QuickType
What it builds Desktop app
Make a Windows desktop app with AI
A real app with its own window, made with web tech the way Discord and VS Code are. QuickType builds the window and layout first, then the main feature, then the installer.
Things people ask for
- "A notes app that syncs a folder of Markdown files"
- "A small launcher for my favorite tools and games"
- "A clipboard history app with search"
Type something like this into QuickType. It asks a few questions, then plans it.
The plan it starts from
Every desktop app project starts with these phases. QuickType fills each one with small steps for your idea, and a phase only counts as done when its line is true.
- Window
Done when: The app opens a window with the main layout and menus.
- Main feature
Done when: The thing the app is for works end to end.
- Files and settings
Done when: Saving, opening and settings work.
- Polish
Done when: Icons, keyboard shortcuts, light/dark, error messages.
- Installer
Done when: Installers for Windows and Mac are built.
- Ongoing improvement
Done when: Never finished: new features, fixes and improvements.
What it asks you
Only what it can't guess. Pick an answer or type your own.
- What kind of app is it?
- Tool or utilityEditor (text, images, music)DashboardChat or socialGame launcher
- What should it feel like?
- Clean and modernBold and colourfulLike a pro tool (dense)
- What does it save?
- Files the user opens and savesIts own settings onlyOnline data (sign-in)
- Which computers?
- WindowsMacLinux
What it adds that people forget
You tick the ones you want when you start, and they go into the plan in the right phase.
- Auto-updates
- Keyboard shortcuts
- Running in the tray / menu bar
- Saving work if it crashes
What it sets up on your PC
QuickType checks what you already have and asks before installing anything.
- GitSaves every step so anything can be undone
- Node.jsRuns the project's build and tests
- Robot browser (Playwright)Takes screenshots so the AI sees what it made
Other things it builds
Same app, same team. One project can be anything on this list.
- WebsiteA website: a business site, portfolio, store front or web app.
- Web appA full web app: sign-in, a database, and pages that change per user (like a small SaaS).
- Roblox gameA Roblox experience built with Roblox Studio (code in files, synced with Rojo or Studio MCP).
- Discord botA bot for your Discord server: commands, games, moderation, reminders.
- AI assistantYour own AI helper or chatbot that runs on a free local model.
- Phone appAn app for Android and iPhone from one codebase (building for iPhone needs a Mac).
- Godot gameA 2D or 3D game made with the free Godot engine, for PC, Mac, phones or the web.
- Unity gameA 2D or 3D game made with Unity (free Personal plan), for PC, Mac, phones or consoles.
- Browser gameA 2D game that runs in any web browser (Phaser or plain JavaScript).
- Python toolA desktop app, command-line tool, scraper or automation script in Python.
- Data and spreadsheetsClean, combine and chart data from Excel / CSV files, with reports that update themselves.
- Browser extensionA Chrome / Edge extension: a toolbar button, page tweaks, or a side panel.
- Backend / APIA server other apps talk to: data, accounts, webhooks, integrations.
- Minecraft modA mod for Minecraft Java Edition: new items, blocks, mobs or commands.
- Arduino / ESP32Code for a microcontroller board: sensors, lights, motors, WiFi gadgets.
- Train an AI modelMake your own AI model: train a brand-new one from scratch, or teach an open model with your own data. Runs on your PC.
- Operating systemYour own small operating system from scratch (boots in a safe virtual PC, never on your real one).
