I used AI to build a tool that solves my own annoyances.
I’ll be honest: I was tired of hunting for high-res, transparent emoji files for my designs and ending up with blurry screenshots or "fake" transparent JPEGs.
Instead of searching for a solution, I sat down with Gemini and we hammered out a tool to handle it once and for all.
The result is emoji-to-png.
It’s a super lightweight utility that renders any Unicode emoji onto an HTML5 <canvas> and spits out a crisp, high-quality PNG. Is it complex? No. Does it save me 10 minutes of frustration every time I need an asset? Absolutely.
The Breakdown:
- AI-Assisted: Built this in a fraction of the time by pairing with AI to handle the boilerplate and logic.
- Actually Transparent: No more magic-wanding backgrounds. You get a clean, ready-to-use asset.
- Crisp Quality: Uses your system's native rendering, so it stays sharp even at larger sizes.
If you’ve ever fought with emoji assets in Figma or Photoshop, this is for you. Check out the code, see how the AI/human collaboration turned out, and grab a copy on GitHub.
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