Been working on a project called Auto CG recently and honestly the main goal behind it is pretty simple:

make caption generation feel fast and painless again 😭

A lot of subtitle/caption tools right now feel like they’re intentionally designed to slow creators down with:

• giant paywalls
• fake “free” exports
• bloated timelines
• complicated editors
• slow rendering
• too many unnecessary clicks

So I started building something focused mainly on:

• speed
• simplicity
• low friction
• fast editing workflows

The current MVP workflow is basically:

1. Upload video
2. Generate captions in a few seconds using Groq
3. Edit captions directly in the timeline
4. Export final video

That’s it 🔥

Current features:

• AI caption generation
• editable subtitles
• timeline-based caption editing
• FFmpeg exporting
• mobile-inspired modern UI
• lightweight workflow focused on short-form creators

Right now I’m mainly polishing:

• export reliability
• subtitle styling
• editing sync
• overall UI/UX
• workflow smoothness

Long term I don’t want this to become another giant “AI creator suite” with 40 tabs and overwhelming dashboards everywhere 💀

The goal is more:

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I’m also experimenting with better monetization ideas because honestly I feel like a lot of creators are getting tired of every single tool instantly forcing another $15/month subscription.

Would genuinely love feedback from:

• editors
• short-form creators
• social media managers
• people who work with captions/subtitles a lot

Especially:
what currently annoys you the most about subtitle/caption tools?

Been working on a project called Auto CG recently 👀

Basically it’s a super low-friction AI caption generator/editor for short form videos.

The main reason I started building this was because almost every subtitle/caption app I used felt annoying as hell:

• fake “free” exports
• giant paywalls
• bloated editors
• slow rendering
• too many clicks
• signup walls everywhere 💀

So I wanted to make something that feels:

fast
simple
clean
creator-focused

Current workflow is basically:

1. Upload video
2. Generate captions (~3 sec rn using Groq)
3. Edit captions
4. Export

That’s it 🔥

It also has:

• editable timeline captions
• subtitle editor
• FFmpeg exporting
• mobile-style modern UI
• super lightweight workflow

Still fixing a few bugs rn:

• export button issue
• edited words not syncing properly yet

But honestly pretty happy with how it’s turning out so far 👀

so do you guys think i should polish it a bit more and add payments all that maybe?

Would genuinely love feedback/suggestions from creators/editors because I’m trying REALLY hard to keep this low friction instead of turning it into another bloated AI editor 💀

I’ve realized I keep trying to build giant complex apps/systems that are cool in theory but way too big to realistically finish solo right now.

So now I’m trying to focus on smaller CRUD-ish apps/tools that:

solve an actually painful problem

save real time

make sense as a product

aren’t just another GPT wrapper with a fancy UI 😭

I’ve been reading a lot about workflow friction/context switching/manual repetitive tasks lately, and it feels like THAT is where many real software opportunities are.

So I’m curious:

What part of your workflow genuinely wastes the most time or feels unnecessarily painful right now?

Could be:

• design
• coding
• editing
• school/work
• file management
• research
• communication
• content creation
• anything honestly

And what have you tried already that still doesn’t fully solve it?