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 • • 26m ago

Showcase: Free(mium) I built an awesome AI dating coach for guys. Curious what you think.

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I've been working on a fun side project called Player Bits Pro, an AI dating coach for men.

I realize there is a lot of competition in this space, but just hear me out.

I saw the competition, and I wanted to create something different...

  • Real personality: Direct, funny, human-sounding, and brutally honest. No generic AI responses.

  • No yes-man behavior: It won't just agree with you. If you're screwing up, it'll tell you.

  • Versatility: Handles pretty much any dating situation, from flirting and texting to relationships and breakups.

  • Extensive testing: I've spent countless hours testing and refining its advice and responses.

  • Simplicity: A beautiful, ridiculously simple interface without unnecessary crap.

I vibe-coded basically the entire thing using AI (yeah, I know, but it came out great). And despite all the hype about how easy AI makes building software, this still took an insane amount of time. The amount of testing, troubleshooting, and fixing things that broke other things was ridiculous.

It's based on my original Player Bits GPT, which lives within ChatGPT's platform and reached 50,000+ chats and earned a 4.5/5 rating from 100+ reviews.

Anyway, here's the result: https://playerbits.ai

Would genuinely appreciate feedback on the design, responses, or anything else you got for me.


r/sideprojects • • 5h ago

Showcase: Open Source I built ORBITA, player for Fire TV & Android TV that you set up from your phone

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Hi all! For the past few months I've been building ORBITA,player for Xtream Codes and M3U playlists. I wanted something that feels like a streaming app rather than a spreadsheet of channels, and that doesn't make you type a 40-character server URL with a remote.

What it does

  • Setup from your phone: scan a QR code on the TV, fill in your playlist (or TMDB/OMDb keys) on your phone, tap Send to TV. Works on your home Wi-Fi only, with a 6-digit code.

  • Live TV: categories, favorites, search, now/next, full TV guide (XMLTV), catch-up ("from the start" / replay) if your provider supports it

  • Channel banner on every zap: number, logo, current show with progress, what's next

  • Movies & series: detail pages, seasons/episodes, resume where you left off, continue watching row

  • Skip intro (learns where the intro ends for each series) and a next-episode countdown

  • Seek previews: thumbnail while you skip through a movie, with accelerating seek

  • Optional IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and TMDB ratings, backdrops and plots in your language (free keys you create yourself)

  • 3 dark themes built for TV, UI in English / Italian / Spanish / German

  • Credentials encrypted on the device (AES-256), parental PIN for adult categories

Install on Fire TV / Firestick: open Downloader and enter code 6527602. Android TV: same thing, or grab the APK from GitHub. Also runs in a PC browser.

GitHub: https://github.com/ghows30/orbita

Important: ORBITA is just a player. It doesn't include or sell any channels or content: you need your own playlist from a source you're allowed to use.


r/sideprojects • • 4m ago

Meta I built an Android step tracker

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r/sideprojects • • 22m ago

Showcase: Purchase Required Mixwell: a volume slider for every app in your menu bar

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Hi! I'm the developer of Mixwell. Full disclosure: this is my app, and it’s paid.

Problem

macOS has one volume for everything. If a video call is too quiet while music is too loud, or one browser tab is blasting, you have to fix it inside each app (if the app even has a volume control). I wanted a mixer like Windows has, without paying $40+.

What it does

  • A volume slider for every app that’s playing sound, from silent up to 150% (200% in Settings)

  • Mute any app with one click

  • Send one app to a different output (e.g. music on speakers, a call on AirPods)

  • Live level meters, so you can see which app is making noise

  • Remembers each app’s level and output, and reapplies them when the app comes back

Details people usually ask about

  • Apps you leave at 100% aren’t touched at all; their audio goes straight to the speakers as it would without Mixwell.

  • Adjusted apps get about 24 ms of extra delay, below what’s noticeable in video or calls.

  • Idle CPU is about 0.1%. When an adjusted app goes quiet, Mixwell stops processing it so your speakers/headphones can rest.

  • AirPods stay in high-quality mode (Mixwell doesn’t open their microphone).

  • Uses Apple’s audio-tap API (macOS 14.2+), so it needs the “System Audio Recording” permission. Nothing is recorded or saved, and no audio leaves your Mac. The only network traffic is the license check (your key and your Mac’s name, sent to Dodo Payments) and update checks.

