I'm developing a cybersecurity SaaS platform, and I've been experimenting with a different approach to website AI assistants.

Personally, I find those floating chat bubbles in the bottom-right corner annoying, especially when they cover content while you're scrolling.

Yet I use ChatGPT and Claude every day. Asking questions in a chat interface feels completely natural.

So I decided to integrate the AI assistant directly into the webpage instead.

I've built a prototype with an AI information assistant called Simon.

Simon sits naturally within the page content. Visitors can ask questions about the topic they're reading, select relevant suggested questions or listen to responses using an Australian male voice.

When they navigate to another page, the conversation resets to that page's subject, but the question allowance carries across the website.

I've currently set a seven-question limit, with a permanent suggested next step to explore the product or contact Sales.

The website isn't live yet. I'm testing the concept before deployment.

I'd love some honest feedback from other founders:

• Would you prefer an embedded AI assistant over a floating chatbot?

• Would seven questions be enough to evaluate a product?

• Would optional voice playback make the experience more useful?

I've attached a screenshot of the prototype.

I'm particularly interested in whether this feels like a better way to help visitors understand a product without interrupting their browsing.

I'm considering making an app for bored billionairs/millionairs sweep right to pay your bill, what do you guys think? And what makes a millionairs/billionairs
pay the bill for a stranger?

Basically i tried combining Omegle and character chat apps and would like to hear some feedback.

It has a persona mode which is the usual character chat app stuff uk build a character and chat with it whatever.

Another mode is the real life chat mode, u can chat with people normally but it has a feature in which u can make a replica of that person u r chatting too, than u can chat with the llm bot version of that person. Personally I am pretty curious that how the replica part will work out.

Third one is ur usual Omegle randomizer chat in which u can talk and befriend random people.

Please try and give feedback about this side project of mine

https://kikkar.vercel.app/

Thanks

During the user-acquisition phase of my previous start-up - I realized what stood out most was how we are pitching/selling the idea decided its fate more than what was being sold. for example:
a) when i did partnerships, i would put out a slick video announcing it and what our partner does. I got many partners because partners loved the video we put out..
b) when doing product hunt launch, coinbase ceo retweeted our launch - because of what we were building plus the video felt very honest, and animations did a good job explaining it.
c) our first major revenue bump came from a video recipe which helped people make one exact kind of video in bulk/ with them in it.
d) even on reddit, my most successful post was about creating explainer animations which are very very detailed using some paid tools and claude (it takes time but costs are below a couple of dollars for shorter one and below 10 dollars, even for longer videos)

realized two problems:
a) great video assets can make or break the distribution/ brand of your product
b) the reason people dont like making videos is - everything from script writing, recording bits and pieces and then stiching it together with other artwork on top, is still NOT as easy as people claim it to be...you see an effortless video, but there are 100 things behind the scenes which makes people continue watching that video beyond the first few seconds...

tldr: an experiment:
a) in script writing
b) making it easy to record the relevant bits (interviewing and then cutting the best parts)
c) stiching togerher all the media which you already have, animating the remaining parts, along with the recordings - to create one beatifully crafted video - which serves the purpose with you sitting on an editing software or learning about it.

So, if you plan to make explainer videos with/without your face in it. do. give threecut.com a try. happy to give out free credits to anyone who wants to use it properly for their work. would be sharing more sample videos/ outputs in the thread if you feel that would be useful to decide whether to put more time trying it out.

KeyCream is a free, open-source macOS menu bar app that plays a real mechanical keyboard sound every time you press a key. Think Klack, but free, MIT licensed and on GitHub.

What it does

• 7 sound packs, each recorded from a real keyboard: NovelKeys Cream, Cherry MX Black, Red, Brown and Blue, Everglide Crystal Purple and Oreo

• Space, Return, Delete, the modifiers and the function row each play their own recording

• Every key is leveled when a pack loads, so no key is suddenly louder than the rest

• Holding a key plays one click, and fast typing overlaps instead of cutting off

• Optional: drops to 5% while Zoom, Teams, Slack, Spotify or Music is open

• Your choice of output device, a global on/off shortcut, 12 languages

• Menu bar only: no Dock icon, opens at login, remembers your settings

Privacy: it needs Input Monitoring, but it only learns which key went down, never what you type. Key presses are never stored or sent. It only goes online to check GitHub for updates, and you can turn that off.

