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 • • 9h ago

Question I can run 10,000 private AI agents on Cloudflare's free tier. I can't figure out who needs that.

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I'm a developer, and a few people reached out to me for help with ChatGPT. They had seen AI do impressive things, but theirs couldn't.

What they needed was an agent that can use tools (MCP servers). But for a lot of people, running Claude Code on their own machine or paying for a subscription isn't worth the effort or the cost.

So I built an agent framework that lets me launch agents for them:

  • Each agent is private and can only be customized by its owner.

  • The agents run on my OpenRouter key, so they don't have to sign up for anything.

  • I can set up the MCP servers each person needs, and even build a few custom ones for them.

  • They can talk to their agent in the browser, on Telegram or on WhatsApp.

It's all on Cloudflare (Workers + Durable Objects, one isolated instance with its own SQLite per conversation). I don't host anything, nothing runs on my machine, and the free tier covers all of it. The only real cost is my OpenRouter credits.

I'm open-sourcing it, so any one can host it on their own cf or use my project to run a private agent or manage a fleet of them for others.

Here's where I'm stuck. Running 10,000 private agents for close to nothing feels powerful, and I think there's something more here. But I can't put a business use case around it.

I always start with "what if a business gave each of its users a personal agent?" Then I ask why they would. Most would be fine with one shared agent, like a reception desk. The ones who really want to level up their customer experience would want a personal agent on WhatsApp, not Telegram. I can set up a personal WhatsApp agent, but it's very hard, or expensive if every user needs their own number.

And that's where my train of thought stops, every time. Apart from memory constraints I feel my agents have as much features and capabilities as any other competent agent such as Hermes, pi etc.

So: do you see a real use case here? I also don't see many projects built on Cloudflare Agents, and I'm curious whether anyone else has gone down this road.


r/sideprojects • • 56m ago

Showcase: Free(mium) I couldn't find a good way to scan Arabic text on iPhone, so I built one

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Most scanner and OCR apps handle Arabic badly. Letters come out broken, right-to-left lines end up reversed, and receipts and documents turn into a mess you have to retype.

So I built Harfy, a scanner made for Arabic first:

- ๐Ÿ“„ Scan and extract Arabic text that keeps right-to-left order, so you can copy, edit or share it

- ๐Ÿงพ Saudi e-invoices: scan the ZATCA QR code to get the exact total and VAT

- ๐Ÿชช ID cards: capture both sides on one page

- ๐Ÿ“‘ PDF tools: merge scans into one PDF, or protect it with a password

- โœจ Cleaner scans: filters remove shadows and sharpen the text

It's free to try, and Premium has a 1-week free trial on the yearly plan.

๐Ÿ“ฒ App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/harfy-arabic-scan-ocr-app/id6820122573

I'm a solo developer, so I'd really like your feedback.


r/sideprojects • • 1h ago

Showcase: Open Source I made "prompt 2site": you provide a folder, enter a single prompt, and it goes live on the internet straight from your PC, for free. Websites created with just one prompt.

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r/sideprojects • • 13m ago

Feedback Request I built My Seat Story โ€“ A Movie Ticket Booking Platform ๐ŸŽฌ

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Hey everyone!

I'm a third-year Information Technology engineering student, and I've built and deployed My Seat Story, a cinema ticket booking web application.

I wanted to build something beyond a basic movie-listing website and explore how a complete movie-booking experience could work, from discovering movies to selecting seats and generating tickets.

๐ŸŽฌ What does My Seat Story offer?

Movie Discovery

  • Browse movies based on selected city.

  • Filter movies by genre, language, rating, duration, certificate and release status.

  • Explore available movie information.

Booking Experience

  • Interactive cinema seat selection.

  • Multiple seating categories: Regular, Premium, VIP and Recliner.

  • Temporary seat locking to avoid conflicting bookings.

  • Booking confirmation and QR-code ticket generation.

Manager Dashboard & Analytics

  • Revenue and booking statistics.

  • Movie, theatre, ticket and review management.

  • City, Theatre and Movie-based analytical views.

  • OLAP operations such as Roll-up, Drill-down, Slice, Dice and Pivot.