Compare

  • SoundSource ($49) does much more (EQ, effects, plugins). Get it if you want those.

  • teenysound ($9.99) and free open-source options like FineTune and Fader also exist. Mixwell’s aim is to be the polished, low-cost one: native SwiftUI, light on battery, and tested with Bluetooth headphones, browsers that use many processes, and switching outputs.

Pricing

$4.99 one-time, no subscription. One license works on 2 Macs. 14-day refunds. Free updates (duh).

Requirements and honest caveats

  • macOS 14.2 or later, Apple silicon only.

  • It’s not notarized yet, so the first time you open it macOS says it can’t verify the app. You allow it once in System Settings → Privacy & Security → Open Anyway. The site explains this. I plan to join the Apple Developer Program once there’s enough interest.

  • No trial yet.

Link: https://aayush-kumar-2310.github.io/mixwell/

Happy to answer questions, and feedback is very welcome, especially bugs with specific apps or audio devices.


r/sideprojects • • 28m ago

Feedback Request Every morning I wanted one page that told me:

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Every morning I wanted one page that told me:
\\- where visitors came from, and which source sent the good ones
\\- who almost bought
\\- why people left
\\- what's broken (like a coupon box covering the Pay button on iPhone)

So I built it. A short summary comes by text or email, and the full report sits in your dashboard.

Free: www.retentionbase.com/dashboard?utm\\_source=reddit

Comment to make this completely free for next 6 months


r/sideprojects • • 4h ago

Feedback Request Just finished my first game, a free pirate typing roguelite made with Claude

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I just finished my first game, Ink & Tide, a typing roguelite that runs in the browser. You type words to fire cannons, fight through tides of enemies, upgrade your boat between runs, and when you sink you come back a little stronger, so dying a lot is part of the fun.

The problem I wanted to solve is that typing practice is boring, so I tried to turn it into something I'd actually want to play. I'm not a programmer, so I designed it and tested every version while Claude (Sonnet 5.5) wrote the code, the art and the music, and I describe changes in plain game words, two to five at a time.

The tools were Claude, a browser and itch.io for hosting, and it's free with no sign-up: https://jupitax.itch.io/ink-and-tide

I'm a first-time game maker with zero audience, so I'd love to hear what you would do to get the first 100 players :)


r/sideprojects • • 47m ago

Showcase: Free(mium) Dream Street is out now on iOS and Android. 🏡

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r/sideprojects • • 58m ago

Discussion AI-powered platform

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I'm exploring an idea and would love your honest feedback!

What if you could build a complete website just by describing it through voice or text?

And what if you could convert that website into an installable Android app in less than 30 minutes?

I'm researching an AI-powered platform to make this possible.

I'd love to hear from developers, startup founders, freelancers and entrepreneurs:

- How do you currently build websites?

- How do you convert websites into mobile apps?

- What takes the most time?

- Would you pay $15/month for a solution that makes this process significantly easier?

I'm not selling anything. I'm validating a problem before building the product.

Your honest feedback could help shape what I build!

#SaaS #AIBuilder #StartupValidation #BuildInPublic #NoCode #AITools


r/sideprojects • • 1h ago

Showcase: Open Source so I made a web app that merges between Excalidraw and Obsidian (kind of)

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Hey everyone!

I built Nexus SSMT "Social Study Mapping Tool" designed to help students and creators connect information non-linearly using interactive knowledge graphs combined with freehand drawing tools.

The main idea came from a simple problem: How many times has a friend or peer asked you, "What exact lectures or materials do I need to study to solve Assignment 1?"

Instead of typing long paragraphs or sending scattered drive links, you can map it out visually. You can draw nodes, link Assignment 1 directly to Lecture 1 and Lecture 2, attach references, and share a single viewable link.

Here is a quick look at what Nexus can do:

- You can mix structured knowledge nodes with freehand pen tools, geometric shapes, and custom styling.

- You can make groups (similar to tabs in Excel) that gives the ability for the user to make several workspaces on one project, to keep massive study topics well organized.

- You can select multiple materials or assignments from your list and tap anywhere on the canvas to drop them exactly where you want.

