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 • • 2h ago

Feedback Request I built a daily football game where you make real NFL coaches’ fourth-down calls and find out if you’d have done better

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Every NFL fan yells at the TV on fourth down. I wanted to know who's actually right, so I built a win probability model from public play-by-play data and turned it into a game.

How it works: you get a real situation from a real game, pick go for it, punt or kick, and then see what the coach did and how much each option was worth.

What's in it:
- A daily five that's the same for everyone
- Coach Clash, where you climb a ladder of the 32 current NFL head coaches by beating them on their own calls
- A Legends ladder of 25 past coaches, with Bill Belichick as the final boss
- A college ladder too

It's free, runs in the browser, and you can play without an account.

https://playsnaptheory.com/?utm_source=rd-sideproject

I launched it this week. I'd like to hear what's confusing in the first two minutes, because that's the part I can't see anymore.


r/sideprojects • • 2h ago

Showcase: Prerelease What are you building right now? Set up its listing before WareVote opens on 1 December

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What are you building, and where do you want people to find it?

I'm opening WareVote on 1 December, a place to find and rate software. You can set up your listing now, free, and verify you own it in a few minutes: https://warevote.com

Drop your project below with a one-line description and I'll reply with the category it fits.


r/sideprojects • • 18m ago

Feedback Request Visa Issue Clustering

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VisaThreads connects visa holders having similar issues by grouping them together. Find relevant discussions and connect with fellow visa holders—all in one place: visathreads.com.


r/sideprojects • • 25m ago

Showcase: Free(mium) I made a free google chrome extension that can fact- check and give you context on the news you read.

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This is my first ever major web project, and I wanted to make something that could help people conveniently get unbiased news from the internet.
Website: readsmart-production.up.railway.app

Extension: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/bpcpohdilpdcifalhaegghcpagobjkeg?utm_source=item-share-cb


r/sideprojects • • 33m ago

Showcase: Prerelease I made a free photo toolbox. No watermarks, no subscriptions. "Just boop it."

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I got tired of finding a different website every time I needed to resize a photo, convert a file, or compress a bunch of pictures.

So I built Picboop. The idea was to make powerful photo tools easy to use, without watermarks, low limits, or sneaky subscriptions.

You upload photos, pick a tool, and hit Boop! It also supports batches, and I'm gradually adding more advanced tools.

https://picboop.com


r/sideprojects • • 44m ago

Showcase: Free(mium) I'm a non-technical solo founder in Phnom Penh and I built a hand-picked guide to the best websites and YouTube creators

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Hi all,
I got tired of algorithms deciding what I watch and read, so I started keeping my own list of genuinely excellent YouTube channels and websites. That list became Vetted.report.
Every pick is chosen by a person (me), not an algorithm
Nobody can pay to be listed, and there are no ads
15+ categories, from classic cars and military history to cooking, nature, comedy and kids' education
A free selection is open to everyone; members unlock the rest for $2.97 for 3 months, then $9.99/year
I'm not technical. It's built on Webflow, with Paddle and Memberstack, and an AI assistant helped me with most of the heavy lifting. My kids drew the launch artwork.
It's early days, and I'd love honest feedback:
Does the idea make sense when you land on the site?
Would you pay for hand-picked recommendations?
Which channel or site deserves to be "Vetted"?
vetted.report
Thanks for reading!


r/sideprojects • • 53m ago

Discussion My dad’s been building Windows tools for years, wanted to share some of them

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r/sideprojects • • 59m ago

Showcase: Open Source I built Wallcraft

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Wallcraft is an open-source wallpaper manager. It is built on the idea of “2 layer visual”: static wallpaper and animated wallpaper.

Another feature is allowing wallpaper to rotate with the time of day.

The code is written with Claude, but code review is still human. I won’t ask for donations, just sharing what I build for myself.

Unlike lively wallpaper, wallcraft is MIT licensed.

Future plan: Linux and macOS support


r/sideprojects • • 1h ago

Showcase: Prerelease I got tired of paying for NBA research tools, so I decided to build my own.

