MemeSwift – Make Hilarious Memes From Images

Ahmed Shahmir Riddo — Sun, 06 Jul 2025 06:37:28 +0000

This post is my submission for DEV Education Track: Build Apps with Google AI Studio.

What I Built
I made a meme generator — dead simple, just how memes should be. The idea was to let users either upload an image or click one directly from their webcam, and then the app adds a funny meme caption using AI.

The core prompt I used went something like:
“Create a short, funny meme caption based on the given image. Be witty but don’t overdo it.”

I didn't want cringy or forced stuff — just something that makes you grin.

Demo
🔗 https://memeswift.streamlit.app/

You can:

Upload your own photo

Or take one on the spot

Then hit “Generate Meme”

And voilà — AI adds a caption that (hopefully) doesn’t suck

It’s fast, minimal, and works on both mobile and desktop.

My Experience
Getting this to work in Streamlit with Google AI Studio was smoother than I expected. I thought image input to AI would be a pain, but feeding the uploaded image along with a simple prompt got decent results right away.

The tricky bit was keeping the meme tone light and not making it sound like a machine wrote it. I had to tweak the prompt a few times — even added examples like “When you realize it's Monday again” to give the AI a vibe to follow.

Also, Streamlit made the UI part painless. I didn’t touch HTML or CSS — just a few lines and I had a working web app.

Screenshots -

Forem: Ahmed Shahmir Riddo

MemeSwift – Make Hilarious Memes From Images