Flipbook, Glaze, and IDEs for Everything (Worktrees Ep 002)

Generative interfaces, vibe-coded desktop apps, and Jack's attempt to build agent workspaces for every domain.We opened with Flipbook, a generative visual web experiment where pages are rendered as AI-generated images instead of traditional HTML interfaces. The bigger question: what happens if software skips GUI frameworks entirely and models generate visual UI directly?FlipbookX-PilotCoverage: Flipbook as a generative visual internetChris tested Claude Design for slide creation and found the output visually polished but practically unusable. The discussion centered on design as intent, not aesthetics: Claude handled fonts and colors well, but missed constraints, hierarchy, format, and density.Claude DesignMike Krieger leaves Figma’s boardFigmaWe talked through Glaze, Raycast’s new AI app builder, and Chris’s attempt to recreate a Ring camera desktop/menu bar app from a PRD. Glaze produced a functional TypeScript app shell, but authentication, live data, OAuth, and polish remain open challenges.GlazeRaycastRing App StoreRing Live ViewFly.ioJack proposed testing Glaze with an FFmpeg wrapper: a simple drag-and-drop video converter with presets. The point was to see how far these AI-built app platforms can reach beyond mock UI and into real local tooling.The results were not bad with a one-shot prompt!FFmpegPermuteJack shared progress on Recursive after 1,500+ sessions using it as his primary development environment. The next step is abstracting the core into a monorepo so the same agent workspace, inbox, plugin system, automations, and tooling can power vertical apps for finance, writing, marketing, and more.ObsidianModel Context ProtocolCopilot MoneyXcodeThe episode closed with a quick Click update: new builds are ready, but Apple review and TestFlight checks have slowed distribution to testers. The conversation touched on how review processes may be getting stricter, especially around privacy-sensitive app behavior.TestFlightApple Developer