Design & creative tools

18 requests, newest first

• Looking for

  can translate rough sketches on my iPad to higher fidelity wireframes or illustrations in near real time

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  I’ve been looking for a tool that can translate rough sketches on my iPad to higher fidelity wireframes or illustrations in near real time. has anyone found such a tool?

  outlore · Oct 28, 2026in “Ask HN: Alternative to Tldraw Draw Fast?”

• Looking for

  would allow me to take photos of my garden and then generate a 3D editable garden where I can drag and move things

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  I am looking for a tool which would allow me to take photos of my garden and then generate a 3D editable garden where I can drag and move things.

  Fh_ · Sep 29, 2026in “Is there a lanscaping tool which can take photos of my garden and make 3D model?”

• Wish it existed

  public database of the best known designs and techniques for making long lasting items

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  There should be a public database of the best known designs and techniques for making long lasting items.

  sholladay · Sep 15, 2026in “Let's make quality the norm again”

• Wish it existed

  photo of the writer's setup, I would love to see a modern version in action

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  I wish there was a photo of the writer's setup, I would love to see a modern version in action.

  ccamrobertson · Sep 2, 2026in “Make a Portable Wide-screen Mechanical TV”

• Wish it existed

  agreed standard for every UI - to have only the core, commonly used keys pre-set, while making everything else configurable

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  Sometimes, I wish there was an agreed standard for every UI - to have only the core, commonly used keys pre-set, while making everything else configurable.

  iLemming · Aug 28, 2026in “GUIs should be fully keyboard-driven”

• Wish it existed

  "novice" or "casual" user setting option to go back to a much simpler UX, where I am operating immediately on the selected layer

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  I wish there was a "novice" or "casual" user setting option to go back to a much simpler UX, where I am operating immediately on the selected layer.

  saltcured · Aug 18, 2026in “GIMP Development Update”

• Wish it existed

  Nutrition Facts like description of costs, service or product description, etc, in lieu of pretty art and slogans for us thinkers

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  There should be a Nutrition Facts like description of costs, service or product description, etc, in lieu of pretty art and slogans for us thinkers.

  rustcleaner · Aug 16, 2026in “Firefox for iOS now has a native adblocker”

• Looking for

  converts an OCI image to a

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  Is there a tool that converts an OCI image to a ... rootfs partition?

  yjftsjthsd-h · Aug 8, 2026in “The Nixpkgs core team has disbanded”

• Wish it existed

  GUI tool to bake in any alternates into the font itself

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  I feel like there should be a GUI tool to bake in any alternates into the font itself.

  notpushkin · Aug 6, 2026in “Pareto Front”

• Looking for

  allows you to select which area of the image to use what dithering parameters and color count for, with a live preview

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  Is there a tool that allows you to select which area of the image to use what dithering parameters and color count for, with a live preview?

  customguy · Jul 25, 2026in “My Images Are Dithered”

• Looking for

  getting more up to date satellite images that can be used with other software, such as a tile server, vector map, or similar

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  Does anyone know of a good service for getting more up to date satellite images that can be used with other software, such as a tile server, vector map, or similar?

  rurp · May 18, 2026in “Why is Google Maps back to showing old satellite images of Altadena?”

• Looking for

  iterate fast on UI/UX design

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  I'm looking for a tool to iterate fast on UI/UX design.

  mocamoca · Apr 29, 2026in “Show HN: Figma alternative where AI works with vector primitives, not code”

• Looking for

  eliminates the animation, also when switching between apps with cmd+tab

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  Is there a tool which eliminates the animation, also when switching between apps with cmd+tab?

  mabedan · Apr 10, 2026in “Native Instant Space Switching on macOS”

• Wish it existed

  mode where littlesnitch just does its own lookup using the system-configured rDNS, for example from the ui or for specific processes, etc

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  Perhaps there should be a mode where littlesnitch just does its own lookup using the system-configured rDNS, for example from the ui or for specific processes, etc?

  sgc · Apr 9, 2026in “LittleSnitch for Linux”

• Someone should build

  site for literature, music, art, etc

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  Someone should make a site for literature, music, art, etc. that uses a filter to exclude anything from New York.

  api · Mar 21, 2026in “The Story of Marina Abramovic and Ulay (2020)”

• Wish it existed

  tool that could do the drudgery for me for designs that I already understand

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  I haven't used AI yet but I definitely would love a tool that could do the drudgery for me for designs that I already understand.

  gosub100 · Jan 11, 2026in “Don't fall into the anti-AI hype”

• Would pay for

  Plex if I was supporting the development of software designed for watching your personal media collection

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  I'd pay for Plex if I was supporting the development of software designed for watching your personal media collection.

  ziml77 · Jan 6, 2026in “State of the Fin 2026-01-06”

• Wish it existed

  better documentation for this, because "random indie game demo cannot upload my family photos" would be a great selling point for SteamOS/Bazzite

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  I wish there was better documentation for this, because "random indie game demo cannot upload my family photos" would be a great selling point for SteamOS/Bazzite.

  moltopoco · Nov 30, 2025in “Bazzite: Operating System for Linux gaming”