u/Cute_Guard5653

I had the idea of ​​gathering the small tools I use for research and presentation preparation on a website. I previously posted about it. Now I've launched my project. I'm doing this purely as a hobby, and of course, it's free.

Currently, there are 3 tools:

• A tool that downloads the first 100 article abstracts from your PubMed search results as an Excel file and creates a word cloud visualization from the words used in these abstracts.

• A tool that arranges text entered as plain text into separate slides in a PowerPoint presentation, based on punctuation and spacing.

• And a tool that separates text and images from PDF files.

I hope you find them useful.

https://reddit.com/link/1taurv7/video/ychz09c2xn0h1/player

Hi,

This is a simple text/image motion reels generator tool that I'm still updating everyday. Hope it helps in your workflows.

I started a small Instagram account where I share simplified summaries of science articles as carousel posts.

First, I built a carousel generator that automatically maps text into clean, human-designed templates. It works well and saves a lot of time.

But then I realized: carousels alone probably won’t cut it anymore and I should create reels.

So I built a second tool, a text/image reel generator. The idea is to turn summaries into short-form video content with text and image animations.

The problem: the output isn’t there yet. It works functionally, but I'm not sure if what to do more.

Now I’m at a crossroads:

• Keep refining the reel generator?
• Double down on carousels?
• Or rethink the format entirely?

I’d really appreciate honest feedback:

1. Does this kind of tool even solve a real problem?
2. What makes educational reels actually feel high quality?
3. If you’ve grown a similar account, what worked for you?

Happy to share the tool and my account if you’re open to taking a look. just didn’t want this to feel like promotion.

Thanks in advance.

Hi,

I’ve been working on a tool that started as a simple text carousel maker, and I’m now expanding it with a new module for generating text + image motion reels.

The idea is to keep things very straightforward:

• You choose the overall structure of your reel (3-5-8 etc)
• Customize the layout for each segment
• Edit text manually or generate it with AI
• Add voiceover (via ElevenLabs or upload your own)
• Export everything as an MP4

It is so simple and fast. But it’s still very early and definitely not polished yet, but the core flow is there.

I’d really appreciate any feedback on the concept, usability, or features you think would make this actually useful. Would you use something like this, and for what kind of content?

Thanks in advance.

Hi everyone,

I’ve been working on a tool that started as a simple text carousel maker, and I’m now expanding it with a new module for generating text + image motion reels.

The idea is to keep things very straightforward:

• You choose the overall structure of your reel (3-5-8 etc)
• Customize the layout for each segment
• Edit text manually or generate it with AI
• Add voiceover (via ElevenLabs or upload your own)
• Export everything as an MP4

It is so simple and fast. But it’s still very early and definitely not polished yet, but the core flow is there.

I’d really appreciate any feedback on the concept, usability, or features you think would make this actually useful. Would you use something like this, and for what kind of content?

Thanks in advance.

I’ve had a project idea in mind for a while and recently started building it. Before I go too deep into the details, I wanted to do some idea validation.

The concept is an AI-assisted video editing application. What makes it different from existing tools is this: instead of extracting speech from the video itself, you provide the full spoken content as a separate audio file.

The app analyzes that audio and determines what is being said at each timestamp. Then, you upload a set of images and video clips related to the content, along with short descriptions. You can also optionally mark your favorite timestamps.

Based on these descriptions, the AI matches your media files with the corresponding parts of the speech, cuts and assembles them, adds transitions, and generates subtitles synced with the audio. The output is a ready-to-post social media reel (I’m planning to support longer formats later).

The goal is not to generate generic “AI slop,” but to edit your own content—maybe a bit rough at first, but improvable over time.

My questions:

• Do you see yourself (or others) using something like this for social media content creation?
• Compared to existing tools, would this offer enough value to switch?
• I know it’s somewhat purpose-specific—do you think the use case is too narrow?

Also, combining multiple voice-based clips could be added later as a separate pipeline.

Would love to hear your thoughts.

I’ve had a project idea in mind for a while and recently started building it. Before I go too deep into the details, I wanted to do some idea validation.

The concept is an AI-assisted video editing application. What makes it different from existing tools is this: instead of extracting speech from the video itself, you provide the full spoken content as a separate audio file.

The app analyzes that audio and determines what is being said at each timestamp. Then, you upload a set of images and video clips related to the content, along with short descriptions. You can also optionally mark your favorite timestamps.

Based on these descriptions, the AI matches your media files with the corresponding parts of the speech, cuts and assembles them, adds transitions, and generates subtitles synced with the audio. The output is a ready-to-post social media reel (I’m planning to support longer formats later).

The goal is not to generate generic “AI slop,” but to edit your own content—maybe a bit rough at first, but improvable over time.

My questions:

• Do you see yourself (or others) using something like this for social media content creation?
• Compared to existing tools, would this offer enough value to switch?
• I know it’s somewhat purpose-specific—do you think the use case is too narrow?

Also, combining multiple voice-based clips could be added later as a separate pipeline.

Would love to hear your thoughts.

If I went fully manual → it looked great, but took too long.
If I used generic templates → fast, but everything started to look the same.

Lately, I’ve been leaning into a different approach:
using a workflow where the content is automatically placed into slides (titles, text blocks, structure) so there’s almost no manual formatting.

The interesting part is you still keep control:

• You can use your own templates (even upload .pptx files)
• Reuse them anytime without starting over
• Export everything as .pptx to tweak details
• Then bring that version back in as your new base

So instead of repeating the same work, it becomes a system that improves over time.

Overall, it feels like carousel creation is shifting from “design every post” to “set up once, then let it run.”

How are you approaching it right now — still designing manually, or using some level of automation?