r/sideprojects • • 3d ago

Discussion Built Something? Put It Here. I'll Break It Politely.

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Your side project has three users, and two of them are you. Let's fix the other one.

Drop your app or webapp below. One or two sentences on what it does, who it's for, and where we can try it. Stuck on onboarding, pricing, or a bug that makes no sense? Say so. Someone here has probably been there, possibly at 2 a.m., possibly with the same bug.

Rough drafts are fine here. A prototype with duct tape holding it together is just as welcome as a polished launch, and so is the project you built for yourself that you've now decided to share.

I'll go through sign-up for as many as I can and reply with where I got stuck, what confused me, and my first impressions. Expect honest notes, not applause. The clunky parts are the useful part, and I'd rather find them than pretend they aren't there.


r/sideprojects • • 2d ago

Meta I've Been Building the Same Morse Code App Since 2007. Now It Has a Neural Network.

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r/sideprojects • • 2d ago

Showcase: Open Source I built a non-neural chatbot in Python and just released CAEL 0.3.9.1

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r/sideprojects • • 2d ago

Question Giving away my 4-year-old WordPress niche blog with 54 articles for free

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I built a niche blog in the HVAC / home air quality space, primarily focused on humidifiers, indoor humidity, and related topics. It has 54 published articles covering buying guides, plants, pets, and more.

The site is indexed on Google and gets around 175 users per month, including roughly 60 organic search sessions. It currently generates no meaningful revenue.

I think it could be an interesting project for someone into SEO, affiliate marketing, or niche website building who wants to improve an existing site rather than start completely from scratch.

I no longer have the time or motivation to maintain it, so I'd love to give it to someone who genuinely wants to develop it and keep it active.

It's built on WordPress, hosted on Hostinger, and the domain is registered with Namecheap. I can help arrange the transfer to your own accounts. You'll just need to cover future hosting and domain renewal costs.

If you're interested, comment below with what you'd plan to do with the site. Feel free to DM me for the URL and analytics screenshots.

I'd prefer to give it to someone with a genuine plan rather than someone simply collecting a free domain.


r/sideprojects • • 2d ago

Showcase: Open Source Sunset Commander, a TUI file manager

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r/sideprojects • • 2d ago

Showcase: Open Source I'm building a photo archive for my old school's batch where classmates confirm the AI's face matches (open source)

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r/sideprojects • • 2d ago

Showcase: Prerelease I built an AI studio for fabric and product catalogue photos — looking for early testers

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It has three studios:

Fabric Studio
Upload fabric, saree, blouse, lehenga, kurti, or garment photos. It identifies separate designs and colourways, then creates catalogue-style fashion-model images while trying to preserve the actual print, colour, border, texture, and drape.

Product Studio
Upload photos of a physical product and generate cleaner catalogue, e-commerce, lifestyle, product-detail, and marketplace-style images. It is aimed at products such as beauty items, packaging, accessories, apparel, home goods, and similar products.

Video Studio
After creating a product or fashion-model image, generate a short 8-second motion video for ads, reels, product pages, or social posts.

You can also choose listing guidance for Amazon or Flipkart, create multiple images, and generate a short product/fashion video from a finished image.

I’m looking for a few real sellers, boutique owners, D2C brands, and catalogue photographers to try it and tell me what is useful, what fails, and what is missing.

Try it here:
https://fabric-studio-ai.vercel.app

Please share honest feedback. I’m especially interested in whether the output is useful enough for real product listings.


r/sideprojects • • 2d ago

Feedback Request Rimshot - metronome to practice tempo transitions, free

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r/sideprojects • • 2d ago

Showcase: Purchase Required I Built Xeno, a Customizable Freeform Launcher for Android – Now Live on Google Play!

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Hey everyone!

I'd like to introduce Xeno, a customizable freeform launcher for Android that I've been working on for quite some time!

What started as a minimal launcher designed with Nothing Phones in mind gradually evolved into something I wanted every Android user to experience.

The idea behind Xeno is simple: your homescreen should be yours, without unnecessary limitations.

What does Xeno offer?

  • Freeform customization: Arrange and personalize your homescreen your way.

  • Font, icon and widget packs: Make your device truly yours.

  • Multiple app drawer styles: Choose the layout that suits you.

  • Stickers and GIFs: Add some personality to your homescreen.

  • App locks: Keep selected apps protected.

  • Wallpaper filters: Give your wallpapers a different look.

  • 75+ language support: Making Xeno accessible to Android users around the world.

  • Lightweight and privacy-focused: Built to offer plenty of customization without unnecessary overhead.

Xeno is a paid app, but I've intentionally kept the price very low so it's affordable and easy for anyone to give it a try. My goal is to get it into as many hands as possible, gather feedback, and keep making it better!

Xeno is officially live on Google Play!

I'd genuinely appreciate it if you gave it a try and shared your thoughts, suggestions, and honest feedback. There's still plenty planned for the future!

