Fuelled by inspiration and AI tools like Anthropic’s Claude and Cursor, Gemal swiftly created a prototype by 2 am, which he soon shared on X. The buzz around WikiTok grew, eventually leading it to top the daily charts on Ycombinator’s Hacker News.
Gemal’s WikiTok, crafted with just a few hundred lines of code predominantly written by Claude, was later made available on GitHub for community enhancements. The app supports 14 languages and offers features like article previews and sharing across platforms, powered by a modern tech stack that includes React 18, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, and Vite.
Gemal remains committed to his vision of a non-commercial, user-friendly platform: “I have no grand plans for some sort of insane monetized hyper-calculating TikTok algorithm,” he assured. “It is anti-algorithmic, if anything.”