Exact tools I use
to build everything.

The framework I build everything in. App Router, server components, edge functions — the full stack in one.

Makes your code predictable. Catches bugs before they happen. Non-negotiable once you use it.

Design system in your HTML. Fast to write, consistent output. I've used it on every project.

Postgres database, auth, storage, and real-time — all in one. Free tier is generous. I use it on every project.

Where I deploy everything. Zero config, instant previews, edge network. Next.js and Vercel are made for each other.

Authentication that just works. Email codes, social login, user management UI — done in 30 minutes.

The only payment processor worth using. Subscriptions, one-time payments, webhooks — rock solid.

My primary AI model. Best at reasoning, writing, and code. Powers all the text tools in AStudio.

Go-to for brainstorming, quick drafts, and image generation. GPT-5 is a daily driver alongside Claude.

Huge 1M-token context and fast multimodal reasoning. Great for research and long-document tasks.

Run open-source image models in the cloud. Used for image generation — no GPU required.

Faster, cheaper alternative to Replicate for some image models. Good for production volume.

Email sending API. Beautiful DX, great free tier. I use it for newsletter blasts and transactional emails.

Anthropic's frontier model — best-in-class reasoning and agentic coding. The brain behind AStudio's tools.

OpenAI's latest flagship. Strong all-rounder for reasoning, multimodal tasks, and quick drafts.

Google's newest model with a 1M-token context window. Unbeatable for research and long documents.

Meta's flagship open model — natively multimodal and free to self-host. Rivals closed frontier models.

Open reasoning model with chain-of-thought that rivals frontier models on math and code, at a fraction of the cost.

The image model I reach for — sharp, controllable, and now renders readable text. Powers ImageCraft AI.

Editor I use every day. With the right extensions it's unbeatable for web dev.

AI coding assistant built into the terminal. How I ship faster than any agency. Genuinely changes how you work.

The AI code editor. Understands your whole codebase, not just one file. A daily driver for shipping fast.

Where all my code lives. Version control, project management, CI/CD. Essential.

Inline AI autocomplete right in the editor. Great for the small stuff while I keep flow.

A modern terminal with AI built in. Makes the command line faster and far less painful.

How I test and debug APIs before wiring them into the app. A staple in every project.

Deploy, preview, and manage env vars from the terminal. Pairs perfectly with Next.js.

Clean, consistent icon set that works perfectly with Tailwind and React.

Copy-paste, fully-customisable React components built on Tailwind. My go-to for clean UI fast.

My own marketplace of ready-made Next.js dashboards, landing pages, and components.

The official docs are genuinely excellent. Start here before anything else.

Step-by-step guides for every feature. One of the best doc sites in open source.

The class reference you'll have open in a tab every single day.