Side Project Stack

In plain words

Side Project Stack is a database of technology stacks used by indie makers, paired with a recommendation tool to help users select tools for their next project. The tool focuses on no-code solutions and targets developers and makers looking to streamline their side project development. It addresses the challenge of choosing from numerous available tools by providing real-world examples of what other indie makers have used.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

From the sources

Making a side project can be time consuming and overwhelming. To help with this, I've created a list of many Indie Maker's tech stacks and I've built a recommendation app to find the best tools to make your next project (recommendations are no-code tools).

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  Get Stackd 2.02020 · sideprojectstack.com · ▲179

  Get the best no-code tech stack to make your next app 🔑

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  Indie Hacker Stacks2024 · indiehackerstacks.com · ▲373

  See indie products and their tech stacks

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  SideProjects2019 · sideprojects.net · ▲245

  A platform to share side projects you're working on

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  Side Hustle Stack2020 · sidehustlestack.co · ▲376

  A resource to find platform-based work

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  Stacks Beta2020 · ▲189

  Your personal kanban to do and project manager

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  A platform to share your side project2019 · sideprojects.net · ▲53

  A daily launchpad where indie makers show what they built, collect reactions, and climb the leaderboard.

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  /dev/null▲491

  a social network for devs

  Dev tools · 4d ago · dev-null.sh

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  Run full iOS 16.5 firmware on Android Devices▲460

  Contribute to oosexgang/hackios-xnu-kernel development by creating an account on GitHub.

  Dev tools · 21h ago · github.com

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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 · 29d 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 · 27d ago · github.com

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  OpenBot▲362

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

  Dev tools · 24d ago · openbot.run

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  Talanoa▲346

  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 · 22d ago · talanoa.email

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  Startup Decks▲708

  View 100s of startup pitch decks or submit your own.

  Growth · 2019 · startupdecks.co

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  Dashblock▲696

  Turn any website into an API

  Dev tools · 2019

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  CLI tool for saving web pages as a single file▲640

  ⬛️ CLI tool and library for saving complete web pages as a single HTML file - Y2Z/monolith

  Dev tools · 2019 · github.com

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  Get waves▲602

  A simple web app to generate svg waves, unique every time

  Dev tools · 2019 · getwaves.io

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  Spider Pro▲574

  The easiest way to scrape the internet.

  Dev tools · 2019

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  Marketing Examples▲560

  A gallery of real world marketing examples

  Growth · 2019 · marketingexamples.com