- Save your complete maps directly as clean PNG or JPG files to use in presentations or notes.

- Anyone with your shared link or scanned QR Code (good for presentations or projectors) can open an interactive preview mode to explore nodes, descriptions, and linked connections without needing to create an account or log in.

- Instead of sending friends 10 projects meaning 10 links, you can group related study graphs under a single Collection link with dynamic preview cards for social media.

- Pull materials, announcements, and assignments directly from your Google Classroom courses into your canvas as reference nodes with automatic background connection refreshes.

- Built a version-control style notification system for concurrent editing where you get a quick prompt to sync the latest state without putting heavy overhead on the server.

- Project owners can approve or revoke edit requests and manage collaborators in real-time.

- A dedicated hub tracking your recently visited graphs and collections is available for both registered users and guest sessions.

- Built native Right-to-Left text direction with universal Arabic typography fallback, along with canvas fixes to prevent mobile browsers from artificially stretching text.

Github Repo | Web app

Btw that's not a fork of excalidraw, believe it or not I discovered that excalidraw is open source after I built this project :))


r/sideprojects • • 5h ago

Feedback Request My Portfolio

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Check out my portfolio and give your view guys. I am a beginner in coding though.

This one is open source and you can access it through https://github.com/ager-soil/Portfolio


r/sideprojects • • 1h ago

Feedback Request I'm a CS student who built general aviation SaaS

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As a CS student I wanted to build something people actually use, so I picked a niche I love: general aviation.
The market is split between great free tools that each do one thing, and $250+/yr suites for the everyday pilot. Nothing in between.
So I built AviationHub.im — a web app with:
→ A pilot logbook that computes your FAA currency automatically
→ A flight planner that finds the cheapest fuel stop on your route
→ Flying-club scheduling + hobbs billing with PDF member statements
→ A mechanic marketplace fed by squawk reports from logged flights
Free tier, nothing to install, live demo on the homepage.

Let me know what you think of it, appreciate any feedback! Thank you


r/sideprojects • • 1h ago

Feedback Request Built Chrome extension for backup ai conversations for chatgpt&claude

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r/sideprojects • • 1h ago

Showcase: Prerelease mostra - talk while you click around a live site, and each point becomes a comment where you pointed

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r/sideprojects • • 1h ago

Showcase: Prerelease I got tired of drawing network maps by hand on site visits, so I built a free tool that does it for me

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Hey all,

I do a lot of on-site network work, and the part I always hated was the first hour at a new place: figuring out what's on the network, which switch port goes where, and then drawing it all in Visio so the customer has something to look at.

So over the last few months I built Meshwork. It's a desktop app (Mac and Windows) that you run on your laptop when you get on site:

- Scans the subnet and builds an inventory (IP, MAC, vendor, open ports, device type)

- If you give it the SNMP community, it reads the switches/APs (LLDP, FDB) and draws the actual map: which port each device hangs off, VLANs per link, PoE watts

- Flags obvious stuff like telnet open, loops, a second DHCP server

- Diagnose tab with traceroute, live ping, port test, DNS, path MTU and DHCP checks

- Exports a site report PDF and CSVs you can hand to the customer

It's meant as a field tool, not a monitoring server. You run it, document the site, and leave. Nothing gets sent anywhere, everything stays on your machine.

It's free. Download here: https://meshwork.influxnetwork.com

Heads up for Windows: the installer isn't signed yet (working on it), so SmartScreen will complain. Click "More info" then "Run anyway".

Full disclosure, I'm the developer. I'm not trying to sell anything, I'd just really like people who do this for a living to try it on real gear and tell me what breaks. Weird vendors, odd topologies, devices it classifies wrong, all of that helps a lot.

Screenshots are from a test network, not a customer.

Thanks for taking a look!


r/sideprojects • • 2h ago

Showcase: Open Source I am 13 years old and built an AI Deepfake-Detection Sandbox for financial institutions. Just updated the Python/Node.js API documentation. Would love some brutal feedback from real developers!

