An independent future product lab

Useful ideas, built for what's next.

We explore open horizons and turn promising ideas into practical products for everyday use.

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Made by VastNext

Small tools with a clear purpose

Focused products designed to make useful work simpler.

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AISpotNav

A daily-updated directory of 14,000+ AI tools across chat, image, video, code, and more.

AISpotNav (opens in a new window)

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LexiLayer

Free, open-source browser translation with deep AI context and custom expert personas.

LexiLayer

Open by default

Built in the open

Three open-source projects: two native desktop tools and an agent-powered software delivery team.

Native desktop tool

GlanceMD

A lightweight cross-platform Markdown viewer and editor with offline Mermaid diagram rendering, fast startup, split editing, tabs, outlines, search, and native system packages.

  • Windows · macOS · Linux
  • Rust + System WebView
  • Mermaid
  • MIT
  • v1.7.0
Explore GlanceMD

Native workspace editor

GlanceMD Ultra

A Markdown workspace editor with a project tree, built-in LexiLayer translation, rebindable shortcuts, project search, and crash-safe file watching.

  • Windows · macOS · Linux
  • Rust + System WebView
  • Built-in translation
  • MIT
  • v0.6.1
Explore GlanceMD Ultra

OpenCode agent team

OpenCode Rapid Agent Team

A self-installing OpenCode development team with adaptive delivery modes, heterogeneous workers, independent review, and strict high-risk gates.

  • OpenCode
  • Python
  • Multi-agent
  • MIT
  • Fast · Standard · Strict
  • rapid-dev-team · /rapid-dev
Explore Rapid Agent Team on GitHub (opens in a new window)

On the horizon

Exploring what could be useful next

We are experimenting in two broad directions while ideas take shape.

Games

Playful ideas shaped around curiosity, clarity, and delight. Our first dedicated gaming station is live.

Live

First station

VastArcade

A curated browser platform featuring 1,500+ instant web titles across multiplayer .IO, puzzles, racing, and arcade classics with zero downloads.

  • 1,500+ curated titles
  • Instant browser play
  • Zero download
Play on VastArcade (opens in a new window)

Utilities

Focused tools that remove friction from everyday digital tasks.

Exploring

These are areas of exploration, not product or release announcements.

About VastNext

Open horizons. Practical next steps.

Vast stands for an open horizon, the boundless sea of possibilities. Next points to the next step and the future. Together, VastNext evokes a boundless horizon and the future ahead: a long-term commitment to building useful products for everyone.

Vast plus Next: an open horizon for what comes next.