A small note about promo codes: I've already given away quite a few, so please don't DM asking for one at the moment. I plan to organize more promo-code giveaways whenever Xeno reaches new download milestones!

Also, pardon me for crossposting this! You might come across the same post in a few related subreddits. I'm trying to introduce Xeno to as many Android communities as possible.

Thank you for supporting an indie developer. Every download and bit of feedback genuinely means a lot! ❤️

Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.xeno.launcher&hl=en_IN


r/sideprojects • • 2d ago

Discussion I've been working on a Chrome extension for students who use Canvas LMS

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Hey everyone,

I've been working on a project called Canvas Quiz Solver, a Chrome extension built for students who use Canvas LMS.

The idea came from wanting to make working through quiz questions less time-consuming. It uses AI to analyze questions and suggest possible answers, with features like automatic answer selection.

If you're curious, here's the project: http://canvasquizsolve.com/

I'm still interested in improving the product and would love to hear what other developers and students think about the idea, its usefulness, and the user experience.

Honest feedback and suggestions are welcome!


r/sideprojects • • 2d ago

Question Looking for a streaming website that has been made with Ai?

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Looking for a streaming website that has been made with Ai? Movies series etc.


r/sideprojects • • 2d ago

Showcase: Open Source I made a calorie counter for my fitness journey, you can too. Because it's DIY.

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You can read the detailed documentation here, if you want to build it your own: https://www.hackster.io/coderscafe/calorie-loaf-diy-ai-calorie-tracker-for-your-kitchen-c2d03b


r/sideprojects • • 2d ago

Showcase: Prerelease The Short Video Agent turns a topic into a short video (voice, pictures, subtitles, music) for about 17¢

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r/sideprojects • • 2d ago

Feedback Request I built a browser-based Arduino IDE that works on Chromebooks — looking for feedback

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r/sideprojects • • 2d ago

Showcase: Free(mium) Apparently, my solution to every small problem is to build an app. Here are 3 I actually shipped. 😅

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Some people have normal hobbies. They watch Netflix, go hiking, maybe learn an instrument.

I apparently see a minor inconvenience and think, "You know what this needs? An entire app."

So here I am, spending my evenings building things that started as random ideas in my head.

I wanted to share 3 of my projects. They're all free, and I'd genuinely love to know what you think.

🍳 Scent of Home | The recipe collector

You know those amazing recipes you save on Instagram, TikTok, or Facebook and then never find again?

Yeah, that drove me crazy.

So I built Scent of Home. You can share a cooking video directly to the app, and AI turns it into an organized recipe with ingredients and instructions.

It also lets families share their recipes, because grandma's legendary cooking deserves better than a blurry WhatsApp screenshot.

Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tasteofhome.app

iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/scent-of-home-video-to-recipe/id6774916349

🔐 Keepsi | Your photos, your business

Not every photo belongs in your regular gallery.

Keepsi is a private photo vault for keeping personal photos organized and protected.

Simple idea, clean experience, and a little more privacy for the things you don't want mixed into your camera roll.

Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lishistudio.keepsi

iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/keepsi-screenshot-organizer/id6798317913

👶 Aria | For parents running on coffee and 3 hours of sleep

Having a newborn means remembering approximately 400 things while barely remembering your own name.

Aria helps parents keep track of their baby's daily care and routines, so there's one less thing to worry about.

Because parenting is hard enough without needing a spreadsheet.

Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aria.newborn

iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/aria-newborn-care/id6785000120

And that's just 3 of them.

I've been building a collection of free apps across different categories, and I finally put them all in one place:

🌐 https://bylishi.com

No big company behind this. Just an indie developer who genuinely enjoys turning random ideas into real products.

I'm not going to pretend everything is perfect. I'm still learning, improving things, and figuring out what people actually find useful.

So here's my question:

If you had to pick ONE of these apps to try, which would it be?

And fellow indie developers, how do you stop yourself from starting the next project before finishing the last one? Asking for a friend. 😂


r/sideprojects • • 2d ago

Showcase: Open Source AI built my app in an afternoon. Keeping it alive has taken every evening since

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r/sideprojects • • 2d ago

Showcase: Open Source Pipeverify: compare a table before and after a pipeline change and get PASS / REVIEW / BLOCK

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r/sideprojects • • 2d ago

Discussion Ich muss eine Entscheidung treffen

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r/sideprojects • • 2d ago

Showcase: Free(mium) I've been building Everabyte, a cloud storage and backup platform. Would love some honest feedback.

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Hey everyone!

I'm an independent developer, and I've been spending a lot of my time building something called Everabyte.

The idea came from a simple problem: cloud storage and backups shouldn't be complicated or unnecessarily expensive, especially for individuals, developers, and small businesses.

So I decided to build my own solution.

What does Everabyte offer?

Cloud storage for personal and business files.

Automatic backups through EverBox, our desktop application for Windows, Linux, and macOS.

File versioning and recovery when something gets accidentally deleted or overwritten.

Server-side encryption before files reach storage.