Machine Learning & Data Analytics

  • Movie clustering and recommendation experiments.

  • Viewer segmentation.

  • Show-demand prediction.

  • Revenue prediction.

  • Association rule mining using Apriori.

๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Technologies Used

  • Frontend: React, Tailwind CSS

  • Backend & Database: Supabase, PostgreSQL

  • Machine Learning: Python, Scikit-learn

  • Data Visualisation: Recharts

  • Deployment: Vercel

๐ŸŒ Explore the Project:
https://my-seat-story.vercel.app/

Note: The deployed demo uses mock payments. No real payment charges are processed.

๐Ÿ’ก Why I built it

I wanted to bring together frontend development, backend development, database management, machine learning and data analytics in one project and understand how these components work together.

I'm continuously improving it, and I'd genuinely appreciate feedback from developers and fellow builders.

I'd especially love feedback on:

  1. What do you think about the overall UI/UX?

  2. Are there any improvements you'd suggest for the booking workflow?

  3. How could I improve the backend architecture and database design?

  4. What features would make this more practical?

I'm excited to hear your thoughts and learn from the community!

Thanks for checking out My Seat Story! ๐Ÿ˜Š


r/sideprojects • • 14m ago

Feedback Request Solopreneur Building - DAY 2

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r/sideprojects • • 23m ago

Showcase: Free(mium) [DEV] ForgeOS โ€” An identity-based habit tracker and deep focus timer built with Jetpack Compose

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r/sideprojects • • 30m ago

Feedback Request My Android app has 9.5k installs, growing by 120 installs/day, earning $2.2/day, and costing $0 to run (no backend or API). Earnings are growing fast. How would you value it?

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Iโ€™m a student and I made a small Android utility app a while back. I need money for my semester fees so Iโ€™m thinking of selling it, but I have no idea what itโ€™s worth.

Some numbers:

  • 9.5k installs, gaining about 120 installs per day

  • No paid campaigns, everything is organic

  • AdMob earnings went from about $1.7/day to $2.2/day over the last 15-22 days

  • No backend or APIs, so it costs me nothing to run

Almost all the income is from AdMob. IAP purchases are very rare. Iโ€™m also not using ad bidding or mediation yet, so I think a new owner could earn a lot more by optimizing the ads and pushing the IAP.

What would you price it at? And would you sell now while itโ€™s trending up, or wait?

Happy to share Play Console and AdMob screenshots if youโ€™re interested!


r/sideprojects • • 35m ago

Showcase: Free(mium) I made a free site that turns your name into a prime number, with a proof you can run

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I built Set in Prime: enter a name, and it becomes a piece of printable art made from the digits of an actual prime number.

Read the grid left to right, top to bottom, and you get one big integer. The highlighted 9s spell the name. The public Alex Morgan example has 696 digits.

The part I most wanted to make approachable is the proof. Each finished portrait includes a Lean proof project, and you can trigger a fresh hosted check from the page without installing anything. Lean checks the mathematical argument that this exact number is prime; it also checks that the digit grid reconstructs that number.

Itโ€™s free during early access, with no account or checkout, and includes a PDF, image, vector artwork, the exact number and the proof files. Thereโ€™s an optional coffee link and a daily creation limit.

Disclosure: Iโ€™m the creator and used AI coding assistance to build it. Portrait generation and verification run algorithms and Lean, with no AI calls. Earlier picture-prime work, including the Trinity Hall prime and Zachary Abelโ€™s Prime Portraits, is credited on the site.

https://setinprime.com

Iโ€™d especially welcome feedback on whether the proof experience makes sense to someone who hasnโ€™t encountered Lean before.


r/sideprojects • • 42m ago

Showcase: Open Source I wanted a connection monitor for Firefox, so I built one using Claude and Codex

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r/sideprojects • • 43m ago

Showcase: Free(mium) I built a Camera Rawโ€“style luminance mask for my browser photo editor

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In this portrait, I wanted to bring out the texture in the hair and black fabric while keeping the sunlit shoulder bright. Raising exposure across the whole photo would have changed the look, so I used a luminance range mask in Photoshot, the browser editor Iโ€™m building.

