Scumble

Strong signal

The open-source editor for AI inpainting

Launched 17h ago

Signal

Velocity

What this means

10.1×Growing 10.1× faster than the typical Design Tools launch.

Compared to 9 Design Tools launches at the same age.

35%Mid-tier finish likely.

Projecting attention of 100 by end of day-1.

+38%Launching in a 38% WoW growing category.

Open Source had 152 launches this week vs 110 last.

17Founder Conviction Index: 17 — low signal.

Few of the conviction sub-signals (reputation, velocity, buyer-intent, tagline clarity) are firing yet.

Prediction

Top-5 finish probability

35%

today

Projected end-of-day votes

100range 75–135

Trajectory

stable

Vote pace holding steady.

Speed vs peers

10.1×

9 Design Tools launches

About

Scumble is a free, open-source desktop editor for AI inpainting. Select part of a picture, say what belongs there, and the result lands as its own colour-matched layer. Runs on your own ComfyUI or your own API keys: FLUX 3, GPT Image, Nano Banana and more.

AI Summary

Scumble is a free, open-source desktop editor designed for AI inpainting, allowing users to select image areas and specify content for color-matched layer generation. It operates on personal ComfyUI setups or various API keys, including FLUX 3 and GPT Image.

Attention & discussion velocity

Performance

Velocity0

Vote pace vs average

Momentum16

Sustained over 6h

Virality0

Spread × engagement

Engagement31

Discussion per unit of attention

Editorial read

Scored deterministically. Only candidates that fire a story trigger are sent to a model, so this one has no written angle.

InvestigateRanks high on little evidence. Worth a look, but verify before committing.

175/8

Timeliness5%100

carried 7%

Novelty15%72

carried 20%

Trend20%38

carried 27%

Business15%17

carried 20%

Story20%0

carried 27%

Not measured · 3 of 8

Revenue10%—

Founder10%—

Cross-platform5%—

Gaps in our data, not findings about the product. Their weight is redistributed across the 5 we did measure.

measuredmeasured, zeronot measured

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Signal sources

3 of 6 active

Launch tracking4 readings since we picked it up
AI analysisDesign Tools
Comment intelligencethread not yet analysed
Outside discussionnot checked — domain is a storefront or shared
Revenue signalsno match on this domain
Editorial scoring23% evidence coverage

A source that found nothing is a measurement. A source that has not run is a gap. Neither means the launch lacks the thing.