Theme · Sep 28 – Oct 4, 2026
Indie maker launch and validation
Platforms for validating ideas, launching and promoting side projects, building websites and exchanging feedback and testing.
New projects this week
62
Last 12 weeks
770
Share of all new projects
3.0%
Last 4 weeks vs 8 before
-9%
Share of new projects, per week
Groups in this theme
| Group | This week | 12 wks | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Website builders and portfolios | 21 | 204 | +3% |
| Startup idea validation tools | 13 | 137 | ▼ -26% |
| Indie project showcase and launch platforms | 12 | 133 | -3% |
| Indie app testing exchanges | 11 | 77 | -8% |
| Startup promotion and creator deals | 4 | 116 | +3% |
| Product feedback and testimonial tools | 1 | 103 | ▼ -24% |
Stack
Share of the 210 projects in this theme that stated their stack, last 12 weeks.
- Vercel 23%
- Stripe 13%
- Cloudflare 12%
- Next.js 11%
- React 9%
- HTML 7%
- Tailwind CSS 6%
- Supabase 6%
AI tools
Same projects.
Most discussed this week
- I'm going to quit my FT job to… — Lets users track or manage a personal task through a mobile app, according to the post's description of a consumer B2C app.“I'm going to quit my FT job to grow my mobile app generating $80 a month - pls change my mind”
- My side project quietly passed… — Does not state what the product does; post only reports user signups.“My side project quietly passed 1,000 users and I did not tell a single person in my real life”
- I spent 5 weeks building my… — Presents a designer's portfolio website with hand-drawn illustrations, draggable desk items, scroll-driven animations, and an in-site character with section-specific dialogue.“I spent 5 weeks building my portfolio with lots of hand-drawn illustrations and whimsical interactions”
- How deleting my free tier made… — Sells a one-time-purchase database of business ideas.“How deleting my free tier made more in 3 days than it made all year”
- Pinch — Lets users claim territories on a shared world map by placing pins that link to a chosen URL with basic analytics.“Share a project of yours”
- Marcus — Generates a web app, branding, marketing content, UGC ad videos and US company registration from one idea prompt, then runs the business with automated outreach and support.“We got tired of spending 3 weeks on setup before testing an idea, so we built something that does it in 5-8 minutes. Roast it!”
- I changed one sentence on my… — Offers a paywall and free trial for a mobile app that helps n8n users, and the author is A/B testing its copy.“I changed one sentence on my paywall… and free trial starts dropped. Which version would you choose?”
- Instant Website Redesign — Generates a responsive redesign of an existing live website as a single HTML file from its URL, content, imagery and colors.“I built an AI tool that redesigns any outdated website into a clean HTML file in 2 minutes.”
- Made a little uninstall form… — Collects feedback from users who uninstall a browser extension through a hosted form.“Made a little uninstall form for my browser extensions”
- I built a tool to help people… — Provides a three-question checklist for deciding whether a side hustle idea is worth starting, delivered as a short paid PDF.“I built a tool to help people validate ideas faster. Used it on itself. Got 0 replies in 7 days.”
Latest
- Nomiq — Turns a raw product concept into a coherent brand direction covering naming, logo, colors, typography and social assets.“I've been building an AI tool to solve something that kept annoying me as a founder”
- Sublay — Provides a landing page for a developer-focused product, built through a teardown and spec-driven design process.“Landing page v15+ for my product. First time I actually like it, and it was the easiest one yet”
- vicenteevora.com — Presents the author's personal portfolio website showcasing themselves and their projects.“I built a cool little website to showcase a little bit of myself and my projects”
- Tinder for ideas — Lets users swipe through business ideas and pick which ones are worth pursuing.“I had 136 ideas in Notion and built none of them. So I built Tinder for my ideas.”
- Rank-It — Lets users create, customize, and share tier lists in a web browser.“I built a free, ad-free tier list maker with a lot of customization options. Would love some feedback!”
- How deleting my free tier made… — Sells a one-time-purchase database of business ideas.“How deleting my free tier made more in 3 days than it made all year”
- ClimateCapMap — Maps funding options for climate tech companies across development stages, with example financing journeys and linked sources.“I built a free interactive guide to how climate tech companies get funded”
- universodrago.com — Publishes write-ups of the author's side projects and personal habits on a terminal-styled personal site.“I turned all my side projects into a personal "universe" site with a Matrix look”
- Covelly — Shows a coming soon landing page for a product that is not yet launched.“I might have spent more time building a coming soon page than the actual page.”
- SideFrog — Evaluates a side hustle idea and returns a quick viability read, likely customers, a cheap test plan, search checks, and domain name suggestions.“I built a side hustle validator for people with too many ideas”
- I built a way to let people try… — Lets users try Android apps in the browser without installing them.“I built a way to let people try Android apps without installing them. What do you think?”
- Zerkuri — Lets creators list and sell digital design files for laser cutting, CNC, 3D printing and similar making, and lets buyers share finished projects made from them.“I built Zerkuri, a digital-file marketplace with creators at its centre”
- Fivehundrd — Showcases music, indie games, books, creators, podcasts and newsletters in temporary placements capped at 500 per category.“We’re building Fivehundrd: a finite place to discover creative work before the hype”
- Encontado — Generates a business website from answers to questions and allows visual or plain-English editing afterward.“Hello world. We’re Encontado, and we’re building an easier way to make a business website.”
- Marcus — Generates a web app, branding, marketing content, UGC ad videos and US company registration from one idea prompt, then runs the business with automated outreach and support.“We got tired of spending 3 weeks on setup before testing an idea, so we built something that does it in 5-8 minutes. Roast it!”