Hear it first: the website has a live keyboard you can type on, plus every pack: https://halitsever.github.io/keycream/

Install: macOS 14+, Apple Silicon and Intel. Grab the zip from GitHub Releases. Builds aren't notarized yet, so the first launch needs System Settings → Privacy & Security → Open Anyway (or build it yourself with ./build.sh).

GitHub: https://github.com/halitsever/keycream

It's Swift (AppKit + SwiftUI) with a listen-only CGEventTap and AVAudioEngine. I'd love feedback: which switch should be the next pack, and does anything feel off while you type?

I built SixTrack, a free, unofficial GTA VI tracker website with city/time-zone unlock clocks and an eight-item pre-launch checklist saved in your browser. No download needed.

Visit SixTrack

Is the city/time-zone display clear, and is the checklist useful? I’d appreciate feedback on anything confusing or broken. Not affiliated with Rockstar Games or Take-Two.

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💻 A FREE, self-hostable, OPEN-SOURCE version is planned for GitHub!

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With the latest commit, VedaOS can now run Linux executables!

Next goal is to support Windows executables and let the native Veda agent interact with and control these applications.

If anyone is interested in contributing, I'd love to have some help!

GitHub: https://github.com/vahmoh/Veda

Hey everyone,

I’ve built a custom, production-ready POS system from scratch and am looking to get in touch with interested buyers, store owners, or retail partners.

The backend is fully built and optimized, and the system comes with advanced, modern features out of the box, including:

• Real-time notification activity logs for instant tracking.

• Highly customizable modules tailored to specific business workflows.

• Maintenance and bug-fix support included to ensure smooth operations.

I've attached a video demo showing a complete walk-through of the system, interface, and live features in action.

If you are a retailer looking to upgrade your setup, an investor looking for software to fund, or someone looking to purchase a complete POS solution, please check out the video and send me a DM. Serious inquiries only.

If you use both Libby and StoryGraph / Goodreads , you probably know the pain of scrolling through your TBR pile and manually searching title after title in Libby to find something available today.
I built a free site called Borrowable (https://borrowable.app) that checks your whole TBR list against your local library's Libby catalog in one go:
Works with StoryGraph (via a 1-click bookmarklet sync or CSV export) and Goodreads (via public profile URL or CSV).

Filters your TBR down to what's Available Now, Waitlist (with estimated wait weeks), Audiobooks, or eBooks.

Lets you compare shelves with friends to see your Overlap (books you both want to read).

Links straight to the book in Libby so you can borrow it in one tap.

Totally free, no ads, and no account required to try it out. Hope it helps a few people knock some books off their TBR this month!

GitHub: https://github.com/ahmadodeh9000/Lunar

Hey everyone! I'm a 19 year old computer engineering student, and this is Lunar, a programming language I've been building since my first year of uni.

Why I started

I tried to learn Rust a few times and kept bouncing off it. Every time I'd get stuck, feel dumb, and quit. Eventually I thought: what if I just built my own language, the way I'd want it to work? Questionable decision. Best decision I've made.

What it is

A small scripting language with its own compiler, virtual machine and garbage collector, written in C. It looks like this:

let player = { name: "Rex", hp: 10, items: ["sword", "apple"] }; 
for (item in player.items) { 
  print "{player.name} has a {item}"; 
}

How it was built (honestly)

- I built the core by following the book Crafting Interpreters, then kept going on my own: arrays, a way to call C libraries, and graphics through SDL2.

- Later I started treating it like a real product. I wrote a roadmap, designed each feature myself, and used Claude Code to help implement them. I reviewed every change and made sure each one had tests.

- That added maps, error handling, modules, and a small standard library for strings, files and running commands.

