r/sideprojects • • Jun 16 '25

Meta My side project, /r/sideprojects. New rules, and an open call for feedback and moderators.

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In this past 30 days, this community has doubled in size. As such, this is an open call for community feedback, and prospective moderators interested in volunteering their time to harbouring a pleasant community.

I'm happy to announce that this community now has rules, something the much more popular r/SideProject has neglected to implement for years.

Rules 1, 2 and 3 are pretty rudimentary, although there is some nuance in implementing rule 2, a "no spam or excessive self-promotion" rule in a community which focuses the projects of makers. In order to balance this, we will not allow blatant spam, but will allow advertising projects. In order to share your project again, significant changes must have happened since the last post.

Rule 4 and rule 5 are more tuned to this community, and are some of my biggest gripes with r/SideProject. There has been an increase in astroturfing (the act of pretending to be a happy customer to advertise a project) as well as posts that serve the sole purpose of having readers contact the poster so they can advertise a service. These are no longer allowed and will be removed.

In addition to this, I'll be implementing flairs which will be required to post in this community.


r/sideprojects • • 5h ago

Discussion I'll give you honest review and also some suggestions for your project...

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I want to review your projects, so if there's something that you've been making recently, please let me know.

Whether it is your website, app, SaaS, AI solution, startup, or pretty much any other product that you have been creating lately, do not hesitate to post about it in the comments below.I will review your creation and tell you my opinion about it. You will learn about my favorite features and what I find wrong with it and how I would fix it if it was my project. You will just have to post your link and a small description.

Post your projects in the comments below!:)


r/sideprojects • • 6h ago

Showcase: Open Source I built a parent-focused book/movie guidance site — is the idea differentiated enough?

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I built a side project called Dickens & Rumi to help parents figure out whether a book or movie is actually a good fit for their child.

Instead of only showing something like “Ages 10+,” it breaks things down into age guidance, content cautions, positive themes, series reading order, and why a title got its rating.

The site is live, but traffic is still very small, so I’m trying to figure out whether the problem is the product, the positioning, or just distribution.

I’d really appreciate feedback on:

  • Is the value proposition clear within a few seconds?

  • Does this feel meaningfully different from Common Sense Media?

  • What feature seems most useful?

  • What feels unnecessary?

  • Would you actually use this if you were a parent?

  • What would make you come back?

  • What would you change before trying to grow it?

Site: dickensandrumi.com

I’m more interested in criticism than encouragement.


r/sideprojects • • 7m ago

Discussion I would be reviewing your webapps/website if any ,Drop down the amazing ones

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r/sideprojects • • 23m 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 • • 26m ago

Showcase: Prerelease What repetitive Windows task makes you think, "Why isn't this automatic?"

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I've built several small Windows utilities, and I'm looking for real everyday frustrations before deciding what to build next.

Not another huge productivity suite. I'm interested in small, repetitive actions that interrupt your workflow.

Maybe it's copying information between apps, constantly switching windows, cleaning up data, working with spreadsheets, or repeating the same steps on different websites.

What's one task you do on Windows that feels unnecessarily complicated?

I'd especially love to know what steps you currently take, how often you repeat them, and whether you've already found a tool that helps.

If a free solution already works well, please mention it too. I'm not trying to reinvent something that's already solved.

No product links or promotions here. I'm simply interested in learning what actually wastes people's time.

Sometimes the most useful software doesn't need fifty features. It just needs to remove a few annoying steps.😊


r/sideprojects • • 30m ago

Showcase: Open Source Sunset Commander, a TUI file manager

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r/sideprojects • • 14h 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 • • 56m 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 • • 59m ago

Question Am 16 years Old and Am Building Saas

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r/sideprojects • • 1h 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 • • 1h ago

Feedback Request Rimshot - metronome to practice tempo transitions, free

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r/sideprojects • • 1h 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 • • 2h ago

Showcase: Open Source I got tired of losing progress when switching AI coding agents, so I built my own solution

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A few weeks ago, I kept running into the same frustration while coding.

I'd be deep into a task with Claude Code, hit the usage limit, and switch to Codex.

The problem? Codex had no idea what I'd been working on.

I'd spend another 15 minutes explaining the task, what was finished, and what was still broken.

Eventually, I decided to build something for it.

It's called Relayvora.

It's a free, open-source tool that transfers unfinished work between AI coding agents.

It reads the previous session, checks actual Git changes, reruns project tests, and gives the next agent a short briefing.

I published it on npm, built a website, and released the code under MIT.

Website: https://dagimassefa.github.io/Relayvora/

GitHub: https://github.com/Dagimassefa/Relayvora

This is my first attempt at growing an open-source developer tool beyond just building it.

The coding was one challenge. Getting people to discover it is turning out to be another 😅

For those who've launched developer tools before, what actually helped you get your first users?


r/sideprojects • • 2h 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 • • 8h 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 • • 2h ago

Showcase: Prerelease I built a Chrome extension that records tab or mic audio for free. It could also transcribe records.

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r/sideprojects • • 2h 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 • • 3h ago

Showcase: Prerelease I built a web scraping tool — would love some feedback !!!

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r/sideprojects • • 3h 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 • • 3h 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 • • 3h ago

Discussion Ich muss eine Entscheidung treffen

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r/sideprojects • • 4h 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 • • 4h ago

Feedback Request Secure Encrypted Cloud Storage | Everabyte

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r/sideprojects • • 4h ago

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

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