Alembic

distill ideas into shareable images

A minimal text-to-export tool designed for writers. Focus on your words, and let Alembic handle the aesthetics.

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alembic: where ideas become impactful images through intentional constraint

Choose your soft limit: 150, 300, or 600 characters. Text autoresizes—every word you add shrinks the font. Edit for impact or watch your message fade.

14 curated themes. Built-in kaomoji selector. Export and share anywhere.
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why Alembic?

the aesthetic thinking tool

Text images dominate engagement on social media because presentation matters. Alembic lets you nail both the thinking and the presentation in one place - zero context switching between writing tool and image editor.

file over app

The images you make with Alembic are yours forever, to do with as you please. You can create an account to sync your drafts across devices, but your work never belongs to us.

human craft only

You write, you choose the theme and text decorations, you export the image. Artisanal human craft only; zero AI slop.

zero-friction browser extension

With the Alembic browser extension, you can instantly paste any selected text into the Alembic editor, and turn it into a beautiful digital artifact in seconds.

manifesto

examples

the micro-essay image as an internet-native medium for ideas

on the micro-essay, custom grainy sky theme
on the micro-essay, custom grainy mesh gradient serif
on the micro-essay, custom theme
sans light
on the micro-essay, old book
on the micro-essay, sans dark
custom grainy blue

the above images are all generated in Alembic, using the same text but different themes ✧

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