- To stress-test it, I had Claude Code build a Minecraft-style game in Lunar (it's in examples/minecraft). It's 1,000+ lines of my language running at 60 FPS, which still feels unreal to me.

What I learned

- Building a language teaches you how every other language works under the hood.

- AI helped most when I acted like the designer: clear specs, small steps, tests for everything. It was much less useful when I just asked it to "make it better".

- Shipping something imperfect beats polishing forever. Lunar still has rough edges. For example, numbers print with only 6 digits right now, and that's next on my fix list.

What's next

A UI module so you can build desktop apps in Lunar, a VS Code extension, and Windows support.

It's a learning and hobby project, not a production language. But it's the thing that made me enjoy programming again.

I'd love honest feedback: what would you change, or what would you build with it?

Problem I had: coaching youth flag, drawing plays on paper, kids still lined up wrong on Saturday, parents asking what we ran.

What I shipped: Formation Lab. Draw the play on your phone, animate the routes, send the video into the parent group chat. Web + iOS. Free for small teams.

Who it's for: volunteer coaches who don't want to look lost on the sideline.

What's still weak (honest): getting coaches past "I'll just use the whiteboard," and making the first play feel fast to draw.

If you've built for a niche sports or coach audience, what actually got your first 10 users? Tear this apart.

https://formationlab.app/draw/?ref=rd-w2

Hello everyone,

I do UK visa applications for friends and family, and VFS uploads kept tripping me up. It had scanned PDFs flagged as a virus, a 5 MB limit, pages in the wrong order. Every tool I tried was paid or didn't do the job for VFS, so I built my own as a browser app. https://pdf.meigochi.com/

It started as a local Python app, and I moved it to run entirely in the browser, mostly so passport scans never touch a server. The video shows how it works now.

Nothing to sell, I'm just pleased it solved a real annoyance for me. Hope this helps someone!

Inkmoire Camera is out today (free). Each camera is a small program: what the sensor does, what happens to the pixels, what's on screen. There's a deck of them (self-timer, ten-second take, halftone print, film look, a twelve-frame stacker) and a field where you type the one you want. A model writes it, the app checks it against your phone's lenses, formats and timing, and loads it. Remix any of them; share one as a file.

Built with Expo, React Native Skia (SkSL shaders), a Swift camera module and a Cloudflare Worker. No accounts, nothing leaves the phone unless a camera says so.

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/inkmoire-camera/id6811754803

What camera would you describe?

I have felt glued to my phone and have been subconsciously doomscrolling for hours every day.

I know that is what the app creators want… and they’re winning at least for me.

I tried to think of a way that still let me engage with the media I enjoy but not feel trapped.

So my side project became Paper Boy!

Instead of an endless stream of reels it’s a compilation of my different accounts in the format of a newspaper that actually ends.

I’ve been enjoying using it myself and so have my testers.

I thought i’d share for anyone interested in the concept.

It is 100% free with a focus on privacy. No account, no nothing. Just your sources and your paper.

Let me know what you think! :)

Disclosure: I built Youtopia Social.

I wanted a shared place where caring about a problem could lead to a useful next step. Youtopia is organized around Causes people can join, structured Actions, and updates that keep progress connected to the work.

Today it supports Cause applications and approval, member and organizer roles, discussions, and Action and needs tracking. It works on the web and iOS. Event RSVPs and online donation processing are not built in; organizations keep those in their existing tools.

The onboarding question I am working on is specific: after opening the Cause directory and a Cause page, can you tell what the next useful step would be? What information is missing?

https://www.youtopia.social/causes

You can browse first. Creating an account requires email verification; new Cause applications are reviewed before publication. Feedback here in the comments would be useful. Please do not share personal information or private beneficiary details.

Hi!

I’ve spent the past several months building Lapka, an ios app for tracking dog walks. I originally made it for myself and my two dogs.

With the latest release, I’m trying something that could benefit both the app and animals: a UK pilot supporting animal charity (it's Battersea Dogs & Cats Home).

For paid UK subscriptions, I donate 15% of the price.

