Write a Script and Make the Thumbnail
For the video you film tomorrow. DuckyHelper writes a tight script in your brand voice in Google Docs, then builds the thumbnail from your Canva template with the headline you pick, both through the APIs it learned.
“Write a 45-second intro script in my voice in Google Docs and make a YouTube thumbnail in Canva with the headline THE 4-DAY WEEK.”
- 01Turn Google Docs and Canva into APIs it can callIt watches each site's own requests once and saves them as actions. Kept on your device.
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- 02Write the 45-second script in Google Docs
- 03Build the thumbnail from your template
- 04Set the headline in your brand style
- 05Export it and link both for you
You getReady to film. Script written, thumbnail made, both on brand. The next video is one ask.
A run, drawn from this page · early access on Mac
Nothing to send, so it runs straight through.
Nothing in this job sends a message or pays for anything, so it works through to the end and tells you when it's done. If a step ever would, it's built to stop and ask you first.
If it hits a sign-in, you sign in yourself. It's built not to type your passwords or card numbers.
Before you ask it.
What do I say?
Press fn (Ctrl+Shift+Space on Windows and Linux) and ask out loud, in your own words, like "Write a 45-second intro script in my voice in Google Docs and make a YouTube thumbnail in Canva with the headline THE 4-DAY WEEK."
Why is the second time faster?
The first time, it writes small JavaScript tools for Google Docs and Canva and builds an API from each site's own buttons, forms and requests. After that it calls them directly, so the job runs in one go instead of click by click. It costs less and breaks less.
Will it send anything without me?
It's built to ask first before it sends a message or pays for anything, and to wait for your yes. It may not recognize every send or payment, so keep an eye on tasks that involve messages or money. It's built not to type your passwords or card numbers: you sign in yourself, and it picks up from there.
Why not just do it by hand?
Every video needs a script and a thumbnail, and both start from a blank page.
Can I use this today?
Doing jobs in your apps is in early access on Mac. Talking to DuckyHelper, and having it see your screen and draw on it, works today on Mac, Windows and Linux.
- Early access
“Research four-day work weeks from the last 3 months and put an outline with sources in Notion.”
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- Early access
“Make a cover for Spring Launch from my Canva brand template and save it to my Covers folder in Drive.”
Make Cover Art in Canva, Saved to Drive
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- Early access
“Make this week's posts from my content sheet with my Canva template and queue them on Instagram and Facebook.”
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See it run
Do anything
Ask it a question or hand it a job, in any app.
Doing jobs for you is in early access on Mac. Asking works on Mac, Windows and Linux.