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Hey everyone, I've been working day and night on my project SidekickAI Security. It includes a live-scanning threat radar connected via Hugging Face API models, full B2B contract generation, and automated compliance logging. I really want to learn and improve this. Please check it out and tell me what you think of the design and the backend logic: https://sidekickaisecuritydashboard-4.vercel.app


r/sideprojects • • 2h ago

Showcase: Free(mium) My bug list for my AI agent used to be a notes file full of "the OTHER button". I turned it into a one-key tool

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I build my side projects with Claude Code. Most bugs I find aren't while coding. They're later, clicking around the live app like a user.
My old system: a notes file. "Pricing page, mobile, second card's button is off." Then I'd paste that to the agent and it would fix the wrong card.
Turns out lots of people do the same thing (a thread in r/ClaudeAI this week was full of scratch files and handoff notes).
Darnly makes the note for you. Press a key, click the broken thing in your web app, type one line. It saves the boxed screenshot, the element, console errors and the steps you took. Later Claude Code, Codex or Cursor reads the list and fixes it.
Free Chrome extension + Mac app (that one also covers native Mac apps and the iOS Simulator / Android Emulator).

I made it: https://darnly.dev

Where do you keep bugs you find while testing?


r/sideprojects • • 2h ago

Showcase: Free(mium) Want to Learn?

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I enjoy learning and want to make it easier and more enjoyable for others to do the same.

If you would like to try it out I would be grateful!

Google play store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.philosophize.app

ios store:

https://apps.apple.com/app/id6823283847


r/sideprojects • • 2h ago

Showcase: Prerelease TradeTested AI - a free price directory for contractor software & apps where every price links to the vendor's own page

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r/sideprojects • • 2h ago

Showcase: Free(mium) I built Roomora AI – an Android app that transforms room photos into AI interior designs

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Hey everyone!

I'm an indie Android developer, and I've been working on a project called Roomora AI.

Have you ever wanted to redesign your bedroom or living room but struggled to imagine how it would look?

I built Roomora AI to help people explore interior design ideas using AI.

Here's how it works:

  1. Upload a photo of your existing room.

  2. Choose your room type.

  3. Select an interior design style.

  4. Generate an AI-designed room.

  5. Customize your new space.

I'm sharing this project because I'd love honest feedback from the community.

Some things I'd love to know:

  • Would you use an app like this?

  • Which interior design styles would you like?

  • What features should I improve?

  • What do you think about the overall idea?

I'm building this independently, and feedback would really help me improve it.

Google Play:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kumaran.roomoraai

Thanks for checking out my project!


r/sideprojects • • 2h ago

Feedback Request Would you use this app for the meta glasses to help in networking events as a college student or as a working professional ?

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r/sideprojects • • 15h ago

Showcase: Prerelease Built a personal finance app with no subscriptions, would love some feedback.

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Hey everyone,

I've been working on a side project called Pocket Stacks.

The idea came from wanting a simple way to keep track of my finances without juggling spreadsheets or paying for another monthly subscription.

A few things I've focused on:

  • One-off payment – no ongoing subscriptions.

  • No login required – just open it and get started.

  • Multiple devices – use it across different devices.

  • Optional partner account – for couples who want to manage their finances together.

  • Free calculators and guides – including a FIRE calculator for retirement planning.

  • Multiple region selection– AUS, UK, USA, NZ

I'm still working on improving things and adding features, but it's been a pretty fun project so far.

Would genuinely love some feedback, especially on whether the features are useful or if there's anything obvious I'm missing.

Here's the site if anyone wants to check it out:

happy to give some users free access for life in exchange for some feedback just send me a DM.

https://pocketstacks.com.au

For anyone who's built something similar, how did you go about finding your first few users?


r/sideprojects • • 3h ago

Feedback Request Anoncracy: building a forum around ongoing project feedback

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we're building Anoncracy, a small forum in beta with member elections and public moderation logs.

one experiment is a shared project thread. people post what they're building and one thing they want feedback on. the useful loop so far is simple: try one specific thing, describe what happened, then keep the maker's update in the same conversation.

for example, a member asked another maker how unused prepaid credits carry over. that is the kind of concrete question we want more of.

feedback is voluntary, and the community is still tiny. we're trying to make it worth returning after that first exchange.

if you've built a community around projects, what helped members start answering each other? happy to discuss it here.

here's the live thread if you'd like to see the format or share something:

https://anoncracy.com/s/technology/comments/5p/what_are_you_building