Neha

I keep hearing that getting your first 10 users is the hardest part, and I am feeling it right now.

I have an idea I believe in, but I have no audience and no big network. Cold DMs feel spammy, and posting everywhere feels like shouting into the void.

From the web to a desktop app: YouArt is back on Product Hunt
YouArt Desktop APP went live on Product Hunt today : https://www.producthunt.com/prod...
We started on the web, and I'm glad we did. A canvas in the browser, the best image and video models in one place, and a team that could work on the same board. It was the fastest way to put something real in front of people and watch how they used it.
And watching is where the next step came from. People would generate a clip they liked, then carry it into After Effects or CapCut to finish it. Nobody was doing anything wrong, and nothing was broken. That's just how video gets made. But it showed us how much further YouArt could go if it could follow the work onto the machine where the finishing happens.
So about several months ago we started on a desktop app, and that's what we're launching. The agent now edits directly in Apps like After Effects and CapCut. What it builds in AE stays as ordinary keyframes, so you can adjust any of it the way you'd adjust your own work. It can also integrate with Gmail, Notion, Slack and other tools to gather client feedback onto the canvas and edit autonomously. These are the tedious yet vital pieces of creative work.
The web version is still here, and it's still where a lot of projects start. It's the same canvas, and your team can leave notes right on a cut. The desktop app picks up from there when a project needs to go further.
If you try it, I'd love to hear how it fits into the way you already work. I'll be in the comments today.