workflow. Too bloated, too many steps, or somehow still ugly. Supercut feels like someone finally asked: "What if we just made this not annoying?" No fluff, no timeline editor, just a solid recording that looks good without effort.

The no-code world keeps expanding, but choosing the right tool hasn’t gotten any easier. Ilia Pluzhnikov kicked off a thread asking which automation platforms people actually rely on in 2025—and the answers show just how divided the space is.

Zapier still gets plenty of love. It’s reliable, easy to start with, and works well for simple flows. But many noted it starts to feel limiting (and expensive) as your needs grow.

Make got the most enthusiastic praise. It’s more flexible, better for complex workflows, and handles edge cases without breaking a sweat.

Relay.app got nods for its clean, AI-native experience, and n8n is gaining traction for those who want full control without coding everything from scratch.

No-code in 2025 isn’t about what’s easiest—it’s about what scales without turning into a second job.