Introduction

 

Welcome to the NGN Hacks 2026 Resources section.

 

This page includes helpful tools, links, and support information to help you build your hackathon project. You do not need to use every resource listed here. These are meant to help you get started, learn faster, and improve your final submission.

 

Whether you are building a website, app, AI tool, game, prototype, or design concept, these resources can help you plan, build, test, and present your project.

 

Tools and Technologies

 

Participants may use any tools, languages, platforms, APIs, or frameworks that help them build their project.

 

Some useful tools include:

 

Coding and Development

 

Replit

GitHub

GitHub Pages

VS Code

CodePen

Glitch

 

Web and App Building

 

HTML

CSS

JavaScript

React

Next.js

Firebase

Supabase

Flutter

Figma

 

Artificial Intelligence

 

ChatGPT

Google Gemini

Claude

Hugging Face

OpenAI API

Google AI Studio

 

Design and Prototyping

 

Figma

Canva

Framer

Webflow

Spline

 

Presentation and Demo

 

Google Slides

Canva

Loom

YouTube

Vimeo

 

Project Management

 

Notion

Google Docs

Google Drive

Trello

 

You are not required to use these exact tools. You may use any safe and appropriate technology that supports your project.

 

Inspiration

 

If you are not sure what to build, start by thinking about a problem you see in your school, community, daily life, or online world.

 

Project ideas can focus on:

 

Helping students study better

Making school life easier

Improving mental health and wellness

Supporting accessibility

Helping the environment

Making communities safer

Using AI to save time

Improving communication

Helping small businesses

Teaching people something new

Solving a problem for a specific group of people

 

A strong hackathon project does not need to be huge. It should have a clear problem, a clear user, and a solution that makes sense.

 

Ask yourself:

 

Who am I helping?

What problem am I solving?

Why does this problem matter?

How does my project make things better?

Can I clearly explain my idea to judges?

 

Contact Us & Support Channels

 

If you need help during the hackathon, you can contact the NGN Hacks team through the official support channels.

 

Support may include:

 

Questions about registration

Questions about teams

Questions about Devpost submissions

Technical or project questions

Rule clarification

Judging or prize questions

General hackathon updates

 

Official support channels:

 

Instagram: @ngn.hacks

Email:  info@ngnhacks.ca

Devpost Discussions: Use the Discussions tab on this Devpost page

 

Participants should check Devpost, email, and NGN Hacks social media for important updates before and during the hackathon.

 

 

Here are some useful links for participants:

 

Devpost Help Center

https://help.devpost.com/

 

Devpost Project Submission Guide

https://help.devpost.com/hc/en-us/categories/360000067685-Submitting-to-hackathons

 

GitHub Student Developer Pack

https://education.github.com/pack

 

GitHub Docs

https://docs.github.com/

 

Replit

https://replit.com/

 

Figma

https://www.figma.com/

 

Canva

https://www.canva.com/

 

Google AI Studio

https://aistudio.google.com/

 

Hugging Face

https://huggingface.co/

 

MDN Web Docs

https://developer.mozilla.org/

 

W3Schools

https://www.w3schools.com/

 

FreeCodeCamp

https://www.freecodecamp.org/

 

YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/

 

Participants are responsible for making sure any tools, APIs, datasets, or resources they use are allowed, safe, and properly credited in their project submission.