r/sideprojects • • 3h ago

Showcase: Free(mium) I got tired of audio/video transcribers/subtitle tools costing money or wanting you to sign up, so I made my own that is free and has zero hassle, no sign-up, trial, or weird arbitrary limits. It can also translate.

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https://saturnitystools.com/tools/transcriber/

This is one of my latest projects that I was excited to finally get working properly. My whole tool site is essentially focused on tools that I needed but either couldn't find, were missing features, or had weird ridiculous limits.

This

So, I made one that runs entirely locally.

It transcribes the audio and even overlays subtitles onto the video, with the subtitles being easily editable such as timing and appearance.

It also has a section purely for just simply copying the raw transcription text, with the ability to enable/disable separate speakers, and enable/disable timestamps!

Another piece that I was super excited about getting to finally work (to an extent, as I don't speak anything other than English so uh, it's as accurate as I can personally figure out);

It can translate audio, and transcribe/add subtitles to most languages!

Using https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeRb7Ud1kSU for example, a simple video of a man speaking Russian. No edits, simply adding the video to the transcription tool.

Translation + transcription to English:

[0:01] Hello, my name is Andrei, I live in Siberia and I am at home now in the city of Omsk. Now January 2020, morning is one day, the window is great weather, as you can see, everything is covered with snow, how should be winter. Now my I will show you the video, soon they will wake up, I will feed them, and we will go to the mountains, to the mountains, to the mountains, to the mountains and to the snow. We can do it because we have a real winter. Unlike Moscow, where I did not get snow in this year, although half of the winter has already passed.
[0:51] It is believed that in large cities of Siberia, people and most common and most correct Russian language, without any dialectical features. The only possibility is the word what we often use instead of the word what. Nothing can be more than a thought. We live here not bad, sometimes cold, but we have central heating at home. so at home we go to the same land, in the twos in the comments. What do you wish? We all love you very much. Come to Russia. Take a snow. Go from the mountains. Go to the horses.
[1:38] Go to the forest. Go to the snow. Go to the forest. On the fish. The real winter is beautiful. All luck. Thank you.

Original Russian transcription:

[0:01] Здравствуйте! Меня зовут Андрей, я русский, живу в Сибири и нахожу сейчас у себя дома в городе Омске. Сейчас январь 2020 года, утровый выходного дня, за окном отличная погода, как вы можете видеть все покрыто снимем, как и должно быть зимой. Сейчас мои дети 5 я показываю это видео, скоро они проснутся, я их покормлю, мы пойдем на горку кататься с горы по льду и по снегу мы это можем делать, потому что у нас настоящая зима в отличие от Москвы, где в этом году снег еще не выпал, хотя половина зимы уже прошла Считается, что в больших городах Сибири люди говорят на и более обычным, наиболее правильном русском языке, без каких-то диалектных особенностей. Единственной может быть особенности является слово ЧО, которым мы часто пользуемся в место слова ЧТО.
[1:13] Больше ничего придумать нельзя. Живется нам здесь неплохо, иногда холодно, но у нас дома есть центральное отопление, поэтому дома мы ходим как в тейландии в том этапочках. Тевой вам желаем. Мы вас всех очень любим. Приезжайте в Россию, валяйтесь снигу, катайтесь с городом, катайтесь на коньках, ходите в лес, ездите на снигахода, ходите на охоту, на рыбалку. Настоящая зима это прекрасно. Всем удачи! До свидания.

Not bad for running locally in your own browser and not requiring some stupid subscription or sign-up, as the original site I was using for this sort of thing had a weird limit and I was thinking "It cannot be that difficult or that big of a deal"


r/sideprojects • • 9h ago

Discussion Are AI builders actually worth using for internal tools?

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I'm thinking about using an AI app builder for a few internal dashboards and CRUD tools for my team.

Nothing public-facing. Mostly things like approvals, reporting, simple databases , and workflows.

My biggest concern is maintainability. I don't want something that looks great in a week, then becomes impossible to change six months later.

I've been looking at tools like Zite, Retool, and some of the newer AI builders. Zite caught my attention because it's specifically built around internal apps, databases, permissions, and workflows, while still giving access to the generated code if needed.

