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Build logs

1,743 objects in the archive · 1,629 ranked picks

I built / I shipped posts: side projects, tools and prototypes

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  1. 51
    I made an app that consolidated 18 apps (doc, sheet, form, site, chat…)
    nino.app20241 submissionHN thread
    810 pts
    258 cmts
  2. 52
    I designed an espresso machine and coffee grinder
    velofuso.com20241 submissionHN thread
    797 pts
    477 cmts
  3. 53
    I wrote to the address in the GPLv2 license notice (2022)
    code.mendhak.com20251 submissionHN thread
    796 pts
    559 cmts
  4. 54
    Yale censored a student's course catalog site. I made an unblockable replacement
    haufler.org20141 submissionHN thread
    775 pts
    199 cmts
  5. 55
    I made a simulator for personal finance
    projectifi.io20212 submissionsHN thread
    773 pts
    419 cmts
  6. 56
    I made a tool to compare time zones
    time.fyi20241 submissionHN thread
    758 pts
    220 cmts
  7. 57
    I shot high-res stitched panoramas in Iceland using a thermal camera
    petapixel.com20211 submissionHN thread
    753 pts
    95 cmts
  8. 58
    How I Built a Custom Camper Van (2015)
    syntheti.cc20161 submissionHN thread
    751 pts
    340 cmts
  9. 59
    I made a database of remote companies
    remotebase.io20161 submissionHN thread
    747 pts
    114 cmts
  10. 60
    Why I rewrote my Rust keyboard firmware in Zig: consistency, mastery, and fun
    kevinlynagh.com20211 submissionHN thread
    743 pts
    387 cmts
  11. 61
    I Made a Self-Quoting Tweet
    oisinmoran.com2020–20222 submissionsHN thread
    743 pts
    156 cmts
  12. 62
    I built a system that takes pictures of all the airplanes that fly over my house
    twitter.com20221 submissionHN thread
    740 pts
    182 cmts
  13. 63
    Google claims copyright on employee side projects
    twitter.com20191 submissionHN thread
    738 pts
    384 cmts
  14. 64
    I made a free animator. Think Adobe Illustrator but for animation
    trangram.com20241 submissionHN thread
    738 pts
    247 cmts
  15. 65
    I created an open-source Hardware Hacking Wiki – with tutorials for beginners
    hardbreak.wiki20251 submissionHN thread
    737 pts
    119 cmts
  16. 66
    I Rebuilt MySpace from 2007
    spacehey.com20201 submissionHN thread
    726 pts
    290 cmts
  17. 67
    I created Perfect Wiki and reached $250k in annual revenue without investors
    habr.com20251 submissionHN thread
    721 pts
    402 cmts
  18. 68
    Weekend project, Intro.js
    usablica.github.com20131 submissionHN thread
    716 pts
    154 cmts
  19. 69
    I made a Chrome extension that can automate any website
    browserflow.app20211 submissionHN thread
    707 pts
    209 cmts
  20. 70
    Why I Built Litestream
    litestream.io20211 submissionHN thread
    703 pts
    176 cmts
  21. 71
    My tiny side project has had more impact than my decade in the software industry
    mike.zwobble.org20211 submissionHN thread
    701 pts
    189 cmts
  22. 72
    I built an app to block Shorts and Reels
    scrollguard.app20251 submissionHN thread
    690 pts
    305 cmts
  23. 73
    I spent a year making an electro-mechanical prototype of a liquid clock
    hellorhei.com20151 submissionHN thread
    681 pts
    103 cmts
  24. 74
    I made my VM think it has a CPU fan
    wbenny.github.io20251 submissionHN thread
    679 pts
    188 cmts
  25. 75
    I built a fake VS Code to browse live cricket score in office
    cric-code.pankajtanwar.in20211 submissionHN thread
    674 pts
    209 cmts
  26. 76
    I wished for a site with a growing list of math problems, I built it
    teachyourselfmath.app20242 submissionsHN thread
    673 pts
    145 cmts
  27. 77
    2048 turned 10 this year, I built an updated version to celebrate
    play2048.co20241 submissionHN thread
    669 pts
    212 cmts
  28. 78
    I built an online interactive course that helps you learn Vim faster
    vim.so20211 submissionHN thread
    667 pts
    280 cmts
  29. 79
    I stripped DALL·E Mini to its bare essentials and converted it to Torch
    github.com20221 submissionHN thread
    663 pts
    149 cmts
  30. 80
    I invented a new generative model and got accepted to ICLR
    discrete-distribution-networks.github.io20251 submissionHN thread
    656 pts
    91 cmts
  31. 81
    Tricks to Monetize Your Side Projects
    jeremyaboyd.com20161 submissionHN thread
    651 pts
    174 cmts
  32. 82
    Yep, I created the new Avatar font
    swelltype.com20221 submissionHN thread
    644 pts
    210 cmts
  33. 83
    I open-sourced my web app alternative to Illustrator
    mondrian.io20141 submissionHN thread
    644 pts
    92 cmts
  34. 84
    Everything I built with Claude Artifacts this week
    simonwillison.net20241 submissionHN thread
    637 pts
    465 cmts
  35. 85
    I made an app to use local AI as daily driver
    recurse.chat20241 submissionHN thread
    637 pts
    237 cmts
  36. 86
    I built my own PM tool after trying Trello, Asana, ClickUp, etc.
    upbase.io20221 submissionHN thread
    632 pts
    456 cmts
  37. 87
    I wrote a book about using data science to solve “everyday” problems
    andrewnc.github.io20211 submissionHN thread
    632 pts
    96 cmts
  38. 88
    A checklist of marketing ideas for side projects
    sideprojectchecklist.com20171 submissionHN thread
    632 pts
    68 cmts
  39. 89
    I Created the Inverse of Angry Birds
    itunes.apple.com20111 submissionHN thread
    625 pts
    123 cmts
  40. 90
    A Marble Madness-inspired WebGL game we built for Netlify
    5-million-devs.netlify.com20241 submissionHN thread
    616 pts
    230 cmts
  41. 91
    Why I wrote the BEAM book
    happihacking.com20251 submissionHN thread
    613 pts
    151 cmts
  42. 92
    I scraped 3B Goodreads reviews to train a better recommendation model
    book.sv20251 submissionHN thread
    606 pts
    259 cmts
  43. 93
    I made a pretty relaxing puzzle game
    rotaboxes.com20221 submissionHN thread
    606 pts
    163 cmts
  44. 94
    I built something that changed my friend group's social fabric
    blog.danpetrolito.xyz20251 submissionHN thread
    601 pts
    264 cmts
  45. 95
    I bought and tested the filtration of every mask on Amazon
    armbrustusa.com20221 submissionHN thread
    594 pts
    237 cmts
  46. 96
    I made a platform for journalists to “open source” their fact checking
    sourcedfact.com20191 submissionHN thread
    593 pts
    298 cmts
  47. 97
    I built physical album cards with NFC tags to teach my son music discovery
    fulghum.io20251 submissionHN thread
    592 pts
    210 cmts
  48. 98
    I made a down detector for down detector
    downdetectorsdowndetector.com20251 submissionHN thread
    591 pts
    170 cmts
  49. 99
    I made a tiny device for automatically recording digital pianos
    jamcorder.com20241 submissionHN thread
    590 pts
    194 cmts
  50. 100
    We built voice modulation to mask gender in technical interviews
    blog.interviewing.io2016–20222 submissionsHN thread
    575 pts
    611 cmts