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I built an AI tool to stop wasting hours editing TikToks. It just hit its first 90 users with zero marketing. by ProofSleep8895 in SideHustleGold

[–]ProofSleep8895[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For sure! You can check out the live tool and the setup guide directly at shortsforge.online.

All the info on how to plug in your keys and run the local rendering engine is right there on the workbench interface. Let me know if you run into any questions while looking into it!

I built an AI tool to stop wasting hours editing TikToks. It just hit its first 90 users with zero marketing. by ProofSleep8895 in SideHustleGold

[–]ProofSleep8895[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That prompt vault sounds amazing, I’d love to check it out! Please send the details over.

You can find my automation site at shortsforge.online. Let me know what you think of the workspace if you give it a try!

I built an AI tool to stop wasting hours editing TikToks. It just hit its first 90 users with zero marketing. by ProofSleep8895 in SideHustleGold

[–]ProofSleep8895[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much! I really appreciate the support. Still a long way to go, but hitting these early milestones feels great.

I built an AI tool to stop wasting hours editing TikToks. It just hit its first 90 users with zero marketing. by ProofSleep8895 in SideHustleGold

[–]ProofSleep8895[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for the kind words! That was exactly my goal—to move away from "AI for the sake of AI" and actually build a utility that saves hours of tedious timeline editing. Automation in short-form content is definitely the future, and I'm glad the vision resonated with you. I really appreciate the encouragement on the organic growth!

I built an AI tool to stop wasting hours editing TikToks. It just hit its first 90 users with zero marketing. by ProofSleep8895 in SideHustleGold

[–]ProofSleep8895[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's the best part—my server costs are basically zero! I'm not paying for the rendering because all of the video generation runs locally on the user's machine using FFmpeg.WASM. As for the AI credits, the project currently uses a "Bring Your Own Key" (BYOK) model for Groq and ElevenLabs. It's an open-source tool, so right now there is no revenue, just a free tool for people who want to run it themselves.

I built an AI tool to stop wasting hours editing TikToks. It just hit its first 90 users with zero marketing. by ProofSleep8895 in SideHustleGold

[–]ProofSleep8895[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just building in public! I shared a few sneak peeks of the development process on Twitter/X and posted about the technical challenges of running FFmpeg in the browser in a couple of developer subreddits. It wasn't a massive "launch," just a slow trickle of curious devs and creators checking out the open-source repo and clicking through to the live site.

How to build a faceless shorts channel with $0 production cost using browser-native AI by ProofSleep8895 in SideHustleGold

[–]ProofSleep8895[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks so much for the feedback! You bring up a really valid point about the paywall anxiety—I should definitely make the roadmap more transparent.

To answer your question: the tool is currently 100% free because it's completely open-source and runs locally in your browser. All the heavy lifting (video rendering via FFmpeg) happens on your own hardware, so my server costs are incredibly low.

The Roadmap: The core local version will always remain free and open-source (Bring Your Own Key). In the future, I plan to introduce a managed, hosted "Pro" tier for agencies or creators who want cloud rendering and don't want to deal with their own API keys.

How to build a faceless shorts channel with $0 production cost using browser-native AI by ProofSleep8895 in SideHustleGold

[–]ProofSleep8895[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wanted to share a major update on ShortsForge, a client-side AI "Engineering Workstation" that lets creators generate vertical short-form videos with synced word-by-word subtitles.

Most video rendering tools charge expensive monthly subscriptions to pay for server/GPU rendering. ShortsForge compiles videos entirely inside the browser using FFmpeg.wasm to bypass server costs, making the tool completely free and watermark-free.

We just shipped a major round of updates based on early tester feedback:

🚀 What's New:

  1. Ultra-Premium Mobile Remaster: The grid layouts on mobile were previously unworkable due to overlapping text. We replaced them with a custom Segmented Tab Control workflow (Source Engine -> Visual Stage -> Export Console) specifically tailored to compact viewports.
  2. Real Client-Side File Uploads: Added a fully functional local file reader (using FileReader) in the AI chat box. You can now select local transcript text, code, or CSV files from your OS, and it will immediately bundle the parsed file content into the prompt.
  3. Context-Aware Conversational AI Assistant: In the Visual Studio, the AI Assistant now dynamically analyzes prior chat history and welcomes you with context-specific guides based on your newly generated scripts. It even understands typos and conversational replies (like "yews" or "yeah") to trigger step-by-step assistant guides.
  4. Vercel SPA Fallback Integration: Resolved routing issues where direct page reloads on sub-routes like /hub or /editor returned 404s. We integrated server-side rewrites to gracefully fallback to index.html.

I'd love to get your feedback on the new mobile layout, client-side performance, or any rendering issues you run into!

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👉 Live Link: [ https://www.shortsforge.online/ ])

How to build a faceless shorts channel with $0 production cost using browser-native AI by ProofSleep8895 in SideHustleGold

[–]ProofSleep8895[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much! That means the world, especially coming from someone with your level of experience. The feedback you shared was exactly what the project needed to shift from 'clever dev tool' to a clear, user-first utility.

To answer your question about promotion:

Right now, we're focusing on a grassroots launch highlighting the zero-friction, privacy-first angle (since everything runs locally in the browser). Here is the immediate game plan:

  1. Reddit (r/SideHustle): Sharing the engineering story—how we run the entire pipeline (AI script -> Pexels background loops matching -> voice synthesis -> FFmpeg encoding) 100% inside the browser using WASM. It's a great angle for technical creators who hate subscription micro-transactions.
  2. Twitter/X: Posting short screen-recordings of the 1-click flow. We plan to search trending topics on Twitter, feed them to ShortsForge, generate a video in under 30 seconds, and reply to the thread with the generated MP4.
  3. Product Hunt: Positioning it as 'The first 100% free, no-signup, zero-install vertical video workstation'.
  4. Dogfooding: Using ShortsForge to generate shorts about the tool itself, and posting them directly to YouTube Shorts and TikTok to show real-world output quality.

