Side Project Tools
Explore the best new Side Project tools and products curated by the community.
Faahhh is a tiny focus app that interrupts you the moment you drift. Faahhh sits quietly in your menu bar — then hits you with a loud “Faahh…” (or any custom sound). Slap your desk to trigger it. Unplug something and your laptop screams. No blockers. No dashboards. Just instant awareness, chaos, and focus.
I built this product inspired by slapmac.com. Meet SlapWindows — the most unnecessary app you'll buy this year. And you'll love every second of it. Tired of your laptop just sitting there, silently judging you? Now it fights back. SlapWindows listens through your microphone and the moment it detects a slap on your desk or laptop lid — it screams, moans, farts, or dramatically protests in one of 7 hilarious voice packs. Your coworkers will have questions. You will have no regrets.
I don't think this product should be here.
An interactive journey through 30 years of the web
Capture a visual snapshot of your startup before you shut it down. Embed it in your portfolio, and compare changes over time.
Ever get frustrated adding someone you met to your contacts, awkwardly tapping through form fields only to forget who "Michael Job Fair" is? Just tell MetMe who, what, when, and where you met and it will extract all the relevant details. Sort and view your contacts with a timeline, calendar, and map to put them in context. All AI parsing done on-device with Apple Intelligence saving to iOS contacts. No accounts, no ads, totally free, and works offline. TestFlight now, Appstore soon!
Are you looking for a simple and free tool for quickly creating professional Gantt charts? PlantUML can do it—but only if you remember all the necessary declarations and syntax, which is not always convenient. That's why I created the Gantt Chart Tool. You plan. The tool converts everything you need. No learning syntax, no delays — just a clean result.
Ever wondered where the world’s biggest ideas came from? The Map of Human Ideas visualizes over 250 discoveries, philosophies, and inventions across centuries. Each point on the map marks the origin of an idea that changed our collective story. Built as a side project to celebrate curiosity and creativity.
Chronos is a time tracking app for Jira, designed to make managing your daily worklogs simple and intuitive. With features like real-time tracking, manual submission, and support for multiple accounts, Chronos is the perfect companion for your Jira workflow.
VinylReleases helps you track new vinyl drops in real time. Follow artists, set keyword alerts (like “splatter” or “test pressing”), and get notified when something you care about goes live. Free, no ads – built by a vinyl collector for collectors.
Instantly create disposable webhook URLs, inspect every payload with ease, customise responses, and forward requests to your local dev environment. Spend less time debugging and more time building.