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Building PostForge AI: An Open-Source AI Social Media Generator

Dev.to / 3/13/2026

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Key Points

  • PostForge AI is introduced as an open-source platform to help creators, startups, and brands generate social media posts, captions, ads, and other marketing content using AI.
  • It features a SaaS-style dashboard to manage campaigns and to save generation history, notes, calendar events, and settings.
  • The tech stack includes Next.js (App Router), TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, Prisma with SQLite/SQL for authentication and data storage, and Stripe for pricing plans, with secure httpOnly cookies for signup and login.
  • The project provides a live demo and a GitHub repository, and the author invites feedback, contributions, and ideas from the community.

Hey Devs! 👋

I just launched PostForge AI, an open-source platform to help creators, startups, and brands generate social media posts, captions, ads, and marketing content faster using AI.

*What it does:
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Generate posts & captions for Instagram, Twitter, or ads

SaaS-style dashboard to manage campaigns

Save generation history, notes, calendar events, and settings

*Tech Stack:
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Next.js (App Router)

TypeScript

Tailwind CSS (modern dark UI with neon accents)

Prisma + SQLite / SQL for auth & database

Stripe integration for pricing plans

*Features:
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Signup & login with secure httpOnly cookies

Interactive AI content generator in the dashboard

Open-source template for developers to build on

*Try it out:
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🌐 Live demo: https://postforge-ai.vercel.app

💻 GitHub repo: https://github.com/mouadhhhallem/postforge-ai

I’d love feedback, contributions, and ideas from the community! 🚀