2026-01-25. Nomoyu Daily for Indie Developers (Issue 253)

📰 News

Why do many people not even know what to use AI for?

When large models first appeared two years ago, everyone was excited and felt the world was about to change. Experts from every direction brought PPT decks to give talks, from Microsoft to Google, from consulting firms to advertising agencies, and everyone was showing how magical AI was. But after watching all the demos and returning to the office to look at those dozens of pages of slides, many bosses were quietly thinking: then what? What exactly are we supposed to use it for?

This feeling is actually very common. It is like giving someone who has never cooked a peerless knife and telling them it can cut through iron like mud. But when they go home and face the ingredients in the fridge, they may still order takeout. Today’s generative AI is like that knife: it looks very sharp, but most people hold it in their hands and, aside from cutting a couple of apples for novelty, have no idea how to use it to cook a full banquet. This is why ChatGPT has hundreds of millions of weekly active users, yet aside from programmers who write code and marketers who write copy, most ordinary employees try it a few times and then never remember to open it again.

AI agent

AI agent is an automated content generation tool that analyzes websites, fills competitors’ keyword gaps, generates optimized articles, and automatically publishes them to a CMS, achieving 100% automation for website blog content and significantly increasing traffic.

Greb

Greb is a context-aware tool that retrieves code context in real time, avoiding traditional indexing and storage, reducing token usage and cost, and is especially suitable for large codebases.

🖥️ Software

VibeQA

VibeQA is a simple bug reporting tool that can be added with one line of code. It automatically captures screenshots, browser information, console errors, and device details, making it easier for developers to collect user feedback.

MBP-Chrome-Extension

MBP-Chrome-Extension is a Chrome extension that helps ManageBac users calculate the minimum exam scores needed to reach a target GPA.

ThreeDepth

ThreeDepth is a free tool that uses Three.js and R3F to render locally in the browser, accurately converting 3D models into 2D depth maps with custom mapping support and no generative AI or server-side processing.

PhotoHub

PhotoHub is an iOS album management app that supports managing a phone photo library from a computer on the local network. It offers masking, filters, cropping, stitching, OCR, and other features, with all operations processed offline to protect privacy and security.

Orater

Orater is a macOS app that improves productivity through voice input and automatic text optimization. It works in any macOS app and requires no login or setup.

AIdesigner

AIdesigner is an AI UI design tool that generates attractive UI screens from simple sentences, solving UI design problems for developers.

Orcin

Orcin is a completely offline free budget management app. It requires no account or syncing; users only need to enter data to get clear budget analysis.

Dropper

Dropper is a free, ad-free color picker tool that uses the EyeDropper API for precise sampling, letting users sample colors from anywhere on the screen and copy the code to the clipboard.

Private Mind

Private Mind is an offline AI assistant app for iOS/macOS. It requires no internet connection, has no cloud service or tracking, and provides summarization, translation, PDF summaries, rewriting, email generation, and more.

Splitlypay

Splitlypay is a bill-splitting tool with no registration and no ads, offering quick calculation and shareable links.

SidePanel Buddy

SidePanel Buddy is a Chrome extension that remembers side-panel sessions, helping users keep workflow continuity during research and while using AI tools.

Resumly

Resumly is an AI-assisted resume tool that helps users create and optimize resumes, check missing keywords, improve ATS optimization, and tailor content based on job descriptions.

🌐 Websites

Fast Data

Fast Data is a website visitor analytics tool that tracks visitor location, page visits, device type, traffic source, dwell time, and other information.

Gamestoshare

Gamestoshare is a game sharing platform that helps Steam users match based on shared game libraries. No registration is required; it only uses Steam ID verification and matching logic to cross-check owned and wanted games.

Notely

Notely is an online note-taking app that is simple and easy to use. Notes are currently stored in search engines, and improvements are underway.

Directory submission service

Directory submission service is a directory submission tool that helps improve a brand’s online presence by submitting directories on trusted websites, strengthening the site’s ranking in Google search results.

Practical Web Tools

Practical Web Tools provides multiple free browser-based tools, including financial calculators, file converters, and local AI chat. All tools run locally.

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