ChadOS
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    Hi, I'm Chad 👋

    I build real stuff with AI. Then I show you how.

    Easy, step-by-step guides and videos for Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, and Lovable — no tech degree needed.

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    50 free, step-by-step guides. Search or pick a track, then jump straight in.

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    My stack / no sponsored ranking

    The AI tools I actually pay for.

    Not a giant list of random affiliate links. These are tools I personally pay for and use on real projects, videos, and this site. If I stop paying for one, it comes off the list.

    Gemini

    I pay for it

    AI assistant

    Research and multimodal tasks

    See my guide →

    Paid subscription

    See the tool

    ChatGPT

    I pay for it

    AI assistant

    Quick answers, coding help, and voice conversations

    Paid subscription

    See the tool

    Claude

    I pay for it

    AI assistant

    Writing, thinking, coding, and agent workflows (Claude Code, Desktop, Projects, Skills)

    See my guide →

    Daily driver

    See the tool

    Canva

    I pay for it

    Design

    Thumbnails, video overlays, flyers, social posts, and decks

    See my guide →

    Daily driver

    See the tool

    vidIQ

    I pay for it

    YouTube research

    Keyword, title, tag, and thumbnail research for YouTube videos

    Connect vidIQ to Claude guide →

    Paid subscription

    Try vidIQ free

    SiteGround

    I pay for it

    Web hosting

    Hosting WordPress sites

    Paid subscription

    See SiteGround plans

    Lovable

    I pay for it

    AI app builder

    Building full-stack web apps and sites from prompts, with GitHub sync

    My credit-saving Lovable playbook →

    Daily driver

    10 free credits when you sign up

    Get 10 free credits

    Some links are affiliate or referral links. You pay the same price and I may earn a commission.

    See how I decide what is worth paying for →
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    Help a Chad out.

    That number is real, and it moves one person at a time. If anything here saved you time, one subscribe genuinely makes my day.

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    for the nerds

    Prefer a command line?

    Tap stack, lovable, or claude to get my setup and the guides behind it.

    terminal — zsh

    ChadOS 2.6 — type `help`, or tap a command below.

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