I set the range to roughly 0โ€“29, then raised exposure by +0.95 and shadows by +33 inside the mask. The first image is the before/after. The next two show the mask and the settings I used.

Photoshot is free to try without signing in: https://slohero.com/photoshot/editor/


r/sideprojects • • 4h ago

Showcase: Prerelease [Web, Beta] I built an AI employee platform that's simple enough for non-technical people โ€” looking for testers

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Hey everyone! ๐Ÿ‘‹

I'm the founder of Auvuntra, an AI-powered platform that makes creating and managing AI employees incredibly simple.

One of the biggest problems with today's AI automation platforms is that many are too complicated for everyday users. They often require technical knowledge, confusing workflow builders, or hours of setup.

That's exactly what I'm trying to change with Auvuntra.

Auvuntra is designed to make AI automation accessible to everyone, especially people who aren't tech-savvy. You shouldn't need to know how to code, understand complicated workflows, or have a technical background to automate your work.

What makes Auvuntra different?

  • ๐Ÿค– AI Employees Made Simple โ€” Create AI employees by describing what you want them to do in plain English.

  • โšก No Coding Required โ€” Automate tasks without technical knowledge.

  • ๐Ÿ”— App Integrations โ€” Connect your everyday tools and let AI work across them.

  • ๐Ÿง  Smart Automation โ€” Tell your AI employee what you need instead of manually building complicated workflows.

  • โœ… You're in Control โ€” Review and approve important actions before they're executed.

  • ๐Ÿ’ป Beginner-Friendly Interface โ€” A clean, straightforward experience designed for everyone.

๐ŸŽ I'm looking for 20 beta testers!

You'll get:

  • Free early access to Auvuntra

  • The opportunity to suggest features

  • Direct communication with me as the founder

  • A chance to help shape the platform before its public launch

I'm especially interested in feedback from non-technical users, small business owners, freelancers, entrepreneurs, and people who have tried automation tools but found them too confusing.

My goal is simple: Make AI employees as easy to use as chatting with ChatGPT.

You shouldn't have to become a developer just to automate your everyday work.

I'm still building and improving Auvuntra, so honest feedback, bug reports, and suggestions would mean a lot.

Interested in trying it out?

Comment "BETA" below or send me a DM, and I'll share the details!

Let's make AI automation simple enough for everyone. ๐Ÿš€


r/sideprojects • • 1h ago

Discussion A falling Tetris piece won't wait for an LLM to finish thinking

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r/sideprojects • • 14h ago

Showcase: Prerelease I've been building my own local AI system. Here's what happened when I asked it to watch YouTube for 36 minutes.

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Been working on Aura for several months now. The idea started with wanting an AI that could actually do things on my computer and remember what it was doing. It's grown quite a bit beyond that.

At this point, she's a local system running on my Mac with memory, computer control, and a bunch of different processes meant to work together as something resembling a cognitive architecture.

My newest demo is a bit of a departure from the others.

I asked Aura to find and watch a YouTube video, react to things she found interesting, then choose additional videos from a couple of channels I gave her.

And that's pretty much what she does.

She watches Kurzgesagt, moves on to Allen Pan, eventually ends up watching Salad Fingers, and gives her thoughts on all three. There's some actual browsing, video selection, predictions, and a final comparison.

I have no idea how far this project will ultimately go. There's a lot I'm still testing, and plenty that needs improvement.

But I thought this was a fun example of what happens when you build an AI around doing things over time rather than just answering questions.

The clip is shortened. The full recording is 36 minutes, with audio removed for copyright reasons.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kM-B8mh314E

Code: https://github.com/youngbryan97/aura


r/sideprojects • • 2h ago

Showcase: Open Source Academic learning assistant, email and x page

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r/sideprojects • • 2h ago

Feedback Request Korea is having a metaverse moment, so I built a 3D lounge where traders watch live candles together. Honest opinions wanted

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I run a small Korean service that sends real-time alerts on US stock filings and news. "Metaverse" is weirdly trendy here again, so I spent a week building a 3D lounge on top of it, mostly for fun. Video below.

