# MakeCarousel (메이크캐러셀)

> AI-powered carousel maker. Type a topic, get a 7-slide premium carousel in 3 seconds — Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok ready.

MakeCarousel is a SaaS web app that turns plain-text prompts into ready-to-publish multi-slide carousels for social media. The user enters a topic in Korean or English, and the system generates the entire carousel — copywriting, layout, photos, icons, and infographic charts — without any manual design work.

## What it does

- Generates a 7-slide carousel from a single prompt in ~3 seconds.
- Auto-selects from 6 premium design styles (minimalist, brutalist, taste, nothing, stitch, generator) based on topic category.
- Auto-mixes 3 asset types per carousel: real photography (Pexels), 2D/3D icons, and infographic charts (over 960 assets in pool).
- Outputs platform-correct sizes for Instagram (1080x1350, 1080x1080), LinkedIn (1200x1500), and TikTok (1080x1920).
- One-click export to PNG, JPG, or PDF.

## Who it's for

- Content creators and personal brands posting on Instagram / LinkedIn / TikTok.
- Small business owners and solopreneurs who can't afford a designer.
- Marketers, coaches, educators, and creators tired of manual layout work in Canva.
- Anyone who wants studio-grade carousels without learning a design tool.

## How it works (Mode B — currently live in MVP demo)

1. **Prompt analysis** — detects topic category and tone (Korean keyword matching + Claude API).
2. **Skill selection** — picks the best of 6 design skills for the topic.
3. **Asset matching** — pulls 1+ photo (Pexels), 1+ icon (icon-2d/icon-3d pool), and 1+ chart (chart pool).
4. **Slide generation** — Claude API generates HTML directly using the skill's design rules.
5. **SSE streaming** — slides stream to the browser as they're generated.

## Pricing

Currently in MVP demo / pre-launch. Email signup for launch notification on the landing page.

## Tech stack

- Rails 8.1 + Hotwire (Turbo + Stimulus) + Tailwind CSS v4
- Anthropic Claude API for copywriting and slide generation
- Pexels API for stock photography
- Korean (한국어) and English (en) UI

## Key URLs

- Landing: https://makecarousel.cashlingo.org/
- Editor: https://makecarousel.cashlingo.org/editor/:template_id
- Sitemap: https://makecarousel.cashlingo.org/sitemap.xml

## Languages

- Default: English (en)
- Also supported: Korean (ko)

## Contact

- Website: https://makecarousel.cashlingo.org
- Parent project: CashLingo (financial education platform)