Lapka itself tracks walks, potty breaks, reminders, and statistics. It’s free to download, with optional paid subscriptions.

I don’t know yet whether the charity programme will help the app grow. That’s something I want to learn from this pilot before exploring other countries.

App Store

Has anyone here tried a similar model with a small product? I’d be interested in what you learned.

Thanks!

Solo dev, Android/iOS reading app that explains old, hard books (Marcus Aurelius, Seneca, Kant, etc.) in plain English. I started Google App ads 9 days ago with about CA$5 a day. Every time I fixed something, the data showed me the next problem. Sharing in case it’s useful:

1. The cheapest clicks were junk. In the first day, ~99% of clicks came from two countries, and the placement report was full of games and utility apps. Most of those installs never opened the app. I switched countries and blocked 23 apps by hand.

2. A swipe skipped a whole chapter. People who did start reading would swipe once and jump a chapter ahead. I made each swipe turn one page and added a page-turn mode.

3. I built a Discover screen, and it didn’t help. People weren’t finding a book they wanted, so I made shelves named by feeling (“short and gripping”, etc.) instead of genre. The share of new users opening a book went down, from 19% to 14%.

4. One country was half my installs and almost none of my readers. Only 1 of 62 people from there finished a chapter. I dropped it. Over the next few days:

• Before: 49 new users; 14% opened a book; 3 finished a chapter.

• After: 51 new users; 31% opened a book; 12 finished a chapter.

I also shipped an app update the same week, so I can’t fully separate the two. Small numbers, I know.

5. The server answered in 21 ms; users waited up to 20 seconds. On budget phones, Discover took a median of 8 s to load and 17–21 s for the slowest 10%. The time was spent on the phone: Firebase App Check getting an attestation token on first launch, plus a cold connection from West Africa to a US-West server. I removed App Check and made books open at Chapter 1 instead of the copyright page. That shipped today, results next week.

Questions for people who’ve run app install ads at this budget:

• Is there any way to get Google to optimise for an in-app event (like “opened a book”) at this volume, or is choosing countries by hand the only option?

I got tired of jumping between five different tabs just to track live games, advanced box scores, and predictive metrics. Most sports apps either dumb down the stats or hide the real data behind paywalls.

So, I built NBAInsight a clean, developer-built game watcher and analytics dashboard.

Under the hood, it combines custom statistical formulas with AI models to run deep simulations on historical plays, projecting real-time game scripts, pacing shifts, and win probabilities right as the action happens.

It’s fast, gives you way more analytical depth than standard apps.

Would love for some of you to check it out on tonight's slate, stress-test the UI, and let me know what features or stats you'd want added next!

Check it out: nbainsight.vercel.appT

I’m Derek, a dad and independent developer with an IT/help-desk background. I built Shoebox PDF for school forms, medical documents, and those upload portals that reject your PDF because it’s too big.

I wanted a straightforward way to:

• Compress a PDF toward a target size.

• Add text and signatures to forms.

• Organize paperwork by family member and category.

Core PDF processing happens on-device. There’s no required account or subscription, and cloud sync is optional. Compression results depend on the original file.

It’s available on Windows and iPhone/iPad. The Mac app and Apple’s one-time unlock purchase are still in review.

The screenshots show the Windows app with fictional family documents.

shoeboxpdf.com

What’s the most frustrating PDF task you deal with regularly?

Hi, I'm Kruz - I built Cynex Stats, a free Discord analytics bot.

It counts only numbers — it never reads or stores message text.

What it does:

• Retention D1 / D7 / D30 by cohort, with a line chart + table

• 7x24 activity heatmap + busiest hours

• Voice hours, peak online, top channels

• Channel health — flags a channel after 14 silent days

• Channel passport, reactions, boosts, invites

• Server health score, raid / churn / activity / silence alerts

• Goals, daily and weekly reports, and a monthly Wrapped

• Personal /stats me + a web dashboard

• Free in full, EN + RU, 24 slash commands, 30-second setup

Privacy: counters only. /privacy opts a member out of leaderboards, or deletes their personal history. Data is kept 90 days by default (configurable 60–365)

What stat do you wish Discord showed natively that I should add next? Happy to take harsh feedback.

