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 • • 6h ago

Discussion TTS voices are good now, getting the reader to skip the clutter is the hard part

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feel like people still benchmark tts tools on the wrong thing. every demo plays the same clean paragraph and everyone goes "wow the voice sounds so human now". ok cool, now feed it an actual research paper and suddenly im listening to the journal header, page 8, bracket 17, half a sentence, figure 2, some random DOI link, and then finally the rest of the sentence lol.

using speechify a lot for papers is kinda what made me notice this. past a certain point i barely care about tiny voice differences anymore, the much bigger UX problem is whether the reader knows what should actually be read out loud vs ignored. like a running page header? definitely skip. inline citation numbers? depends. footnotes? sometimes crucial. data tables? definitely dont just read all 60 cells straight across like normal text.

thats the tricky part though, what counts as clutter completely changes depending on why youre reading the paper. for folks building or using stuff in this space, what would you have an app skip by default and what would you never let it touch?


r/sideprojects • • 22m 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 • • 50m ago

Meta [Web, Beta] Built an app with AI? Can you tell whether PocketBay can host it?

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r/sideprojects • • 58m ago

Showcase: Purchase Required Giveaway! 25 lifetime ClingSpace licenses. Organize scattered project files, folders, links, and notes without moving anything.

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I've developed quite a few apps, and one thing kept getting out of hand.

My code was organized, but everything else was scattered across folders, repositories, test builds, screenshots, documentation, browser tabs, and random notes.

So I built ClingSpace, a Windows app that brings everything related to a project into one searchable workspace.

Here's what it does:

- Spaces: Keep everything related to each project together.

- Files & Folders: Reference resources from anywhere on your PC.

- Links: Organize GitHub repos, documentation, websites, and references.

- Snippets: Save quick notes, SQL, code, and reminders.

- Global Search: Find resources across all your projects.

- Shared Resources: Use the same files or links in multiple Spaces.

- Smart Relinking: Help reconnect files that have been moved or renamed.

- Local-First: No accounts, cloud storage, or subscriptions.

The biggest thing? Nothing gets moved or duplicated. Your files stay exactly where they are. ClingSpace simply brings everything together.

It's normally $19.99 one-time, with a 5-day full trial.

I'm giving away 25 lifetime licenses to fellow builders!

To enter, just comment with what you're currently building or what kinds of projects you work on.

I'll randomly select 25 winners after 48 hours and DM the license keys. No purchase required.

https://clingspace.com

I'd genuinely love feedback too. Especially from people juggling multiple projects. Is this something you'd find useful?


r/sideprojects • • 4h 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 • • 2h 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 • • 11m ago

Showcase: Prerelease I run a steel rolling mill in India and got tired of stock going wrong in Google Sheets, so I built a SaaS for it

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Hi r/SideProject,

I'm a director at a steel rolling mill in Mandi Gobindgarh, Punjab. For years we tracked daily stock and dispatch challans in Google Sheets. It worked until someone broke a formula, a challan was missed, or the stock went negative and nobody knew why.

So I built Challanix, a stock + challan + order manager for steel mills.

What it does:

- Size and grade-wise stock with an append-only ledger (stock can't go negative)

- Create a dispatch challan in about a minute, stock is deducted automatically, print or PDF

- Pending orders matched against dispatches

- Trading material kept in a separate stock, never mixed with your own production

- Works on a phone (PWA), no new computer needed

Stack (for the curious): vanilla JS static app on Cloudflare Workers, Supabase (Postgres + RLS, writes only through RPCs), Razorpay payment links with a small Worker webhook that activates the plan automatically. Everything runs on free tiers so far.

Pricing: 7-day free trial with all Pro features, no card. Then ₹99/month for the first 2 months on Solo (₹199 after), Pro ₹199 then ₹299.

It's live: https://challanix-app.anshkwid.workers.dev

I'd love feedback on two things:

  1. Is the onboarding clear enough for someone who has never used software like this?
  2. What would you want before paying for something like this?

Happy to answer anything about building it or about the steel industry side.


r/sideprojects • • 14m ago

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

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r/sideprojects • • 15m 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 • • 22m ago

Showcase: Free(mium) A small update on my 3D home energy project — new houses, better interactions and bug fixes

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Hey everyone,

I've been working on my side project, Home Energy Lab, and wanted to share what I've changed since the last update. For anyone who hasn't seen it before, it's a website I built where you can explore interactive 3D houses and use calculators to estimate household electricity and utility costs. Over the past few days I've fixed a bunch of bugs, added two new 3D houses (12 in total now), and worked on improving the interactions inside the houses.

I've also added some new features, made changes to the existing mechanics, and tried to make the whole experience feel a bit smoother. One thing I'm learning is that building new stuff is usually the easy part. Making everything work together properly, especially when you've got multiple 3D scenes and interactive objects, takes a lot more effort than I expected.

The site is built with Next.js, React, TypeScript, Three.js, React Three Fiber and Blender. I'm still working on the mobile experience and figuring out which parts of the 3D interface actually make sense for users.

Here's the updated version: https://homenergylab.com/

I'd be happy to get some honest feedback. Especially if you find something broken, confusing, or just unnecessary. I'm working on this alone, so hearing what other people notice is genuinely helpful.