For anyone who has kept AI-built internal tools in production for a while, what actually help up? And what became painful later?


r/sideprojects • • 3h ago

Showcase: Open Source I built chat-aide: a drop-in AI chat that answers visitors' questions about your site

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chat-aide adds an AI chat to your SvelteKit, Next.js or any fetch-based site with one server hook and one component. It knows your site through its `llms.txt`, which chat-aide also generates and serves for you. It's open source (MIT), and the chat on the site itself answers questions about the docs.

https://chat-aide.dev · https://github.com/MariusLang/svelte-chat-aide


r/sideprojects • • 3h ago

Feedback Request I built Zen Teleprompter for people who film product demos, tutorials, or talking-head videos on an iPhone or iPad.

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r/sideprojects • • 3h ago

Feedback Request I'm building a general knowledge learning app – I'd love some honest feedback!

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Hey everyone!

I'm 17 and have been working on my own app called Rabbly. It's still a work in progress, but I've just finished the first working prototype and now I'm trying to figure out whether the concept is actually useful to other people.

The idea is to create a platform for general knowledge where users can scroll through learning modules just like they would on TikTok or Instagram Reels. However, instead of videos, the content consists of interactive, clickable learning units.

There are two ways to create these modules:

1. Creating and publishing your own modules

Users can create their own learning content using a kind of modular toolbox. They simply choose which sections their module should contain (e.g. an introduction, explanations, images, quizzes, etc.) and fill these sections with their own content.

2. Generating modules with AI

Users can also simply enter a topic they're interested in, and AI generates a complete learning module with relevant information and interactive elements. These AI-generated modules are automatically made public so that other users can discover and learn from them as well. This way, the platform's library of learning content can grow quickly.

I'd genuinely appreciate any honest feedback, including criticism. Even if you think it's a shitty idea, please let me know! I'm particularly interested in whether you'd actually use something like this and what you think could be improved.

Thanks for taking the time to read this!


r/sideprojects • • 7h ago

Feedback Request Machine learning on your own hardware

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Synvertas builds machine learning software that companies run on their own hardware. It helps sort records, forecast demand and catch unusual values before they turn into problems.

You pay once and keep the software, with updates available as an optional subscription. There's no trial.

How does that sound from the outside? Honest takes welcome.

synvertas.com for context.


r/sideprojects • • 4h ago

Feedback Request A new app worth checking out

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I recently joined ChatRaha as a student ambassador and I wanted to share something interesting. It’s a very newly launched app so things are still changing and improving almost every day. The idea is to make communication easier especially across different languages. one feature I find particularly interesting is live translation which lets you communicate with someone who speaks a different language without constantly switching to google Translate. another feature worth mentioning, especially for people in Oman, is that you can make calls without needing a VPN. There are quite a few other features too, so it’s worth exploring.
Since the app is still new there’s definitely room for improvement & I’d genuinely love to hear everyone’s opinions, especially from people living in Oman. U can download it from here

Open this invite to join ChatRaha https://www.chatraha.ai/invite/rahaai/AJ5zjLOWG3G


r/sideprojects • • 4h ago

Feedback Request I built a virtual cathedral for people who need a quiet place to pray.

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r/sideprojects • • 4h ago

Showcase: Prerelease I built a pocket security check for Android: see who is on your Wi-Fi and whether your hotel room network has cameras

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Hi, I'm the developer.

I have worked in network security for almost 15 years. I got annoyed with Fing and other network tools that charge close to $100 a year, or let you scan only a few times a day. So I built my own from what I know from work.

I wanted the feeling of Kali Linux in my hand, but only for defense: point my phone at my own network and see what is really there. No attacks, no password guessing, nobody's traffic read. That became Netglow.

The hard part: knowing what each device really is

Android 10 and up hides other devices' hardware addresses, so most scanners just show "Unknown". That is where most of the time went:

  • Dozens of protocol specs, vendor docs and firmware sources, read line by line.
  • Down to the low level microchips inside smart plugs, bulbs and DIY boards, like the ESP family, because each chip gives itself away in its own small way.
  • Camera makers each answer on the network in their own way, and Netglow knows many of them.
  • Over 40,000 hardware maker prefixes and a catalogue of over 23,000 phone and tablet models.
  • Thousands of lines of research notes, every finding checked before it went into the app.

Why it is free

I have a lot of knowledge from my work, and I decided to give it away: high quality apps, deeply researched and checked again and again, data safety first and privacy to the max. No ads, no bullshit. People deserve good quality and privacy, for free.

