Rutvik Panchal

Founder, PixelDrive — bulk on-brand images from one template via API/MCP/CSV. Also run SynthCoder, AI automation & dev agency. Building in public.

[Rutvik Panchal @rexotech1]

I'm Rutvik. I run two things:

SynthCoder: we build AI automations, apps and custom software for businesses.

PixelDrive: our own product. Design an image once, then get thousands of on-brand variations from one API call, a CSV, or your AI agent.

From today I'm posting what we build, what breaks, and what it costs. Fewer posts, more useful ones.

What's one task in your business you'd automate tomorrow if you could?

[Rutvik Panchal @rexotech1]

@iavinashtr Yes it seamlessly work with multiple external screens. Notch will be easy accessible on the display where the cursor is. So if you working on external screen then notch is available there

[Rutvik Panchal @rexotech1]

Building in public, day 1/78.

Today I launched NotchDesk, a native Mac app that turns the MacBook notch into your desk: next meeting with a countdown and one-click Join, a private clipboard history and a file shelf.

From now until Dec 31 I'll post every day: what I shipped, what broke, what sold and what didn't, across NotchDesk, PixelDrive and SynthCoder, my agency in Ahmedabad.

Day 1: launched. Now the hard part, getting it in front of people.

#buildinpublic

[Rutvik Panchal @rexotech1]

@rahulsinghh__ @X Two iOS apps launched is great, Rahul! Let's connect 🤝 I'm on the Mac side with NotchDesk, an app for clipboard history, meeting joins and screenshot search.

[Rutvik Panchal @rexotech1]

Hey @X Algo, Sunday #connect time ☕

Looking for people into:

- Indie hacking & SaaS
- Developer tools & APIs
- No-code & automation (n8n, Make, Zapier)
- Marketing & growth
- Building in public from India 🇮🇳

Reply and let's #connect 🤝

[Rutvik Panchal @rexotech1]

@moizghuman @X Ha, true. My rule: delete the step before automating it, then build what's left to hold up when the data gets messy. Less babysitting that way. I'm also building NotchDesk, a Mac app for clipboard history, meeting joins and screenshot search.

[Rutvik Panchal @rexotech1]

@CleanFix_Dev @X I can only speak for myself: the one I reach for most is Quick Paste. Control-Command-V in any app, type a few letters, Return. There's a 14-day free trial with no account or card if you want to see which one sticks for you.

[Rutvik Panchal @rexotech1]

@aiclawdius @X Data sovereignty is a big deal. Same thinking behind NotchDesk, a Mac app for clipboard history, meeting joins and screenshot search: no account, no NotchDesk server, your history stays a folder on your Mac.

[Rutvik Panchal @rexotech1]

Let's connect fellow founders and builders 🤝

@X and #connect help me find people who:

- Ship side projects on weekends
- Run an agency and build products too
- Automate their own work with AI
- Figure out pricing in public

Drop what you're building 👇

[Rutvik Panchal @rexotech1]

@utkarshships @X Nice, MCP is my world too. PixelDrive works over MCP, so an agent can generate on-brand images straight from a template. I'm also building NotchDesk, a Mac app for clipboard history, meeting joins and screenshot search.

[Rutvik Panchal @rexotech1]

@Varostudioia @X Glad it helps! What are you automating first? I'm also building NotchDesk, a Mac app for clipboard history, meeting joins and screenshot search.

[Rutvik Panchal @rexotech1]

@ShushantoK @X Nice to meet you too 🤝 I'm also building NotchDesk, a Mac app for clipboard history, meeting joins and screenshot search.

[Rutvik Panchal @rexotech1]

Hey @X Algo 👋

I'm looking to #connect with people building:

- Mac & iOS apps
- SaaS & APIs
- AI agents & automations
- Agencies & freelance businesses
- Anything in public

If that's you, say hi below and let's #connect 🤝

[Rutvik Panchal @rexotech1]

@CuringAIx Ask first: who uses it, and what decision does it feed? If nobody can answer, pausing it and seeing who notices is the cleanest test. I'm also building NotchDesk, a Mac app for clipboard history, meeting joins and screenshot search.

[Rutvik Panchal @rexotech1]

The cheapest automation is the step you delete.

Before automating anything, I check whether the task needs to exist at all: reports nobody reads, approvals nobody checks, data copied into a sheet nobody opens.

Remove those first. Then automate what's left.

What's one task at your company that could just stop?

[Rutvik Panchal @rexotech1]

@frankezecode_ @X Thanks Franklyn, you too ❤️ I'm also building NotchDesk, a Mac app for clipboard history, meeting joins and screenshot search.

[Rutvik Panchal @rexotech1]

@HeyRyanTehan @X A design studio for tech products sounds great. Always happy to link up with active builders 🔥 I'm also building NotchDesk, a Mac app for clipboard history, meeting joins and screenshot search.

[Rutvik Panchal @rexotech1]

@kalyanfr @X Let's connect 🤝 I'm also building NotchDesk, a Mac app for clipboard history, meeting joins and screenshot search.

[Rutvik Panchal @rexotech1]

@bogdanionita_eu @X Happy to connect too, Bogdan 🤝 I'm also building NotchDesk, a Mac app for clipboard history, meeting joins and screenshot search.

[Rutvik Panchal @rexotech1]

@poonamshar1997 @X Let's connect, Poonam 🤝 I'm also building NotchDesk, a Mac app for clipboard history, meeting joins and screenshot search.

[Rutvik Panchal @rexotech1]

@Jetuuvish @X Let's grind 🙌 I'm also building NotchDesk, a Mac app for clipboard history, meeting joins and screenshot search.

[Rutvik Panchal @rexotech1]

@CleanFix_Dev @X 👋🤝 I'm also building NotchDesk, a Mac app for clipboard history, meeting joins and screenshot search.

[Rutvik Panchal @rexotech1]

@uriel_builds @X Hey Uriel! I run SynthCoder, an AI automation and software agency, and build PixelDrive (bulk on-brand images from one template) and NotchDesk, a Mac app for clipboard history, meeting joins and screenshot search. What's your SaaS?

[Rutvik Panchal @rexotech1]

@Abdev101 @X Connected 🔗🤝 I'm also building NotchDesk, a Mac app for clipboard history, meeting joins and screenshot search.

[Rutvik Panchal @rexotech1]

@TripwireDX @X The ones that saved the most time started with deleting steps, not automating them. Reports nobody reads, approvals nobody checks. Then automate what's left. I'm also building NotchDesk, a Mac app for clipboard history, meeting joins and screenshot search.

[Rutvik Panchal @rexotech1]

@LeadFreshAI @X Let's connect 🤝 I'm also building NotchDesk, a Mac app for clipboard history, meeting joins and screenshot search.