QuickType
What it builds Python tool
Make a Python app, script or tool with AI
A desktop app, a command-line tool, a scraper or a script that does a boring job for you. QuickType gets the simplest version running first, then grows it, with tests along the way.
Things people ask for
- "A script that renames and sorts all my photos by date"
- "A tool that checks prices on three sites and emails me when one drops"
- "A desktop app that tracks my hours and makes an invoice"
Type something like this into QuickType. It asks a few questions, then plans it.
The plan it starts from
Every Python tool 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.
- Skeleton
Done when: It runs and does the simplest version of its job.
- Main feature
Done when: The main job works end to end with tests.
- Inputs and outputs
Done when: Files, settings, and any screens or commands are done.
- Polish
Done when: Clear messages, error handling, a short how-to.
- 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 program is it?
- Desktop window appCommand-line toolAutomation that runs on a scheduleWeb scraperBot
- If it has a window, what should it use?
- No windowSimple window (Tkinter)Modern window (PySide/Qt)A small local web page
- What does it work with?
- Files on this PCWebsitesSpreadsheets (Excel/CSV)A database
- When does it run?
- When I start itEvery day / hour by itselfAll the time in the background
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.
- Clear error messages instead of crashes
- A log file to see what it did
- Settings in a file instead of in the code
- A short how-to-use guide
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
- Python 3Runs the project
- pytestRuns the project's tests
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).
- Data and spreadsheetsClean, combine and chart data from Excel / CSV files, with reports that update themselves.
- Desktop appA Windows and Mac app made with web tech (like Discord or VS Code).
- 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).
