NDesk

What it does

NDesk is a desktop app for installing/running/dev'ing any Node/JS/TS project, including backend and frontend stacks (React, Webpack, Vue, Angular, Next...). 🛠 No command-line required ⬇️ No need to install Node or npm ✅ Install JS projects in one-click

No need to mess around with installing Node.js or npm/yarn/pnpm. Everything you need is included in the app. Yes, really! Click a button on NDesk rather than typing an obscure hard-to-remember command in a terminal. Installing project dependencies is super-fast and more disk-space efficient than alternatives. We use pnpmfrom ndesk.app

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  Treeline2015 · ▲486

  Build a backend without writing code

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  Nub – A Bun-like all-in-one toolkit for Node.jsJun 2026 · github.com · ▲277

  Colin here, creator of Nub. I’ve had the general shape of this in mind for years. Nub runs your code with stock `node`, augmented with a `--require` preload hook[0] that adds a transpiler (oxc-powered, packaged as a Node-API add-on), registers a module resolution hook[1], and injects polyfills as needed for APIs like `Worker`, `Temporal`, etc. All purely additive, your code ultimately runs using Node’s actual engine & stdlib implementations. [0] https://nodejs.org/api/cli.html#-require-module [1]…

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  Ndm – Npm Desktop Manager2016 · 720kb.github.io · ▲62
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  I've been making JavaScript sandbox alone for 6 years2022 · playcode.io · ▲397

  Hi HN! Thanks for your attention to my post. It was a big challenge to run most of Node.js packages in browser, fast moreover. Virtual File system, resolve import/export. I got cold many times, depressions, burned out, yet still alive and finished it. Many guys helped me with an advice. Many users give a lot of positive feedback. There are 200,000 monthly unique users. I work full time now because of the freemium business model. To be honest - I am happy after many years of hard work.

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  Auto install npm dependencies as you code2016 · npmjs.com · ▲60
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  See what other NPM packages everyone else is using2016 · npmdiscover.com · ▲67

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  /dev/null▲472

  a social network for devs

  Dev tools · 2d ago · dev-null.sh

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  Whiteboard (YC W26) – an open-source IDE for thoughtful software design▲423

  open-source IDE for thoughtful software design. Contribute to devdotfast/whiteboard development by creating an account on GitHub.

  Dev tools · 27d ago · github.com

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  Reladraw – A diagram language where you decide where to place things▲411

  Contribute to reladraw/reladraw development by creating an account on GitHub.

  Dev tools · 25d ago · github.com

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  OpenBot▲362

  Grok Bot alternative: free, local, open-source, multiplayer

  Dev tools · 22d ago · openbot.run

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  Talanoa▲340

  Hi HN, I’m a fullstack developer, and honestly, I’ve lost count of how many side projects I’ve worked on over the years. But one idea kept coming back to me: a different kind of email client. It first came to me in 2014: “What if we could handle emails more like conversations?” Every year, I’d revisit this concept in my “Build Notes.” Ten years later, no one had built exactly what I had in mind — so I finally decided to do it myself. That’s how Talanoa was born. I wanted something focused on people, not timelines. I was tired of marking messages as unread just to remember to reply later, or…

  Dev tools · 20d ago · talanoa.email

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  CoreSpeed▲332

  One MCP for everything your agents need: apps, memory, tools

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  Spline▲1,191

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  Work · 2020 · spline.design

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  PSX Party – Online Multiplayer Playstation 1 Emulator Using WebRTC▲676

  Play classic 32-bit retro games online with friends! Free multiplayer emulator in your browser. No downloads required.

  Life & fun · 2020 · psxparty.kosmi.io

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  After 2.5 years on my side project, it has hit £500/month revenue▲647

  It's been a long slow hog and I almost gave up a few times (more than a few) but when covid hit this year it gave me some time to really focus on my product. There were stupid user journey things that I knew needed fixed. There were some features I knew needed added. And I knew the pricing was wrong. I spent some hardcore time working on these things back in March / April and since then my MRR has continued to grow. My product is SongBox (https://songbox.rocks) - it's an alternative to things like bandcamp and soundcloud for creators who need to share audio files privately.…

  Commerce · 2020

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  UserLeap▲590

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  Headlime 2.0▲568

  Professional marketing copy for anyone

  AI · 2020 · headlime.com