{"id":73608,"title":"AutoEmber - A visual design tool for making real websites","tagline":"Instead of making mockups, just make the real thing!","body":"Hi everyone. We’re Ben and Izak, cofounders of [AutoEmber](https://autoember.com/).\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post\u0026id=73608\u0026key=user_uploads/1045360/88bf4baa-cd9a-451d-8fe7-8af58389c929)\n\n_(Left to Right)_\n\nBen: Former competitive gamer. Was on the MTG Pro Tour at 14. Rank 1 Hearthstone Battlegrounds. Lived with Reynad (CEO and Twitch streamer) and spent 2 years as lead game designer at TempoStorm. \n\nIzak: Built a crypto trading platform at Cove Markets, acquired by Robinhood in 2021. Previously, JP Morgan software engineer. Computer science at the University of Michigan.\n\nWe met over a decade ago playing Magic the Gathering in Holland, Michigan.\n\n### **😓 The Problem:**\n\nMaking websites is hard. To make a website today, you either:\n\n1. Learn html, css, and javascript –\u003e Months of learning, hours of coding to make minor changes\n2. Use a template website builder –\u003e Can’t customize, get a generic website\n\nMeanwhile, there’s thousands of designers who can make pixel-perfect mockups, but then they have to pass it off to a coder who can actually build it.\n\n### **💫The Solution:**\n\n[AutoEmber](https://autoember.com) - a visual design tool that makes real websites\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post\u0026id=73608\u0026key=user_uploads/1045360/6d4a6b5f-aab5-4949-ac45-737d003cb4c7)\n\nWe spent the last couple months building a web app that lets anyone make a custom website, end to end, without coding. The user experience:\n\n1. Make an account\n2. Design your website in the editor\n3. Push “Publish”\n\nToday, you could make a good looking website with a few pages in a couple hours. We’re constantly adding features to make it more 🥧 easy, 💪 powerful, and 💅 pretty\n\n### **Who its for:**\n\nYou’ll find it especially useful if you’re: \n\n* A designer who uses tools like Figma\n* A backend dev who doesn’t like frontend\n* A business owner who wants a custom website without coding\n\nBut anyone making a website should check it out.\n\n### **How you can help**\n\nGive it a try! It’s free. We love feedback. [AutoEmber.com](http://AutoEmber.com)\n\nIf you’re in the market for a website, please reach out! We’d be happy to help you design your website. Contact: [ben@autoember.com](mailto:ben@autoember.com) 👋\n\nThanks, Ben and Izak","slug":"J9E-autoember-a-visual-design-tool-for-making-real-websites","created_at":"2023-07-31T18:05:29.431Z","updated_at":"2026-05-25T06:24:12.598Z","total_vote_count":36,"url":"https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/J9E-autoember-a-visual-design-tool-for-making-real-websites","share_image_url":"//bookface-static.ycombinator.com/assets/ycdc/yc-og-image-c440a0ad1dacfb86eeeb343717479cc54d256614449b4ef719977a0a451f8bc8.png","company":{"id":28882,"name":"Repaint","slug":"repaint","url":"https://repaint.com","logo":"https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/a40c666dc622907d8af3f29f4b78c554dba156c9.png","batch":"Summer 2023","industry":"B2B","tags":["SaaS","Chatbot","Design","Web Development","AI"],"search_path":"https://bookface.ycombinator.com/company/28882"}}