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Show HN: Stagify – Virtual staging in seconds with AI

https://stagify.io

Hi HN,I’m the solo founder of Stagify, a virtual staging tool I’ve been building over the past ~3 months.You can try it directly on the landing page without creating an account. The demo lets you upload a photo and generate staged results (up to 9 generations). Demo images are watermarked.What’s different from other tools I tried: - Unlimited generations per uploaded photo - Instructions that...

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Re:Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (October 2025) on Friday October 17, 2025 @10:36AM (#45617276)
I’ve been working on https://stagify.io — an AI tool that lets real estate agents and photographers instantly stage empty rooms with realistic furniture.

Traditional virtual staging usually takes 24–48 hours and costs $20–50 per image. Stagify does it in seconds while keeping everything MLS-compliant (it doesn’t modify walls, floors, or windows).

It’s been fun building it as a solo indie hacker — I’m using Rails 8, Nuxt 3, and AWS for the backend. Right now I’m focused on getting my first 100 paying users in Canada before expanding to the US.

Show HN: Improve essay writing skills with ChatGPT

https://ptewithai.com/

Hey there folks, today I want to share with you how I came up with a ChatGPT-based service to improve essay writing skills, particularly for tests like PTE (Person Test of English) and IELTS.Now, let me just say upfront that I'm not a huge fan of writing essays. But I know that practice makes perfect, so I force myself to write them every day in the hopes that they'll eventually become easier....

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