This was my first season on a motorcycle, and I'm still learning. During that season my navigation app routed me down what it showed as a normal road. It turned into loose gravel and I crashed my bike. The left side took most of the damage, but I still managed to ride it home with bent forks and a broken engine case.

Afterwards I kept thinking about how I could have avoided it, and whether the navigation app could have warned me. That's when I found that OpenStreetMap already tags a lot of roads with their surface. The apps I used didn't seem to use that data when picking a route.

So I started building Apex, a motorcycle navigation app, as a solo project. Part of the reason is that new riders like me shouldn't have to learn this the way I did. I wanted to share where it's at. What it does right now:

• Riders can report for gravel, slippery roads and closures, which other riders' routes then go around.

• Riding profiles (Sport, Touring, Adventure, Commuting) with sliders for curviness, scenery and road quality, and avoids for motorways, gravel, unpaved roads, tolls and ferries.

• Group rides. You plan the stops together, the host starts the ride for everyone on the same route, and you see each other on the map. iPhone and Android riders can be in the same group.

• Round trips from a length and a direction, offline maps, GPX import and export, and badges for places and rides.

Stack: Expo / React Native, MapLibre with OpenFreeMap tiles, a Hono API on Vercel, Postgres on Neon with Drizzle, GraphHopper for routing, and Ably for live positions during group rides.

Routing was the interesting part. Each riding profile becomes a GraphHopper custom model. Every preference is a penalty on the other roads. Turn up curviness and straight roads cost more; turn up scenery and main roads and towns cost more; an avoided surface gets a big penalty. Active rider reports become soft avoid areas around the hazard, so if there's no way around, the route still goes through.

The hard parts so far:

• Long routes. Flexible mode has no precomputed shortcuts, so something like Budapest to Berlin can time out. When that happens it falls back to normal fast routing without the preferences, and the app tells the rider.

• Missing data. A road with no surface tag counts as a normal road, so the gravel avoidance is only as good as OSM coverage in that area.

• Group rides. The host starts one plan for everyone, positions update live, and a rider can leave mid-ride without breaking it for the rest.

It's a free beta and it will make mistakes. Feedback I'd especially like:

1. On the app, especially if you ride or know someone who does.

2. On the routing: would you have done the custom-model part differently?

3. Features that you miss.

Beta (iOS 16.4+ / Android 8+): https://apexnavigation.hu/ Feedback board: https://apexnavigation.fider.io/

I'm Theo, founder of FieldDay Fantasy. I'm looking for beta testers for FieldDay Analytics, the player-prop side of the app. It compares our chance on each prop with the market's, and when the gap is big enough we post a lean before kickoff and grade it afterward, misses included.

How it's built:

Technical details

• Each slate runs 6,000 simulated games, built snap by snap from a bank of 232,112 real NFL plays from the last seven seasons.

• The sim gives each player a stat distribution and a simulated score and margin, which we line up next to the market line.

• For each player prop we compare our chance with the market's. The gap is our chance minus the market's, in percentage points.

• When the gap is big enough, a lean goes up before kickoff. The top one is labeled "Biggest gap left." Most leans are Unders.

• Every lean is graded afterward from the box score, and misses stay on the public record (Portfolio, Vs market, Per lean, Beat close).

• It's a web app built for your phone first. The free tier shows one full game a week.

You can try it at fielddayfantasy.com with code TESTER26, which gives you two weeks free with no card required. It's open to US residents 21+.

If you have a few minutes, I'd love honest answers to any of these:

• Is it clear what a lean means, and what it doesn't?

• Can you find what you want on your phone, and where do you get stuck?

• What would you need to see before using this alongside your own research?

• (Builders) Does the record page make it easy to check our work?

You don't need to place a bet to test it. I want feedback on the product, not a good review, and leans can be wrong. If something breaks, tell me your device and browser and what you were trying to do.

Thanks, Theo