Hi Dev.to! 👋
I’m a solo developer who’s been building small tools on the side — mostly for fun, sometimes out of necessity.
This time, it was personal.
💡 The Problem That Sparked It
Someone I care about was struggling with sleep and anxiety. I wanted to do something — but not just words. I thought:
“What if I could create calming, custom videos — using AI — that helped her relax?”
So I started working on a tool that could generate peaceful, visually immersive videos from simple prompts. That project became Veo3.
⚙️ What Veo3 Does
Veo3 is a minimalist AI-powered video generator. You just enter a prompt — and it creates a short cinematic video for you in a few seconds.
🧩 Features:
- Text-to-video: Describe a scene, and get a video
- Fast + lightweight: Built for mobile first
- No account needed: Just type and watch
It's simple by design. It’s not meant to compete with massive tools like Runway or Pika. It’s meant to be calming, low-friction, and usable by anyone.
🛠️ The Stack
Veo3 is built with:
- Frontend: Vanilla JS + Tailwind CSS
- Backend: Python FastAPI + ffmpeg
- AI: Google Veo3 + OpenAI for prompt optimization
- Hosting: Vercel + Bunny.net
I chose tools I could deploy quickly and iterate on. The video rendering was the hardest part — especially making sure it was fast enough to not kill user patience.
😅 What I Struggled With
- Latency: AI video models are heavy; managing loading experience was crucial
- Prompt quality: Some prompts generated weird results — I had to fine-tune
- Mobile UX: Surprisingly tricky to make it look good on phones
🙌 What I Learned
- Don’t wait for perfection — ship early
- People love tools that feel human
- Building with love (literally) is the best motivation
🚀 Try Veo3
If you're curious, Veo3.im is live now.
No sign-ups, no paywalls. Just type something and see what the AI makes for you.
Whether you're a solo dev, a creator, or just someone who wants to relax a bit — I hope Veo3 brings you a moment of calm.
💬 I'd love to hear:
- Have you ever built something out of love or care?
- Would you use a tool like this to wind down?
Let's chat in the comments 👇
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