Projects

The Builder's Directory

Dead Man Switch for People Living Alone

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Dad Built Free Product Scanner for Pregnant Women

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AI Penetration Testing Tool Works Fully Offline

Open Source AI Coding Agent Challenges Proprietary Tools

r/selfhosted↗

This Browser Runs Classic Windows Programs

Developer Builds Simpler Alternative to MyFitnessPal

Reddit — r/SideProject (New)↗

This Tool Gives Windows macOS-Style Screenshots

Reddit — r/SideProject (New)↗

This Browser Runs Classic Windows Programs

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Record Your Screen to Teach AI Agents

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Developer Gave Serbians Digital Access on Linux

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Dad Built Coloring Book Generator With AI

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200,000 Lines of AI Code, No Way to Maintain It

Cleanup Worker's Free Guide for Grieving Families

The Breathing Light Apple Killed

Health Dashboard That Never Touches Cloud

Security Tool Locks AI in a Box

Tool Rewinds AI's Mistakes Every Second

Former Chef Uses AI to Build D&D Engine

She Built Clothes for Autistic People

AI Receptionist Replaces Staff for $299/Month

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Runner Built Fitness App, 490 Strangers Joined

Reddit — r/SideProject (New)↗

One Developer Builds CAD Editor in Pure Rust

Former Chef Runs AI Agents Building D&D Engine

Ten-Year-Old Built His Own OS

AI Sees Your Circuit and Writes the Code

AI Agent Launches Its Own Currency

Reddit — r/SideProject (New)↗

AI Turns Indian Textbooks Into Videos

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One Developer Unifies UK Water Data

r/MadeMeSmile↗

One Developer Builds App for 42 Million

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AI Agent Launches Its Own Currency

Reddit — r/SideProject (New)↗

AI Turns Indian Textbooks Into Videos in Local Languages

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Beloved Flashcard App Stays in Community Hands

Hacker News — Keyword: 'antitrust'↗

AI Now Discovers What Your Phone Apps Can Do

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AI Built This Site, 100K People Came

Reddit — r/SideProject (New)↗

This Tool Protects Your Files Without Uploading Them

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Nobel Winner Pulls Water From Desert Air

r/UpliftingNews↗

One Pill Could Wipe Out Deadly Sleeping Sickness

Bloomberg — Industries↗

Alarm That Steals Your Money If You Snooze

Developer Writes Honest Layoff Letter Template

Browser Now Runs Windows 95 Apps

Free Tool Finds 400 Users, Then 35 Pay

AI Tool Roasts Your Website Designs

Freelancer Builds Tool to Prove His Work

100K People Use This Site He Didn't Build

Privacy Tool Works Entirely in Browser

Woke Up to $1K in Sales, No Idea Why

One Developer Unifies UK Water Data

Solo Builder Creates App for 42 Million People

Developer Builds Privacy App After Creepy Ads

Database Now Fits Inside Robots and Glasses

66 Failed Launches, Then This Happened

Privacy Tool Works Entirely in Browser

Woke Up to $1K in Sales, No Idea Why

Developer Locks AI Out of Production Secrets

One Developer Unifies UK Water Data

Alarm That Steals Your Money If You Snooze

Voice Keyboard Never Sends Words to Cloud

100K People Use This Site He Didn't Build

Expense Tracker Explains Your Spending

Developer Builds Privacy App After Creepy Ads

First-Time Founder Gets First 3 Customers

Reddit — r/SaaS (New)↗

Solo Builder Creates App for 42 Million People

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Database Now Fits Inside Robots and Glasses

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Solo Builder Gets First Customer After Reddit Post

Reddit — r/MicroSaaS (New)↗

Developer Builds Privacy App After Creepy Ads

Reddit — r/MicroSaaS (New)↗

One Founder's Weird Experiment Got 3 Customers

r/SideProject↗

Browser Now Runs Windows 95 Apps

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Pokémon Pop Up On Every Website

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AI Grading Tool Now Used at Harvard

