Ask HN: What are some apps that feel like magic to you?

Google Maps. We're all taking it for granted, but imagine all the edge cases, complex real-world infrastructure and data analysis that goes into mapping the streets and buildings so well that it actually works, even in small towns.

It's much more impressive than Google Search. Given enough compute/storage, I feel like I can build a search engine. With Google Maps, I would have no idea where to even start.

My smart light app that lets me pick any color. Being able to match the outside color temp or turn the lights red at night is awesome and it's kinda crazy to me that we can just do it so easily now

ChatGPT and MidJourney.

Everything we're doing is magic, we just got used to it.

Email, spotify, wikipedia, all of it.

Emacs. Especially these two packages: org mode and magit

SQLite. Were it a corporation, it'd be a FAANG.

i3 window manager customized to my liking. No other interface provides me such joy :)

ImageMagick.

since you mentioned magic

Emacs.