VoxToBox
Say what you want, get an interface others can improve
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Say what you want, get an interface others can improve
3 followers
VoxToBox turns a sentence ("a piano", "a timer for 25-minute blocks") into a working interface in seconds. No account, no code. What makes it different: every creation can be shown with a permanent URL signed with your first name. Anyone with the link can improve it, and their variant keeps a visible lineage ("born from X's creation"). You can adopt the best version back. Git semantics for people who will never know what Git is. Free, 9 languages, built solo in rural France.
Tried making a quick pomodoro timer and the signed URL trick actually came in handy when my coworker tweaked it for me. The lineage view is a really nice touch.
@halimezcalvran This is exactly the loop I built this for — someone tweaks your creation and it comes back to you. If you still have the /b/ links (yours and your coworker's variant), I'd love to see the lineage in action. It would honestly be the first documented case!
love the lineage idea, feels like a real way to learn from other people without the awkwardness of forking. one thing i'd want: let me set a tiny expiration or edit limit on a public link so i can share a half-finished tool without worrying someone will rewrite it into something i'd never recognize later.
@ilanuyarolvkjf Love this suggestion. An expiration or edit limit on a shared link would make showing half-finished things much safer — and half-finished is exactly the state where you want feedback. Noted for the next iteration. Did you get to try sharing something? Would love to see the /b/ link if so.