Hey HN! I’m Simone. We re-built Breadboard, a visual app builder that mixes Figma-style UI design with Shortcuts-style logic so you can build, preview, and publish interactive web apps directly from the canvas.
What it does
Design UIs visually with a flexible canvas –like Figma–.
Define app logic with a visual, instruction-stacked editor inspired by Shortcuts.
Live preview apps directly on the canvas –no separate preview window–.
Publish working web apps with one click.
Modernize the HyperCard idea: combine layout, behavior, and instant sharing in one place.
Reduce friction between design and a working app.
Make simple web apps approachable for non-developers while keeping power features for developers.
Build a foundation for LLM integration so users can design and develop with AI while still understanding what’s happening, even without coding experience –in progress!–.
Weather forecast app: https://app.breadboards.io/playgrounds/weather
Swiss Public Transit: https://app.breadboards.io/playgrounds/public_transit
info: https://breadboards.io
I would appreciate any feedback :)
Looks like a less feature-full version of livecode [0], which I'd argue is more of a HyperCard successor", since they were formerly revolution & MetaCard, and can import HyperCard stacks.
[0] https://livecode.com/
Many years ago, back when I was in high school and they started getting into things like 3D printing and electronics and stuff, the person in charge of all that was discussing the plans with me. I think because I was one of the only students who had electronics experience, at least that people knew about. Anyway, he said they were "going to use breadboard to prototype". The singular of the term was as if it was a product like this. He was so used to every product being a singular of an existing word that would otherwise be plural that when it wasn't a brand/company, he did it anyway. So while I wish you guys much success, feel free to find a name that isn't already a thing.
Breadboard is an excellent name for this project: it tells me that I can snap preexisting components (analogous to ICs) onto a grid and make connections (analogous to wires) between them.
Context, as always, is everything. I don't think that anyone is mistaking Peter Thiel for one of the elves of Valinor.
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