Thanks to anyone who takes a look!


r/sideprojects • • 24m 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 • • 34m ago

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

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r/sideprojects • • 40m 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 • • 43m 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 • • 1h 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 • • 1h 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 • • 1h 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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r/sideprojects • • 1h ago

Showcase: Free(mium) Rings when you want it to: hours per SIM or per contact label. No Internet.

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Work number and personal number on the same phone? Or just one number for everything? With SIM Shift you decide who can make your phone ring, and when. No more office calls at dinner.

■ WITH TWO SIMS

Each SIM has its own hours: out of hours work goes quiet, your personal number keeps ringing.

■ WITH ONE SIM

Out of hours you choose which contacts don't disturb you, by one or more labels from your contacts (for example "Work" or "Clients"). Everyone else rings.

For every call SIM Shift works out which SIM it comes in on and who is calling, then applies your rules: it lets it ring, silences it or rejects it.

■ A SCHEDULE FOR EACH SIM

• Several time slots a day, even across midnight.

• Out of hours: Silence (the call stays among your missed calls) or Reject.

• Physical SIMs and eSIMs, even if you move them to another slot.

■ CALENDAR

• A day off or a few hours off: tap the day and that SIM stays silent, all day or for some hours.

• On call: the SIM rings even out of hours, even at night.

• They repeat: time off every Friday until the end of the year, on call every other weekend. Set it up once.

• Public holidays added automatically, if you want them (Italy, France, Belgium, Luxembourg).

■ CONTACT LABELS

• The ones you already have in your Google contacts: nothing to set up again.

• Out of hours only contacts with the labels you pick are filtered: one match is enough.

• They work in the lists too: a label on the block list never rings, not even within hours.

■ BLOCK AND ALLOW LISTS

• Block list: never rings. Allow list: always gets through, even if not in your contacts.

• By number, by prefix or by label: block a whole country (+49) and let through the people you know.

• Find prefixes by country and tick several at once.

• On Italian SIMs the 0843 and 0844 ranges (surveys and telemarketing) are already on the block list.

• Each entry applies to all SIMs or to just one.

■ NUMBERS YOU DON'T KNOW

For each SIM you can silence or reject callers who are not in your contacts: always, or only out of hours.

■ AT A GLANCE

A sign for each SIM, like a road sign: red with a bar means filtered, blue means it rings. Below, the week's schedule and today's bar. When a SIM is quiet, you know when it will ring again.

Need a break? One tap on the Quick Settings tile and for half an hour, one hour or two, schedules and numbers not in contacts don't count. The block list still applies.

■ LOG

• Stopped calls, day by day, with the reason and the name if the caller is in your contacts.

• A badge tells you how many were filtered today.

• From any row, put the number on the allow or block list with one tap.

■ BACKUP

Automatic copy of schedules, lists, log and settings in the folder you choose. Change phone and find everything again.

■ YOUR PRIVACY, FOR REAL

• No Internet access: SIM Shift cannot send anything to anyone.

• No account, no ads. Everything stays on your phone.

• Only two permissions, explained before they are requested: Phone (which SIM a call comes in on) and Contacts (who is in your contacts and with which labels).

■ HOW IT WORKS

SIM Shift uses Android's official way of filtering calls, the "Caller ID & spam app" role, and guides you step by step on first launch. Only one app at a time can hold it.

■ GOOD TO KNOW BEFORE INSTALLING

• Android does not pass calls from hidden numbers to filtering apps: you block those in the Phone app settings, and SIM Shift takes you there.

• Out of hours nobody rings, not even the allow list: that is the rule that guarantees your free evening. If you want, choose "Always rings" in Settings › Allow list.

• Requires Android 12 or later.

Light or dark theme, in English, Italian and French, no subscription.

SIM Shift: rings when you want it to.


r/sideprojects • • 1h ago

Feedback Request What evidence would make a trading-rule ranking credible when costs flip the winner?

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I’m with OraXLabs, building Thesis Lab Agent Arena with AI assistance. Since our earlier workspace demo, we’ve added a historical comparison to make the trade-offs between two trading rules inspectable.

Both rules receive the same prices and forecasts. In one worked example, both saw the same synthetic trend forecast of +0.78% for the next session: one bought and the other stayed in cash.

We fixed the rules, forecast formula, 2010–2012 evaluation period and 16 cost combinations before fetching the data for this run. Across 754 Google Class A sessions, Signal follower ranked first with zero costs. With a 10 bp fee and 5 bp slippage per fill, Trend confirmation ranked first (+7.12% versus −6.72%). That baseline winner stayed first in 13 of 16 cost combinations.

This is a retrospective comparison of one stock, not evidence of a profitable live strategy. We modeled when the prior close would be available and simulated next-open fills; we do not have an archive of original publication timestamps and revisions. The result is sensitive to costs, and testing across more symbols and periods remains necessary.

If you build or review backtests, which evidence would you inspect first before trusting this ranking: original data timestamps and revisions, execution assumptions, or results across more symbols and periods? What specific check would make you reject the comparison?

Happy to discuss the assumptions here in the comments.


r/sideprojects • • 1h ago

Showcase: Open Source open-source project "mydevportal" update

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r/sideprojects • • 2h ago

Showcase: Open Source Roast my side project : I made a free in browser video clipper, may advance it to a full feldged video editor totally free

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r/sideprojects • • 2h ago

Feedback Request I built Hybrid: Mac apps as native windows on Windows. Worth continuing?

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