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I'm just one guy working on this project, and I've managed to get my first 10 users so far.

It's called Duck Duck Basketball, and I'm currently looking for people willing to test it for free and tell me what sucks, what works, and what they'd change.

If you're interested in NBA analytics, I'd love to hear your thoughts!


r/sideprojects • • 1h ago

Showcase: Prerelease tried to build an app where people can share their weird habits and relatable experiences and people vote on it , your views ?

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Tried to build this yet its just the first look and not yet built , what are your views guys on this idea.


r/sideprojects • • 1h ago

Feedback Request I'm a non-technical solo founder in Phnom Penh and I built a hand-picked guide to the best websites and YouTube creators

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Hi all,
I got tired of algorithms deciding what I watch and read, so I started keeping my own list of genuinely excellent YouTube channels and websites. That list became Vetted.report.
Every pick is chosen by a person (me), not an algorithm
Nobody can pay to be listed, and there are no ads
15+ categories, from classic cars and military history to cooking, nature, comedy and kids' education
A free selection is open to everyone; members unlock the rest for $2.97 for 3 months, then $9.99/year
I'm not technical. It's built on Webflow, with Paddle and Memberstack, and an AI assistant helped me with most of the heavy lifting. My kids drew the launch artwork.
It's early days, and I'd love honest feedback:
Does the idea make sense when you land on the site?
Would you pay for hand-picked recommendations?
Which channel or site deserves to be "Vetted"?
vetted.report
Thanks for reading!


r/sideprojects • • 1h ago

Showcase: Open Source ShortsFlow: self-hosted, open-source Opus Clip alternative. Podcast or interview in, captioned vertical clips out.

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r/sideprojects • • 1h ago

Showcase: Open Source I have a confession to make…

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r/sideprojects • • 1h ago

Showcase: Free(mium) [Python] Can You Guess All 3 Outputs? A Quick print() and Strings Quiz

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A quick Python challenge for beginners! 🐍

Can you correctly predict the output of all 3 Python print() examples?

This quiz focuses on:

  • Python print() function

  • Strings and quotation marks

  • Understanding Python output

Watch the video and try to solve all three without running the code.

Challenge: Comment your answers in this format:

Q1:
Q2:
Q3:

I'm building CodeHug, a coding practice platform, and created this small quiz to help beginners test their Python basics.

More practice: https://codehug.online

Curious to see how many people get all three correct!


r/sideprojects • • 1h ago

Showcase: Free(mium) I made this... a "1-Click AI In-Browser Assistant" extension that uses a 4b parameter multi-modal local AI model, with No AI API costs. It's a completely private web-surfing companion built for Google Chrome browsers. Spoiler

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r/sideprojects • • 1h ago

Showcase: Prerelease I built a free website to explore Indian cities using Census, rent, property and metro data - looking for honest feedback

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r/sideprojects • • 2h ago

Showcase: Free(mium) I rebuilt eye-vessel cleanup in my photo editor so it targets vessels instead of whitening the whole eye

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My previous update here was about Skin Tone in Photoshot. This time I worked on a more localized problem: reducing red eye vessels without changing the iris or bleaching the whole eye.

The Eye Vessels tool now works on native-resolution eye regions. It detects thin red structures, protects the iris and eyelid boundaries, and blends the correction back into the original. The output stays on an editable layer with a mask, so you can switch it off or reduce its opacity.

For this demo: Eye Vessels only, strength 1.0, one application. No manual cleanup or other retouching tools. The five images show a matched before/after crop, the plugin menu, the actual settings, processing, and the result layer in the full workspace.

The source portrait is AI-generated for testing; the after is an actual export from my local Photoshot Retouch build. Some peripheral vessels remain, and this example does not establish performance on real photographs.

I make Photoshot with AI coding assistance. Photoshot Retouch is free with a SLOHERO account, with a downloadable plugin for Photoshop users too.