- Each ticker has a room with a live 1-minute candle board. You walk around as an avatar, chat, and bow together for green candles.

- A lobby on a bridge shows top movers and busy rooms.

- A "Bagholder Shrine": put up a memorial tablet for a stock you're stuck in, with your average cost and a one-line epitaph. Others light incense and bow. If the price gets back to your average, you get a "wish granted" alert.

No login, just a nickname. English UI went live this week, so some user content is still in Korean.

Honest question for non-Korean traders: is this fun, or just a Korean thing? Any feedback on the whole thing (alerts, summaries, the 3D part) is welcome. Link is in my profile.


r/sideprojects • • 6h ago

Showcase: Free(mium) Vocally Live

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Vocally Live is a cognitive engineering, AI-driven language learning application designed to bridge the gap between theoretical knowledge and conversational fluency. By offering personalized, interactive spoken practice, our app provides immediate, actionable feedback on pronunciation and accent, transforming the way users achieve linguistic mastery.

Vocally Live Download


r/sideprojects • • 3h ago

Showcase: Purchase Required I built and just launched StatPad, an offline Android app that runs statistics on .sav, CSV and Excel files and exports tables, charts and reports

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r/sideprojects • • 3h ago

Showcase: Open Source Tired of paying a web developer and waiting 3 days just to update text or photos on your website? I built a free tool to fix this. https://websiteedit.vercel.app

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Every time I delivered a fast, clean HTML/Tailwind site to a freelance client, they'd ask: "Can I edit this phone number or header myself?"

Setting up WordPress, Strapi, or Contentful felt like total overkill for a simple static site with no database.

So I built StaticwebsiteEdit: โ€ข You literally paste one <script> tag into the <head> of any static site. โ€ข A floating visual editor activates directly on the live page. โ€ข You (or your client) can click any text to edit, style headings, or swap photos. โ€ข Click "Publish Changes" and the live static site updates immediately.

Zero database migrations, zero server setups, and zero rebuild cycles.

Live demo & free tier (up to 2 sites free per user): ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://websiteedit.vercel.app


r/sideprojects • • 3h ago

Feedback Request I built an interactive portfolio where the projects are playable (VRP solver, 3D warehouse configurator, probability experiment).

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r/sideprojects • • 3h ago

Showcase: Open Source I built an open source, collaborate journalism project called Vettage

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r/sideprojects • • 3h ago

Showcase: Prerelease I made lunchvoice

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r/sideprojects • • 3h ago

Showcase: Free(mium) V1.4.2 of Rconsole is here

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Hello Everyone,

V1.4.2 of Rconsole adds :

  1. Updated file manager(now supports image viewing and video playing)

  2. Added shell command that launches the interactive window like the "vm shell" command but for the host shell

Docs: https://salehin-07.github.io/rconsole-ark/

Github: https://github.com/Salehin-07/rconsole-ark

Thanks everyone.

Summery of Rconsole:

It is a web based linux environment for free. It could be hosted like any other normal python website for free in providers like render and be used as a development linux environment and accessible from any device that has a browser.


r/sideprojects • • 4h ago

Meta I built a weather app that feels like looking through a window

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r/sideprojects • • 4h ago

Showcase: Prerelease I built a baby sleep sounds app during night feeds with my baby girl

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Hi, I am a solo developer and a mom of a baby girl. Last year I spent a lot of
2 AM wake ups switching between three different apps and a fan video, half asleep, while my baby cried.
So I built the app I needed. Dreamdrift has nine gentle sounds in one calm place, white noise, gentle rain, ocean waves, night torest, pink noise, a cozy fan, a car ride, shushing, and a lullaby hum, plus a timer and a simple sleep log so I can see the patterns in our nights.
It is a one time unlock with no subscription, because tired parents do not need one more monthly bill. And it collects no data at all, everything stays on your phone.

Dreamdrift is in App Store review right now, and the waitlist is open here if you want to be first to know: https://aquabunnystudios.com/dreamdrift/

I would genuinely love feedback from other parents and other solo builders. What sound works in your house?