Alternatives

Products that do what I built a tool I wanted to have, but didn’t exist does

1IB
I built a thing▲242
2012 · boxcarsurgery.com
2NI
Needed Ideas for things to build, so I built this▲41
2013 · aswhoiwant.com
3IB
I built a tool to generate triangulated art from images▲296
2021 · github.com
4IB
I built a Guitar Hero robot [video]▲328
2021 · youtube.com
5IM
I made a free documentation tool▲77
2021 · sidepage.co
6DI
Dopaminite – I wasn't productive, so I built this tool for myself▲26
2021 · reddit.com
7DA
Developing a game using the tool I made▲10
2020 · victorribeiro.com
8TI
Today I Learned, tool I created to help me document things I learn▲15
2020 · todayilearned.wiki
9MS
My saturday project. For when your co-founders can't 'Draw Something'.▲54
2012 · omghalp.com
10IG
I got tired of rebuilding tool integrations for AI agent,so I built 2LY▲6
Oct 2025 · github.com
11IG
I gave up on the project I'd been working on, so I open-source'd it▲32
2011 · github.com
12MP
My Project, One month later▲37
2012 · traceroute.im
13HB
Hammerkit – Build Tool▲21
2021 · github.com
14AP
A project I worked alone on over 10 years ago now▲6
2023 · youtube.com
15M4
My 4-hour project, why it failed▲18
2011 · campsh.com
16AB
A Better Prototyping Tool▲7
2013 · colmtuite.com
17AT
A tool to get “Deep Work” done▲6
2016 · github.com
18PB
PC Builder Tool (My 1 year old side project)▲13
2014 · assembleyourpc.net
19IM
I'm building a robot and I have no idea how▲7
2015 · medium.com
20IB
I built an open-source Perplexity▲6
2024 · omniplex.ai
21IL
I launched Claritask (built from scratch in the open; not a programmer)▲15
2017 · claritask.com
22IB
I built a tool for (formal) model-based specification and testing▲8
2024 · downloads.provengo.tech
23IM
I made a research tool that mimics falling down a rabbit hole▲5
2025 · elphame.com
24AD
A design tool that is also a developer tool▲8
2018 · medium.com

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