When you think of Adobe, you probably think of its creative products and services like Photoshop and Acrobat. But beyond these tools, there’s a powerful developer platform waiting for you to build custom integrations that extend the functionality of Adobe’s creative products.
Adobe Express is an AI-first, all-in-one content creation app that makes it fast, easy and fun to design and share videos, images, PDFs, flyers, TikToks, logos and more. Best of all, it’s free to get started.
Add-ons in Adobe Express are simply extensions and integrations that are built upon very powerful APIs. These APIs provide access to the user’s document, connections to third-party tools, and so much more. You can extend the functionality of Adobe Express using add-ons to unlock new capabilities and workflows.
Check out the Adobe Express team’s exclusive page for MLH hackathons
Visit the Adobe Express code playground!
Watch this short tutorial to learn more about Adobe Express
Check out the Adobe Express Quickstart guide
Find everything you need in the Adobe Express docs
Check out these Adobe Express add-ons for inspiration
Join the Adobe Express Discord to get your questions answered
Millions of developers use GitHub to build personal projects, support their businesses, and work together on open source technologies. GitHub Global Campus helps students, teachers, and schools access the tools and events they need to shape the next generation of software development. You'll also have access to the GitHub Student Developer Pack, featuring tons of useful resources for hackathons and beyond!
Starknet is a Layer-2 blockchain scaling solution for Ethereum, and it's a game-changer for hackathon projects. Starknet can help to address Ethereum's scalability limitations by processing transactions off-chain (zero-knowledge rollups), resulting in faster and cost-saving operations. You can leverage Starknet to build decentralized applications (dApps) with lightning-fast transaction speeds, making your project stand out.
Whether you're developing a DeFi platform, an NFT marketplace, or any Ethereum-based app, Starknet can significantly enhance performance, reduce costs, and ensure that your project can handle high volumes of transactions.
Checkout the following resources to learn more
TinyMCE is a rich-text editor that allows you to create formatted content within a hacker-friendly interface. Add a rich text editor component to your website with little to no code and utilize a ChatGPT powered AI Assistant powered plug-in to make building your next hack a breeze. We've included a step by step guide on how to get started using TinyMCE right below!
Taipy is designed to help Python developers build anything from data dashboards to AI-driven applications. Regardless of your existing skill level and experience, you can use the Taipy open-source Python library to turn data and AI algorithms into full stack web applications! From interactive and dynamic graphical user interfaces to data-driven backends, you can now build everything you need for your hackathon project in Pure Python. Check out their GitHub repository and documentation below and be sure to leave a star!
MATLAB is a programming platform designed specifically for engineers and scientists to analyze and design systems and products that transform our world. The heart of MATLAB is the MATLAB language, a matrix-based language allowing the most natural expression of computational mathematics. With MATLAB you can analyze data, develop algorithms, create models and build applications!
New to MATLAB? You can get started with a free 3 month license along with tons of onramp courses for you to take to get better acquainted with the platform.
Flow is a permissionless layer 1 blockchain, empowering developers to create limitless Web3 apps for mainstream adoption. Flow is optimized for a myriad of use cases, including application deployment, game development, and digital asset transactions, to name a few.
Get started quickly and easily with a free-to-use Testnet account or try out the Flow Playground to utilize their custom language, Cadence. In addition to that, you can also develop on Flow using a numerous assortment SDKs including JavaScript, Go, Kotlin, Swift, Python, Unity, and many more!
Auth0 is an easy to implement, adaptable authentication and authorization platform. Why spend hours building out your own log-in and sign-up flow when Auth0 has already done it for you? Simply signup for a free account and use their API to secure your application and your users' information. Make login our problem. Not yours.
MongoDB Atlas is more than a general purpose database, it's a full developer data platform. Simplify the way you integrate database functionality into your hackathon project by starting a free cluster or using your introductory $50 Atlas credits.
Deploy a database to the cloud in minutes and take your hack to the next level with MongoDB Atlas.
GoDaddy Registry is dedicated to advancing innovation, entrepreneurship and the pursuit of big ideas around the world. Empowering hackers with the tools, help and resources necessary to succeed online - starting with the perfect domain name.
Do more with Python! Streamlit is an open-source Python library that makes it easy to build and share custom web apps for machine learning, data science, and more. It takes less than a minute to get started, and in no time you’ll be turning your Python scripts into beautiful web apps, complete with widgets and data visualizations. To make things even easier, you can share your new creation by deploying it directly to the Streamlit Community Cloud. When you build with Streamlit, you’ll join a worldwide community of 100k+ developers combining their passions for Python and data.
Midnight is a data-protection blockchain designed to keep user data safe! Now you can build decentralized applications that transact sensitive information while maintaining data integrity, all while utilizing Midnight’s user-friendly development tools.
Enjoy the freedom of building on the blockchain with the data security you’ve come to enjoy from Web2 platforms you’ve built on in the past. All you need is a familiarity with TypeScript or a similar JavaScript based library, and you’ll be on your way to creating your next hack on the Midnight blockchain! The service is free to use and their developer documentation has all the information you need to get started.
Check out the MLH x Midnight landing page
Find everything you need in the Midnight docs
Visit the Midnight Developer Hub
Follow this quickstart guide to get up and running with Midnight
Check out this tutorial for a step-by-step walkthrough
Defang is a radically simpler way to Develop, Deploy, and Debug hackathon projects, letting you go from idea to a cloud-deployed application in less than 5 minutes! Build your project in any language, deploy to the cloud with a single command and iterate seamlessly.
The Defang CLI is compatible with Linux, MacOS, and Windows, making it a great solution regardless of your operating system. Download it today for free and save countless stress-filled hours of trying to get your application up and running on the cloud.
Check out the MLH x Defang landing page
Find everything you need in the Defang docs
Check out sample Defang projects for inspiration
HashiCorp Terraform is an infrastructure as code (IaC) tool that makes building, deploying, and managing your projects even easier! Whether you’re working in the cloud or using local resources, Terraform can make managing and configuring your application simple and organized. From deploying Machine Learning models to spinning up virtual containers for your web applications, Terraform supports a wide array of cloud providers and services, taking the guesswork out of your next hackathon project. Dive into the documentation and discover all the ways Terraform can take the way you hack to the next level!
Check out the MLH x Hashicorp landing page
Create your free Hashicorp Terraform account
Find everything you need in the Hashicorp Terraform docs
Check out this tutorial to get started with Hashicorp Terraform
