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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. 101
    The blissful Zen of a good side project
    joshcollinsworth.com20251 submissionHN thread
    567 pts
    136 cmts
  2. 102
    I built a lay-down desk
    blog.luap.info20201 submissionHN thread
    560 pts
    391 cmts
  3. 103
    I built a website to better compare USB-C hubs found on Amazon
    usb-hubs.org20201 submissionHN thread
    560 pts
    275 cmts
  4. 104
    Scott's Cheap Flights: Growing a small side project into a booming business
    indiehackers.com20171 submissionHN thread
    559 pts
    227 cmts
  5. 105
    I made a tool that made me faster at Git
    github.com20181 submissionHN thread
    551 pts
    229 cmts
  6. 106
    I am building an open-source Confluence and Notion alternative
    github.com20241 submissionHN thread
    551 pts
    217 cmts
  7. 107
    I made an eInk newspaper
    gregraiz.com20211 submissionHN thread
    547 pts
    211 cmts
  8. 108
    I built a free in-browser Llama 3 chatbot powered by WebGPU
    github.com20241 submissionHN thread
    547 pts
    139 cmts
  9. 109
    How I wrote a self-hosting C compiler in 40 days
    sigbus.info2015–20172 submissionsHN thread
    545 pts
    144 cmts
  10. 110
    I made a discrete logic network card
    qdiv.dev20241 submissionHN thread
    541 pts
    84 cmts
  11. 111
    I built an interactive HN Simulator
    news.ysimulator.run20251 submissionHN thread
    538 pts
    215 cmts
  12. 112
    I Created a $60K/Month App That Collects In-Person Payments Through Stripe
    starterstory.com20191 submissionHN thread
    537 pts
    167 cmts
  13. 113
    Nash, I made a standalone note with single HTML file
    keepworking.github.io20251 submissionHN thread
    536 pts
    143 cmts
  14. 114
    I made a web-based notepad with a built in unit calculator
    numpad.io2022–20252 submissionsHN thread
    534 pts
    267 cmts
  15. 115
    Why I built a dictionary app
    wordnote.app20221 submissionHN thread
    533 pts
    177 cmts
  16. 116
    I wrote my PhD Thesis in Typst
    fransskarman.com20251 submissionHN thread
    532 pts
    328 cmts
  17. 117
    We built PriceLevel to find out what companies pay for SaaS
    pricelevel.com20241 submissionHN thread
    532 pts
    176 cmts
  18. 118
    I made a Doom-like game fit inside a QR code
    github.com20251 submissionHN thread
    531 pts
    136 cmts
  19. 119
    Private by Design: How We Built Firefox Sync
    hacks.mozilla.org20181 submissionHN thread
    529 pts
    174 cmts
  20. 120
    I built a progressive web app and published it in three app stores
    debuggerdotbreak.judahgabriel.com20181 submissionHN thread
    528 pts
    406 cmts
  21. 121
    I built a simulator for personal finance
    projectionlab.com2022–20242 submissionsHN thread
    528 pts
    252 cmts
  22. 122
    My daughter and I made a site to explore the photos from the ISS
    callumprentice.github.io20201 submissionHN thread
    528 pts
    120 cmts
  23. 123
    I completed shipping my desktop app
    pimosa.app20251 submissionHN thread
    526 pts
    293 cmts
  24. 124
    I made an open source Windows app to rewind and search everything on screen
    tonoko.notion.site20241 submissionHN thread
    525 pts
    163 cmts
  25. 125
    I made a tool to port tweets to Bluesky mantaining their original date
    bluemigrate.com20251 submissionHN thread
    524 pts
    213 cmts
  26. 126
    I made a Chrome extension to stop mindless browsing
    getintention.com20201 submissionHN thread
    519 pts
    138 cmts
  27. 127
    I turned my face rec system into a video codec
    vertigo.ai20221 submissionHN thread
    518 pts
    145 cmts
  28. 128
    I wrote a "web OS" based on the Apple Lisa's UI, with 1-bit graphics
    alpha.lisagui.com20251 submissionHN thread
    516 pts
    142 cmts
  29. 129
    I spent two years working on an HTML5 game. I finally released it
    ektomarch.com20121 submissionHN thread
    515 pts
    145 cmts
  30. 130
    I built a word game. My mom thinks it's great. What do you think?
    whatsit.today20251 submissionHN thread
    513 pts
    248 cmts
  31. 131
    I convert videos to printed flipbooks for living
    videotoflip.com20251 submissionHN thread
    513 pts
    123 cmts
  32. 132
    I built a synthesizer based on 3D physics
    anukari.com20251 submissionHN thread
    512 pts
    123 cmts
  33. 133
    We built the city of Colombo in Cities:Skylines
    github.com20241 submissionHN thread
    511 pts
    183 cmts
  34. 134
    Graduate Student’s Side Project Proves Prime Number Conjecture
    quantamagazine.org20221 submissionHN thread
    506 pts
    102 cmts
  35. 135
    I made a neural net that analyzes privacy policies
    useguard.com20191 submissionHN thread
    502 pts
    120 cmts
  36. 136
    I open sourced a game I just released on Steam, written in Lua
    github.com20211 submissionHN thread
    496 pts
    97 cmts
  37. 137
    I built a website for sharing drum patterns
    drumpatterns.onether.com20251 submissionHN thread
    495 pts
    189 cmts
  38. 138
    How I Took an API Side Project to 250M Daily Requests
    blog.ipinfo.io20171 submissionHN thread
    494 pts
    160 cmts
  39. 139
    The Resistance Is Real – Why Side Projects Are So Hard
    davemart.in20181 submissionHN thread
    489 pts
    197 cmts
  40. 140
    I mapped US medical prices. Save thousands by driving a few miles
    bestmedicareprice.com20131 submissionHN thread
    488 pts
    222 cmts
  41. 141
    I Created 175 Fonts Using Rust
    chevyray.dev20241 submissionHN thread
    487 pts
    110 cmts
  42. 142
    I'm a pregnant hacker. Please review my side project.
    babyli.st20111 submissionHN thread
    485 pts
    179 cmts
  43. 143
    Why I created Comic Sans
    connare.com20131 submissionHN thread
    485 pts
    130 cmts
  44. 144
    I built an active community of trans people online
    t4t.social20251 submissionHN thread
    484 pts
    344 cmts
  45. 145
    I made a HTMX Playground 100% in the browser
    lassebomh.github.io20241 submissionHN thread
    482 pts
    118 cmts
  46. 146
    I shipped a word processor that formatted the hard drive every 1024 saves
    twitter.com20201 submissionHN thread
    480 pts
    140 cmts
  47. 147
    I made an offline-ready hiking trail companion app
    github.com20221 submissionHN thread
    475 pts
    141 cmts
  48. 148
    I replaced Google Analytics with simple log-based analytics
    benhoyt.com20191 submissionHN thread
    475 pts
    137 cmts
  49. 149
    5 side projects in 6 years, earning $0
    kwcodes.com20211 submissionHN thread
    472 pts
    198 cmts
  50. 150
    I made a new AI colorizer
    palette.fm20221 submissionHN thread
    472 pts
    120 cmts