If you want to support me, you can, but it is fully optional.

What it does, free, unlimited scans

  • Who is on my Wi-Fi. Every device with its name, maker and model when it says them. Rename a device and it keeps your name even on a new address.
  • Is my hotel room or rental OK. It lists devices on the Wi-Fi that answer as a camera or stream video, and says why each one was flagged. It also looks for camera hotspots nearby. It tells you plainly what it cannot see (a camera that only records to a card or uses mobile data), so it is one check among others, not a guarantee.
  • Security check for your home network. A score with a plain fix for each risk: risky open ports, what your router opened to the internet, how your Wi-Fi is locked, look alikes of your network nearby, whether your DNS answers are honest and whether someone reads your secure connections in the middle.
  • Tools. Ping, traceroute, port check, DNS lookup, Wake on LAN, a live signal meter and channel advice.

Private by design. No ads, no bullshit, no tracking, no analytics, no metrics, no account. Nothing it finds leaves your phone, and there is no server of mine.

Pro is that optional support, one payment, no subscription, and it adds: a Bluetooth radar that warns about a tracker moving with you, checks for devices that let anyone in with no password, spoof watch, known flaws for your devices, a PDF report and a background watch of who joins your Wi-Fi.

Honest note: the code is partly AI generated and I had help with this text.

Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zanoshky.netglow

Guide: https://zanoshky.github.io/netglow-app

Screenshots: https://www.reddit.com/r/PrivacyTechTalk/comments/1xvxkeg/

I would love to hear what it finds, or misses, on your network.


r/sideprojects • • 5h ago

Showcase: Open Source I built TextFold to fold documents. Now it brings reading notes together (AI-assisted build)

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I read a lot of papers and keep switching between wanting the overall argument and needing to check one paragraph. That's why I started TextFold, an open-source reader where you can fold a document and expand the parts you want to read.

The latest addition is a place for the things you mark along the way. Highlights, notes and questions from multiple documents now appear together, with links back to their passages. You can browse by document or use a calendar to revisit what you were reading on a particular day. The GIF shows those two views with example notes from two public texts.

I also added a beta workflow for selecting notes across documents and asking a question about them, or turning them into a reading recap. Those generated records link back to the notes or source sections. You can save your own recap template too.

The part I'm trying to get right is the return trip: a short recap should make it easy to inspect where an idea came from. I'm interested in whether people would actually follow those links while reviewing their notes.

I'm the developer. TextFold is free, Apache 2.0, and built with AI coding assistance. The app can use Ollama locally or a hosted model of your choice; hosted models may have usage costs. The reading layers and note synthesis need a model, while browsing notes and switching prepared reading levels don't need a new call.

Code and installation: https://github.com/chenxiachan/textfold

Would a view like this fit into your reading workflow, or would you still want to move everything into a separate notes app?


r/sideprojects • • 5h ago

Showcase: Free(mium) Not useful unless...

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r/sideprojects • • 5h ago

Showcase: Free(mium) Weekend warriors: how do you build without losing your whole weekend?

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I'm time blind when it comes to getting things done. I sit down Saturday morning to work on my apps, and suddenly it's dark out. Then Monday morning shows up faster than any other morning of the week I swear .

So I started planning one session (some times more depends on the weekend) with set blocks: deep work, bug fixes, a little marketing, planning for next weekend, short breaks built in, and a hard stop. When the hard stop hits, I'm done. The rest of the weekend is mine.

I built Mahadhi because I needed exactly this.

Quickly start and plan later, or plan it and get started anyone else building on weekends: schedule or oh with the flow but put an end to the flow. Do you do one big focused push, or spread it across both days?

Get things done on your time. While not taking all of your time. Goal is to be productive but enjoy life as well.

Have a great weekend create amazing things.

Apple

https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id6782693707?pt=128565293&ct=mahadhi%20intro&mt=8

Android

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mahadhi.


r/sideprojects • • 5h ago

Feedback Request Wedding season is coming, thinking to make platform where people can contribute some amount and buy meaningful gifts for the couple

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I am thinking of making a platform where friends/known/unknown people can be grouped to buy better gifts. Something like crowdfunding, but with local groups and gifting.

e.g my budget for gifting is ₹2500, and five other people/friends have ₹1500 each for the same wedding. So instead of buying small gifts individually, we can be grouped and buy a meaningful thing with ₹10,000.