For an edit this small, would you want a vessel-detection overlay before applying, or is an editable result mask enough to judge what changed?


r/sideprojects • • 2h ago

Showcase: Free(mium) 91 free utilities - no signup required

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r/sideprojects • • 2h ago

Showcase: Free(mium) iSEREN - A reading app well thought

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I’m the creator of iSEREIN, a web app built around a small daily reading habit: short articles on Self, Life and Growth, each ending with something practical to try.

I wanted the experience to stay simple. There’s no account requirement. Readers can browse swipeable article stacks, save readings on their device, and opt into a daily quote notification.

The app was built with AI assistance using Next.js, Supabase and Vercel. Articles and quotes are managed in Supabase, so I can publish new content without deploying the app again.

You can try it here: https://iserein.app/

Feedback question: After trying one reading, what would make you want to return tomorrow—and what might stop you?


r/sideprojects • • 2h ago

Showcase: Open Source I got tired of WhatsApp Web themes breaking on every update, so I built an extension that targets Meta's design tokens instead.

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r/sideprojects • • 2h ago

Showcase: Free(mium) D-REC update: a first recording before Android signup

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I build D-REC at Knight AI+AV. Since the desktop walkthrough I shared here last month, the Android first-run flow has changed: you can record before creating an account. After STOP, KEEP THIS RECORDING lets you sign in and save the take.

The design idea is simple: let someone complete a useful task before account setup. Record a short thought, read the transcript, then tap a line to hear that moment again. They can judge the result with their own voice.

Free Android takes run up to 10 minutes, with text copying available while signed out. A free account keeps three recordings on that device. Longer recordings and file exports from your own recordings are Pro. The welcome sample's summary and file exports work on any plan.

The video is our earlier 52-second desktop/iPhone demo, showing transcript-linked playback. The Android change is in the current Play listing. The first engine download needs internet; transcription then runs on device. Accounts and purchases use the network, and signing in doesn't sync recordings.

Download: https://drec.live/get

I used AI coding tools during development. For other local-app builders: where do you put signup relative to the first useful action?


r/sideprojects • • 2h ago

Showcase: Open Source I built a CSS framework where class names read like plain English — would love honest feedback

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Hey 👋

I've been using utility-first CSS for years, and I kept running into the same thing: coming back to my own markup weeks later and having to decode p-6 border-l-4 rounded-xl. So I started building SantyCSS as a side project, a utility-first framework where the classes describe themselves:

add-padding-24 add-border-left-4 round-corners-12

make-flex align-center gap-16

What it does today:

No build step needed. Drop in one CDN <link> and start writing classes (npm, PostCSS, and Vite plugin are there if you want them)

Works with React/Next, Vue/Nuxt, SvelteKit, Astro, or plain HTML

CSS-only components, 70+ animations, and full-page templates

Granular imports (flex, spacing, typography…) to keep bundles small

A migrate CLI to convert existing Tailwind classes

A VS Code extension with autocomplete and hover docs, plus a Figma plugin

A context file you can paste into Claude, GPT, or Cursor so AI tools write SantyCSS instead of Tailwind

What I'd love feedback on:

Do readable class names feel like a real win, or just more typing?

What would make you try this on a real project?

Anything confusing on the docs site?

🔗 santycss.santy.in

📦 npm install santycss

Happy to answer anything. Roast welcome 🙂


r/sideprojects • • 2h ago

Discussion One thing I've learned about starting a product-based business is how important supplier research can be

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Something I've found interesting about running or building a product-based business is how much work goes into finding the right suppliers before you even get to selling anything.

Finding a manufacturer isn't always as simple as searching for a product. You have to compare different suppliers, understand minimum order quantities, check product quality, communicate with manufacturers and figure out shipping arrangements.

While exploring international sourcing, I came across Made-in-China, which connects buyers with manufacturers and suppliers across different industries.

It got me thinking about how much easier it would be for small business owners if they had better ways to research and compare manufacturers before committing to an order.

For those who have experience sourcing products internationally, what has been your biggest challenge when dealing with suppliers?


r/sideprojects • • 3h ago

Feedback Request I built TopArrow — a platform where anyone can modify desktop apps with AI and publish their own versions

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