Posting Web

Schedule and forget

Tool 2026

Posting Web improves upon Posting app that I created in 2024 by now running on a remote server 24/7 and adding the web interface for better usability.

The goal is the same as the last version — help users spend as little time as possible on social media platforms while still maintaining their online presence. A user may be an artist who needs to promote their work without too much stress or a small business owner who has a regular posting schedule but don’t want to check in every time.

When I upload posts directly on each platform, I tend to get distracted by viral posts recommended by algorithm and waste time scrolling without realizing. These companies spend millions of dollars to keep you hooked in so it is a game I cannot win. I also become self-conscious on how well my post is doing. I now use my app to schedule ahead without interacting directly with the platforms and it is especially helpful to publish posts while I sleep. This obviously doesn’t solve any inherent issues of social media, but has helped me regulate my own use. It is also very relieving not to be exposed to all the clickbaits and AI slop.

A screnshot of Instagram usage stat — My Instagram usage stat, totalling 3 minutes in the past week

I also added a few helpful features. The app protects privacy by stripping metadata of any attached media files. It removes any sensitive data such as GPS location or device used, etc. before uploading to each platform server. It also checks for file size and image dimensions to meet each platform requirements, thus, saving user’s time on preparing them. The UI is simple and minimal to keep the time spent on scheduling as little as possible. If I’m spending a lot of time on my app instead of on social platforms, that’s still a waste of time. I simply write a message, attach a few images, hit the schedule button and forget.

Currently, the app is only available behind VPN for a small closed group of people around me.

I set out to solve one problem and I am quite satisfied with the result, but in doing so, I neglected another problem that is the use of AI. For this web version of the posting app, I got a lot of help from AI coding agent. Last summer, I tried Cursor for the first time and although it was quite impressive, it also made mistakes that made it quite frustrating to use. I gave another try by using Claude Code this time and was surprised at how much better it became. I am still skeptical about the overall AI landscape. There are so many things to be concerned about — environmental costs, economic collapse, weaponization of the tech, consolidation of political power, no compensation to creative people, just to name a few. So, it leaves me a bitter taste in my mouth even after I found a good use of the LLM coding agent in this project. I am still struggling with how I should feel about all of it. I have zero reason to defend any of the big AI companies. All I can say is that in this very narrow context of the project, it was helpful.