Rubber Duck Debugging Simulator
Type your problem out step by step, like you are explaining it to a rubber duck. As you write, the duck asks a Socratic follow-up question, the same kind you would ask yourself if you actually stopped to think. No AI reads your text. It is a fixed bank of questions advanced by your own paragraph breaks or the button below.
Finish a paragraph (leave a blank line) and the duck asks its next question on its own. Or just press "Next question" whenever you want one.
How it works
- Explain. Type what you are trying to do and what is going wrong, in your own words, like you are talking to the duck on your desk.
- Get asked. Every time you finish a paragraph, or press "Next question", the duck surfaces the next question from its fixed bank: things like "So what does that actually do?" or "What have you already ruled out?"
- Keep going. Answer the question in the next paragraph and keep writing. Most bugs surface somewhere around question three or four, not because the duck is smart, but because explaining it in order forces you to notice the gap yourself.
Nothing you type leaves your browser. There is no AI backend and no network call anywhere in this tool, just a fixed list of questions advanced by your own writing.
Ducktate is a rubber duck that writes it down and cleans it up for you.
Hold a key, talk through the same problem out loud, and Ducktate transcribes it on-device and cleans it up with an LLM of your choice. No audio stored, notes are files you own.
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Does this use my microphone?
No. This tool is a textarea and a fixed list of questions. It never requests microphone access and never records or sends anything.
Is an AI reading what I write?
No. There is no AI backend and no network call anywhere in this tool. The questions come from a fixed bank built into the page, advanced by your own paragraph breaks or a button press.
Can the same question come up twice?
Not until you have worked through the whole bank. Once every question has been asked, the bank starts over from the first one.
Is my write-up saved anywhere?
No. It lives in the textarea for as long as the tab is open. Use "Copy your write-up" to grab it before you close the page.