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Explore the hottest developer projects on Show HN for 2024-12-01. Dive into innovative tech, AI applications, and exciting new inventions!
Summary of Today's Content
Today’s content highlights a range of interesting new projects and tools. Key offerings include a community-driven resource hub for SaaS founders, a financial AI tool, and a product builder AI for custom designs. There’s also a new 3D text visualizer for macOS/iOS, a tool for managing book collections, and an open-source software testing agent. Other projects involve creating cinematic battle simulations, a universal clipboard for P2P device communication, and an advent calendar for CSS enthusiasts. Overall, these innovations span AI, productivity tools, and creative development.
1. Show HN: A community-driven bookmarking website for early-stage SaaS Founders
URL: https://saas-experts.faciletechnolab.com/
Author: prashantl
Description: I'm Prashant and just released 0.4 version of SaaS Experts.
SaaS Experts categorize and list the most useful resources for early-stage SaaS Founders to make them succeed.
I felt the need for such a website as I worked on my previous SaaS product.
I'm building in public and using Softr and Airtable to release this.
I'm also building in public and so far I'm able to complete below:
- Created pages to list resources by category. Communities, YouTube Channels, Podcast, Newsletters, Books, Marketing Agencies, UI/UX Agencies, Dev Agencies, Starter kits, and blogs are listed so far with 10-12 entries in each page
- Added about, story, launches, and roadmap pages
- Added a page to contribute and received 5 contributions from the community so far
In the next release, I will be working on:
- Events - listing upcoming events useful to the saas founders.
- Launchpad - A free consulting and guidance on the MVP/project that saas founders want to start.
I would love to get some feedback and ideas from the community. Try it out and let me know what you think.
Popularity: 2 points | 0 comments
2. Show HN: LeadSift: A New Way to Generate High-Quality Leads from Social Media
Author: allenz_cheung
Description:
Popularity: 1 points | 4 comments
3. Show HN: Before-and-After Clip Generator
URL: https://afterclip.pages.dev/clip-generator
Author: tamnv
Description:
Popularity: 3 points | 0 comments
4. Show HN: AI agents that work in data factory
URL: http://135.181.166.248/console/login/
Author: m_2018
Description: Image-TO-Video animation without attention or stable diffusion. Pixel based models fails to capture physics present in video dataset, we are building ai agents capable of performing complex tasks in videos.
Popularity: 2 points | 0 comments
5. Show HN: A generalized product-builder AI
Author: Gensbot
Description: I see this as the first step toward a future where everything we want is custom built on-demand for us by AI. Currently works for apparel, accessories, and home goods. Would love your thoughts on the progress so far.
Popularity: 1 points | 0 comments
6. Show HN: Shmoney AI – AI Financial Analyst
Author: zer0tokens
Description: I built Shmoney AI, which has an AI Financial Analyst Agent and an AI Financial Chat Agent.
They are powered by LlamaIndex Workflows with LLMs from OpenAI, financial data from Alpha Vantage and web research from Tavily AI.
You can use the app for free by providing your own API keys.
The Financial Analyst Agent conducts ticker analysis and provides a rating from 0 to 80. It performs Industry Analysis, Financials Analysis, Sentiment Analysis, and Technical Analysis simultaneously, generating a report. The report also includes the raw data used by the agent to create it.
The Financial Chat Agent answers your queries like ChatGPT but is enhanced with the latest financial data from Alpha Vantage.
Popularity: 1 points | 0 comments
7. Show HN: Connect any Open Data to Claude (and soon, any other LLMs)
URL: https://github.com/OpenDataMCP/OpenDataMCP
Author: Theofish
Description: Problem: LLMs need context data to give accurate answers and thousands of great publicly available datasets remain vastly unexploited. Anthropic’s MCP servers are awesome, but we need many more servers and an easy way to discover them.
What if it took only one command to connect any LLM to any open dataset?
Open Data MCP, a 2-in-1 solution:
1. Access Open Data:
- 10 seconds setup to query any integrated Open Data MCP server from Claude (and more to come)
- Simple CLI tool
2. Access Open Data:
- Create your own Open Data MCP server(s)
- Get templates, guides, and community
- Get instant distribution — your data becomes discoverable by all users via our CLI
What’s next?
A) Build many Open Data MCP servers to make all the Open Data truly accessible
B) Make Open Data available to all LLM applications (beyond Claude)
The bottleneck is A)!