머니투데이↗

Founders Build 20-Year Zinc Battery

The Better India↗

Scientists Build Soil Tester in 5 Minutes

The Better India↗

She Built Clothes for Autistic People

Good Good Good (articles)↗

Developer Queries Health Data With AI

Reddit — r/SideProject (New)↗

Expense Tracker Explains Your Spending

Reddit — r/SideProject (New)↗

Localization Tool Handles Bidirectional Text

Exact GPU Math Fixes Scientific Computing Drift

AI Assistant Lives on Your Server, Not in the Cloud

Developer Lost 6 Weeks to React Bug While Optimizing Copy

Reddit — r/MicroSaaS (New)↗

AI Is Recommending This Icon Tool to Thousands

Reddit — r/SaaS (New)↗

AI Is Now Recommending This Icon Tool to Users

Reddit — r/SaaS (New)↗

Task Tracker Designed for Dyslexic Brains Ships

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AI Is Now Recommending This Icon Tool to Users

Reddit — r/SaaS (New)↗

Creator Replaces $30K Video Editor With Her Own Tool

Reddit — r/SaaS (New)↗

Free TV Wall Streams 5,000 Channels at Once

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Engineer Preserves His Dead Grandfather's Voice Forever

r/SideProject↗

Developer Builds Memory App After Forgetting Girlfriend's Flowers

r/SideProject↗

AI Tool Catches $52K Freelance Trap

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Builder Cracks Da Nang Rental Market

Systems Engineer Built Music App Without Code

Voice Coach Grills You on Your Resume

Radio App Skips Ads and Talk Automatically

App Translates UK Meds Into Plain English

One Button to Prove You're Alive

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Free Job Tracker Replaces Paid Alternatives

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Carpenter Builds SaaS Using Only AI

Reddit — r/SaaS (New)↗

Massively Multiplayer Snake Over SSH

WWE Commentary for Your AI Coding Sessions

Hacker News (Newest)↗

Privacy App Gets First Paying Users

r/SideProject↗

Developer Made 35 Years of World Data Searchable

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One Person's App Now Has 150K Users

r/SideProject↗

Sleep App Built by Insomniac Actually Works

r/SideProject↗

Sleep App Rejects AI Slop Entirely

r/SideProject↗

Free Guide Shows How to Run Weekend Sprints

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Study Tool Built for Girlfriend Goes Viral

Reddit — r/SaaS (New)↗

Encrypted Walkie-Talkie Runs Over Tor

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Free Job Tracker Replaces Paid Alternatives

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Sleep App Built by Insomniac Actually Works

r/SideProject↗

Sleep App That Rejects AI Slop Entirely

r/SideProject↗

Developer Builds Browser So AI Can Code From It

Team Builds Their Own GitHub Interface

Study Tool Built for Girlfriend Goes Viral

Platform Lets You Submit AI Projects Without Pressure

Blood Pressure Tracker Works Offline

Offline AI Writing Tool Runs on iPhone

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Encrypted Walkie-Talkie Runs Over Tor

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Dating App Forces You to Talk Out Loud

Job Seekers Track Employers Who Ghost Them

20-Year-Old Builds AI That Guides Users Through Interfaces

App Captures Words While You Read

Encrypted Walkie-Talkie Runs Over Tor

Founder Builds Free EU AI Act Checker

AI Builds Working NES Emulator From Scratch

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AI Tool Matches Expert Peer Review Quality

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First App Built Using Only AI Chat

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This 26-Gram Robot Flies Like a Butterfly

Shipping Labels Work Better When You Skip Signup

Reddit — r/SaaS (New)↗

AI Tool Matches Expert Peer Review Quality

Hacker News — Front Page↗

Free Workout App Escapes the Subscription Trap

Reddit — r/SaaS (New)↗

WhatsApp Bot Splits Bills Without the Awkwardness

Reddit — r/MicroSaaS (New)↗

Free LaTeX Resume Builder Hits 500 Users

Reddit — r/MicroSaaS (New)↗

Developer Made 35 Years of World Data Searchable

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Dating App Forces You to Actually Talk

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Job Seekers Track Employers Who Suddenly Disappear

Reddit — r/SideProject (New)↗

Non-Coder Shipped First App Using Only Chat

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Restaurant Worker Builds Allergy App at the Table

Reddit — r/SaaS (New)↗

This Tool Teaches People to Argue Better

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He Turns Voice Memos Into Books

Reddit — r/SideProject (New)↗

Student Builds Free Chemistry Tool for Classmates

r/SideProject↗

Chrome Quietly Celebrates Perfect Scores With Confetti

r/SideProject↗

Friends Got Ghosted. He Built a Tracker.