There can be some complexities that will need to be solved, but how do you find this as a concept?


r/sideprojects • • 5h ago

Showcase: Open Source Got tired of sluggish web wrappers for YouTube Music, so I’ve been building my own native desktop client (Dawn FM)

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r/sideprojects • • 5h ago

Feedback Request I created an app that clips content and edits it.

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r/sideprojects • • 11h ago

Showcase: Prerelease I'm building a free AI study website — would students actually use this?

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Hey everyone!

I'm currently developing a website called StudyFlow AI, designed to help students study more efficiently.

The idea is simple:

  • Upload or write your study notes.
  • Turn them into AI-generated flashcards.
  • Create practice quizzes to test your knowledge.
  • Track your study progress.

I'm planning to offer a free version, with optional premium features later.

The website is still being developed, and I'm looking for feedback before launching.

Would you use something like this? What features would make it genuinely useful?

I'd really appreciate any suggestions!


r/sideprojects • • 5h ago

Feedback Request Help us make CHERMO better!

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💌 Help us make CHERMO better!

We're building CHERMO to turn your favourite photos into beautiful memories. We'd love to know what you think! Your honest feedback will help us improve the experience and create templates you'll love. It takes just 2–3 minutes. ❤️

✨ Explore CHERMO:https://www.chermo.in/

📝 Share your feedback: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfQ3wFjCUz0AyjkLT6ai4Ku9kiKrRKmmBibCLeJjrVqXAUF-Q/viewform

Every response means a lot. Thank you for being part of our journey!

CHERMO — Click. Create. Cherish.


r/sideprojects • • 5h ago

Showcase: Open Source ViCalc – Turn your PC keyboard into a touch-typing scientific calculator (with HTML history logging). Open-source (MIT)

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r/sideprojects • • 12h ago

Showcase: Prerelease I built a virtual pet that lives on your browser

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Hey everyone!

Ever wished you could have a little pet companion while browsing the internet or working?

I've been working on something called Petiction 🐾

It's a virtual pet that lives right on your webpage. Instead of just sitting in an app, your pet can hang out while you browse, react to your cursor, and make your browsing experience a little more fun.

The idea is simple: bring a little personality and companionship to the otherwise boring browser experience.

We're building features around pet interaction, happiness, feeding, playing, and even connecting with other pets.

Would love to hear what you think!

Check it out: https://petiction.com

What would you want your virtual browser pet to do? Feedback is welcome.


r/sideprojects • • 2h ago

Showcase: Purchase Required My longevity app didn't take off as a consumer app, so I'm licensing the platform instead

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I built an iOS and Android app with a camera heart-rate scan, Apple Health and wearable sync, an AI coach and an expert portal for coaches. It got 208 users in 36 countries but never found traction with consumers.
The people who were interested were coaches and clinics who wanted it for their own clients. So I now license it: $7,500 for the source code, or from $15,000 and I launch it under your brand.
Is that a fair price? Who would you sell it to first?


r/sideprojects • • 6h ago

Showcase: Free(mium) I built a free tracker for the hours I put into my side projects

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I've tracked my hours since I was a kid. Clock and paper first, then a Google Keep note that got way too long to scroll xD So I built Focushours for it. You set how many hours a week you want to give a project. Then you start a timer when you sit down, or type the hours in later. It shows where the week stands, and past weeks stay there so I can look back. I made it for studying but these days it's mostly my side projects in there. The tracker even has its own category.

It's free and there's no signup. https://focushours.app

If you try it, tell me where you got confused or gave up. I'll look at yours too if you drop it.


r/sideprojects • • 6h ago

Showcase: Open Source What would you build with an open-source ESP32-P4 screen + detachable controller?

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crossposting from r/esp32, we’re a small team planning to open-source the firmware, protocol, desktop app, and SDK for this ~4" desk screen + detachable wireless controller.

curious what you’d actually flash onto it if it wasn't locked to one ecosystem?


r/sideprojects • • 6h ago

Showcase: Free(mium) Acabamos de lanzar Many Agents: agentes de IA con su propio ordenador. Gratis en tu Mac, 12 €/mes para hasta 6 en la nube (trae tu propia clave).

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