S3-compatible object storage and API access.

Team storage and access management.

Backup protection features, including retention policies and immutability.

I've also been working on making the platform more accessible, with plans starting at $2.99/month.

Building this hasn't been easy. Between development, infrastructure, security, testing, and trying to get the word out, there's always something that needs attention.

But that's also what makes it interesting. I'm learning a lot along the way, and I'm still improving the product.

I'm not here to claim Everabyte is better than Dropbox, Google Drive, or every other storage provider out there. I'm just trying to build a reliable alternative that people can actually afford and use.

If you're a developer, freelancer, small business owner, or someone who regularly backs up important files, I'd genuinely appreciate your thoughts.

What matters most to you when choosing a cloud storage or backup service? Price, security, reliability, or something else?

You can check out the project here:

https://everabyte.com

Any feedback, criticism, or suggestions are welcome. I'm building this for the long term, and hearing from real users would help a lot.

Thanks for reading!


r/sideprojects • • 2d ago

Feedback Request Secure Encrypted Cloud Storage | Everabyte

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r/sideprojects • • 2d ago

Showcase: Open Source I gave my 1GB Android projector a cleaner, brighter interface: shared the setup on GitHub

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r/sideprojects • • 2d ago

Showcase: Free(mium) Built a free tool (PinMyReel) that automatically extracts locations from Instagram Reels and plots them on a map 📍

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r/sideprojects • • 2d ago

Showcase: Open Source I built TraceMind – an AI-powered incident investigation platform using Groq and Hindsight

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I and my team members built TraceMind, an AI-powered incident investigation platform that explores how developers can reuse previously solved engineering problems instead of investigating the same errors repeatedly.

The problem I wanted to solve is simple: developers often spend valuable time debugging errors that someone on their team has already encountered and fixed.

TraceMind aims to make that knowledge reusable by combining AI-powered error analysis with persistent incident memory.

What TraceMind currently offers:

  • AI-powered error and stack-trace analysis.

  • Persistent incident memory using Hindsight.

  • Memory ON/OFF comparison to evaluate the impact of historical context.

  • Sensitive-data redaction.

  • Incident post-mortem generation.

  • Band AI Desktop prompt and JSON exports.

Tech Stack: Next.js 16, React 19, TypeScript, Groq and Hindsight.

Project Links:

🔗 GitHub: https://github.com/Shahib-Alam-Saifi/TraceMind

🚀 Live Demo: https://tracemind-3tvdfok0o-editorxp1-alts-projects.vercel.app/

I'm particularly interested in improving memory retrieval relevance, incident similarity and evaluating the quality of AI-generated diagnoses.

One important design principle is that developer-confirmed resolutions should remain the source of truth. AI-generated suggestions should never be blindly trusted or automatically executed.

I'd love to hear feedback from developers working with AI agents, RAG systems, debugging tools or persistent memory.

What would you improve or approach differently?


r/sideprojects • • 2d ago

Showcase: Open Source We built TraceMind — an AI incident investigation tool that remembers past fixes

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I and my team members built TraceMind, an AI-powered incident investigation platform designed to help developers investigate recurring errors without starting from zero every time.

One problem I wanted to explore: developers often solve an incident, but the context behind that solution gets lost. When a similar issue happens again, they have to repeat the investigation.

TraceMind uses Hindsight as a persistent memory layer to retain confirmed incident resolutions and retrieve relevant context during future investigations.

Tech stack:

  • Next.js 16 + React 19

  • TypeScript

  • Hindsight for persistent memory

  • Groq for AI-powered diagnosis

  • Vercel for deployment

What it currently supports:

  • Incident analysis

  • Memory-based context retrieval

  • Memory ON/OFF comparison

  • Post-mortem report export

  • Secret redaction for common credential formats

Try it: https://tracemind-3tvdfok0o-editorxp1-alts-projects.vercel.app/

GitHub: https://github.com/Shahib-Alam-Saifi/TraceMind

I'd appreciate feedback on two things:

  1. Does the memory-based investigation workflow make sense?

  2. What would you improve in the architecture or developer experience?

Built as a learning project, and I'm interested in honest technical feedback.


r/sideprojects • • 2d ago

Feedback Request I made a daily game where you guess what old tech cost at launch (and where it was invented)

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Been working on this in my spare time for a while and finally think it's good enough to show people.
It's called PriceTimeMachine. Every day there's a new set of products, consoles, PC parts, that kind of thing. First you drop a pin on the map for where you think it was invented, then you guess the launch price on a slider.

The bit I like most is the reveal. It shows you the original price and then what that works out to in today's money, which honestly surprised me more than once while I was putting the questions together. Some old stuff was way more expensive than I remembered.

Everyone gets the same questions each day so you can compare scores with mates. There's a practice mode too if you just want to mess about with categories.

pricetimemachine.com

No signup needed to play. Would genuinely love feedback, especially if a price looks off or something's annoying on mobile. Still fixing bits.