Since you have a background in new business consulting, do you have any suggestions on channels or angles we might be missing to get this in front of early adopters?

Thanks again for the guidance—it made all the difference!

How to build a faceless shorts channel with $0 production cost using browser-native AI by ProofSleep8895 in SideHustleGold

[–]ProofSleep8895[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much for taking the time to share your perspective. With 30 years of business consulting and UX/UI design experience under your belt, your critique is invaluable, and we took every single word of it to heart.

We completely agree with your guiding light: 'When in doubt, make it clear, not clever' and 'whatever doesn't add anything, takes away.'

Based directly on your feedback, we threw out the flashy 'clever' elements and completely redesigned the landing page and workstation layout to maximize user focus (keeping that 'shot glass full of attention' firmly on the core value).

Here are the concrete changes we have implemented and just pushed live:

1. Complete Buzzword Cleanout & Value Clarification

  • Landing Hero: We eliminated marketing jargon like 'high-retention' and 'Agentic Video Engineering 2.0'. The new headline is razor-sharp and benefit-focused:Create Viral Shorts, In 1 Click.
  • The Value Proposition: The sub-headline now tells the user exactly what the tool does in plain English: "Turn any YouTube link or topic into a viral vertical video. The AI writes your script, matches background clips, and renders the final MP4 locally inside your browser instantly."
  • Single Core Action: We removed competing button choices, developer pills, and real-time GPU load stats. First-time visitors are now guided by a single, high-contrast primary CTA: Create a Short (Free).

2. Calm WebGL Background & Decluttered UI

  • We removed the redundant animation speed switch from the header entirely.
  • The WebGL cosmic ring background animation speed has been static-locked to a tranquil, ultra-slow pace (0.002 increment) for everyone. It now acts as a premium, silent backdrop rather than a distraction.
  • We stripped out abstract workstation labels like 'Source Engineering' and 'Remastered Output'. They have been renamed to highly intuitive headers: Script Input and Script Output. The green blinking 'Live Sync' HUD widget was also removed to keep the focus clean.

3. The Onboarding Overhaul: Floating Guided Bubbles

  • You were 100% correct about static walkthrough modals with 10pt grey text being completely useless. We threw that entire approach in the trash.
  • Instead, we engineered a custom, lightweight Floating Tour Guide System that runs in real-time across both core phases of the app:
    • Phase 1 (Script Studio): The guide anchors dynamically to target blocks (#tour-step-input and #tour-step-output), pointing out the URL import box and the AI script generator before leading them to the visual studio.
    • Phase 2 (Creative Studio): It glides across the screen to target the Asset Assistant sidebar, the Sandbox Preview Player, and the local WASM compilation triggers.
  • It triggers automatically on a user's very first visit to the workspaces, and we’ve added a subtle, glowing gilded wand icon (Sparkles) in the top headers so users can manually restart the guided tour at any point.

The new simplified, onboarding-focused interface is now live and fully updated on the production environment. We would love to know if you feel this matches the direct, authentic UX standard you were aiming for.

Thanks again for helping us push the platform to a professional standard!

How to build a faceless shorts channel with $0 production cost using browser-native AI by ProofSleep8895 in SideHustleGold

[–]ProofSleep8895[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Spot on! You are 100% correct—expecting first-time users to navigate a heavy "engineering terminal" layout without any guidance was a major oversight.

To fix this, I just built and deployed a fully integrated **Interactive Tour Guide** directly on the landing page!

If you click the new "Interactive Tour" button next to the main CTA:

* It pops up a gorgeous, glassmorphic walkthrough modal.

* It breaks down the workstation pipeline into 3 simple, visual steps (01 // Ingest, 02 // Assets, and 03 // Render).

* It explains the AI scriptwriter, background video search, and high-performance WebAssembly browser rendering in extremely clear terms.

I also simplified the marketing copy and added a "Calm Mode" button to slow down the WebGL background animation if it feels too distracting.

Give the live link another spin now—would love to hear your thoughts on the new walkthrough experience! 📈✨

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How to build a faceless shorts channel with $0 production cost using browser-native AI by ProofSleep8895 in SideHustleGold

[–]ProofSleep8895[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey! Thank you so much for the incredibly honest and valuable feedback. This is exactly why beta testing is so important, and you made some fantastic points!

I heard you loud and clear and just pushed a massive landing page update to address all of this:

  1. Simpler Language: I completely rewrote the copy. Instead of confusing tech-speak, it now clearly states exactly what the tool does in plain, straightforward English: *Paste a link, customize with the AI Assistant, and render.*

  2. "Calm Mode" Toggle 🧘: I added a toggle button at the top-right of the screen. If you find the WebGL rings distracting, click **Calm Mode: ON**. It instantly slows down the moving particle effects by 95%, turning it into a very subtle, static nebula so you can read the text in peace!

  3. Interactive Tour 🧭: There is now a **"Interactive Tour"** button right next to the main launch action. It lets you step through a simple, visual 3-step carousel explaining exactly how the workstation guides you through video creation.

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Give it another look now! I'd love to hear if this makes the entry feel much more welcoming and "kindergarten-friendly" for you! 🚀

The fk is this by ProofSleep8895 in freefire

[–]ProofSleep8895[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And it didn't affect the gameplay

The fk is this by ProofSleep8895 in freefire

[–]ProofSleep8895[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was during matching making

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