Draw Lines That Become Songs

One Person Built Unix for a 40-Year-Old Computer

Student Replaces Five Travel Apps With One After Gap Year

Line Cook Builds App to Check Allergens at the Table

Developer Banned From HN Built a Detector for AI Comments

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One Developer Built a Robot Buddy That Actually Has Personality

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Repair Logger Built by Someone Who Actually Takes Things Apart

r/alphaandbetausers↗

The Cron Job That Wiped Half a Database

Reddit — r/SideProject (New)↗

Extension Reveals Where Amazon Products Actually Come From

Reddit — r/SideProject (New)↗

Voice Bubbles Grow When People Listen

r/SideProject↗

Four AI Models Battle in Pixel-Art Arena

Income Tool Hits 1,000 Users in a Week

One Developer Puts Four Frontier AI Models in an Arena to Fight It Out

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Someone Built an x86 CPU Emulator in Pure CSS

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Live Dashboard Shows What a City Is Reading

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One Developer Built Window Manager After 20 Years

Reddit — r/SideProject (New)↗

Game Boy Color Gets 150 Free Puzzles

Hacker News (Newest)↗

Use Your Home AI From Your Laptop

r/LocalLLaMA↗

YouTuber's Title Tool Hits 10K Users

He Built an eCard App for His Brother

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One Person Built a CPU Emulator in CSS

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The Internet's Coziest Corner Just Turned 10

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Linux MicroVMs on macOS in One Second

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Spiritual App Built for diaspora Misses Home

Reddit — r/SideProject (New)↗

AI Replaced This Company's $3K/Month Support Hire

Reddit — r/SaaS (New)↗

Developer Built Tool to Pull Data From PDFs and Images

Reddit — r/SaaS (New)↗

Solo Founder Built His Own Support Bot After Expensive Tools Failed

Reddit — r/SaaS (New)↗

Free Tool Verifies Car Lease Deals to the Penny

r/LocalLLaMA↗

AI Models Now Battle Each Other in Real-Time Strategy

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One Developer Built an App Store With Zero Servers

Reddit — r/SideProject (New)↗

New Dad Shipped His First App While Caring for Baby

r/SideProject↗

AI Models Now Battle Each Other in Real-Time Strategy

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This App Logs Every Step of Your Repairs

r/alphaandbetausers↗

Developer Built App Store With Zero Servers

Developer Built Spiritual App for Diaspora Community

Developer Builds $5 Error Tracker After Sentry

Pet Sitter Platform Takes On Rover's 40% Cut

Apple Built E-Waste Sorting Robot That Works

Simon Willison Built a macOS App in 45 Minutes

App Shows You How You're Sitting Wrong

Hacker News (Newest)↗

Freelancer Finally Ships App After Three Incomplete Projects

r/SideProject↗

3D Printer Automates Quotes With Live Slicing

r/3Dprinting↗

One Person Built What Big Tech Couldn't

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Free Tool Replaces $200/Month AI Control

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One Person Scrapes 10,000 B2B Leads for $20

Reddit — r/SaaS (New)↗

Teen Builds Stress Tool That Actually Helps

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One Go Binary Replaces $800/Month Analytics

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Math Animation Engine Now Runs in Browser

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Vim-Powered Minesweeper for Speedrunners

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Local AI Generated a Playable 3D Game in One Prompt

Free Analytics Tool Replaces $800/Month Platforms

One Developer Built a Family Tree Tool Big Companies Ignored

Minesweeper, But Only Keyboard Works

Free Tool Keeps Your AI Coding Sessions Alive

Developer Replaces $135/Month Chat Tool With $5 Version

Local AI Generates Playable 3D Game From Prompt

r/LocalLLaMA↗

Developer Replaces $135 Chat Widget for $5

Reddit — r/MicroSaaS (New)↗

Man 3D-Prints Tracker for Missing Trash Bin

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This Tool Teaches People to Argue Better

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3D Viewer Runs in Your Terminal

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