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24 alternatives to Maker Mag

The first magazine for indie makers

Maker Mag is a community-driven magazine created for and by independent makers. It covers news and technology topics relevant to the indie maker community. The publication serves as a resource for solo creators and… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier. Maker Mag launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Makers Up▲277

   Community's #1 news source for all things indie maker 👨‍🎤

   2019 · makersup.xyz · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Indie Letters▲393

   Not a marketing but "growth" marketing newsletter for makers

   2020 · indieletters.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   MAKE Book: The Indie Maker Handbook▲1,372

   Learn to build profitable startups the indie way

   2018 · readmake.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Maker Weekly▲136

   Indiemaker and bootstrapped startup news

   2018 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Make▲240

   The all-in-one community for makers

   2022 · make.to · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Creators' AI▲261

   The most practical AI newsletter for creators and makers

   2023 · thecreatorsai.com · its alternatives →

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   MicroEmpires▲66

   Publication about indie makers who creating their companies

   2021 · microempires.me · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Maker Rank▲528

   Your favorite makers, ranked 👩‍🎤

   2018 · makerrank.co · its alternatives →

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   Maker Stories▲303

   Discover the stories behind products

   2014 · stories.maker.co · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Indie Design Kit▲528

    Ship astronomically well-designed products that convert

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    Maker Mind▲408

    The mindful productivity newsletter 💌🧠

    2019 · newsletter.nesslabs.com · its alternatives →

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    The Makers World▲11

    The Publication and newsletter for makers and tech lovers

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    Maker Hunt▲268

    The knowledge-sharing community for Product Hunt makers

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Makerbook▲767

    A directory of the best free resources for creatives

    2015 · cursorup.com · its alternatives →

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    Tools for Makers▲379

    A hand-curated directory of tools for indie makers.

    2018 · its alternatives →

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    MakerNews.io▲136

    A community of Makers sharing what they find interesting.

    2019 · its alternatives →

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    Maker Feed▲239

    Find and follow amazing makers on Twitter in just two clicks

    2018 · makerfeed.xyz · its alternatives →

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    I built a community for women entrepreneurs and makers▲345

    2020 · womenmake.com · its alternatives →

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    Open Makers▲234

    Community of makers who build in public

    2021 · openmakers.io · its alternatives →

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    Maker News▲93

    Everything that's important at a single glance

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    Maker Stories by Product Hunt▲398

    A platform for Makers to share their knowledge

    2019 · its alternatives →

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    MakerMapfree▲197

    A living map of makers and what they’re building

    26d ago · makermap.lol · its alternatives →

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    Make & Shine▲235

    Grow an audience and get press coverage as an indie maker

    2018 · nesslabs.com · its alternatives →

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    Makerblogs▲153

    Crowd-sourced makers' blog list and posts feed

    2019 · its alternatives →

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