Call to all Hackers! We need the community’s help to build MCP servers for the millions of public datasets out there, e.g., from governments, public entities, companies, and NGOs!
What Open Data would you expose? How about building your own Open Data MCP server?
Go go go!
PS: This is fully open source, MIT License (we don’t hide any training code or datasets :P).
Repo incl. video: https://github.com/OpenDataMCP/OpenDataMCP Discord: https://discord.gg/QPFFZWKW
Popularity: 7 points | 0 comments
8. Show HN: Glyph3D – A 3D text visualizer for macOS and iOS / iPadOS
URL: https://github.com/tikimcfee/LookAtThat
Author: tikimcfee
Description: Hello internet folks!
I'm happy to share the first TestFlight release of Glyph3D, a 3D text visualizer for macOS and iOS. It's free, supports pretty much any utf8 data, and is a pretty interesting way to navigate your repositories or data directories without the limitations of standard text windows!
Download and bookmark for macOS and iOS: https://github.com/tikimcfee/LookAtThat/
- You should be able to download public repos from GitHub and render them.
- Play with opening and closing windows. I've disabled many of the in-flight features to keep user confusion down, and will be creating additional documentation about those features as they are implemented.
- Editing works but there's nowhere to put the data for now ;) The user can pull from the app's caches if they want for now, but there's no actual repo support - by design. Bringing in the git SDK, or accessing the CLI, is a bit more work and danger than I want to include in the app right now.
Any feedback is welcome, and if you'd like to support me or the project in any way, please reach out to me, and I'll be looking forward to that conversation.
Popularity: 1 points | 0 comments
9. Show HN: Comments on Hacker News in sequential order
URL: https://punnerud.github.io/hn_last_comments/
Author: punnerud
Description:
Popularity: 4 points | 3 comments
10. Show HN: eInk Shelf That Displays Your Digital Books (Pi and Python)
URL: https://github.com/rtilleard/inkybookcase
Author: rtills
Description: Simple MVP for using Raspberry Pi and Inky to make a screen to show your Kindle / Digital books.
At the moment, it just kicks off a cycle of images downloaded onto the Pi. Next, I want to automate this via an API.
The code is simple and generic - not doing much extra here! https://github.com/rtilleard/inkybookcase
Interested if folks want their own (with proper industrial design)...
Popularity: 1 points | 0 comments
11. Show HN: Bring Pokémon nostalgia to your code editor
URL: https://github.com/jakobhoeg/vscode-pokemon
Author: jakobhoeg
Description: I created this VS Code extension to scratch a nostalgic itch of mine and thought I’d share it.
vscode-pokemon brings Pokémon into your code editor, adding a touch of joy and nostalgia to your coding experience
Popularity: 10 points | 0 comments
12. Show HN: 2D Game Engine and Editor (with demos)
URL: https://github.com/ensisoft/detonator
Author: samiv
Description: Hello HN,
wanted to show this to you, a 2D game engine and editor. Going to keep the intro here short but head over to GitHub for more info including feature lists, some pre-built binaries etc. All the demos below are part of the editor package.
Physics demo https://ensisoft.com/demos/playground/game.html
UI demo https://ensisoft.com/demos/ui/game.html
Particles demo https://ensisoft.com/demos/particles/game.html
Breakout clone https://ensisoft.com/demos/break/game.html
Space shooter SHMUP https://ensisoft.com/demos/blast/game.html
Would be happy to hear your feedback. Thanks!
Popularity: 3 points | 0 comments
13. Show HN: Network Tree- a Network Management App
URL: https://www.networktree.app/
Author: networktree
Description: Tired of losing track of important connections? Meet Network Tree, the ultimate networking productivity app designed to help you grow and nurture your relationships effortlessly. Whether you're a student kickstarting your career or a professional juggling countless contacts, Network Tree makes it easy to stay organized, remember to follow up, and craft personalized messages with the help of AI.
Why try Network Tree? Smart Algorithms: Automatically organize your contacts into meaningful groups. Follow-Up Reminders: Never forget to reach out again. Personalized Messaging: Let AI craft thoughtful notes in seconds. Career Growth: Designed for students and professionals alike to network like pros.
Download Network Tree today and turn your connections into opportunities. Your network deserves this upgrade!
Available now on the App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/network-tree-co/id6502738191?p...
Popularity: 1 points | 0 comments
14. Show HN: Meet-Affiliates – Affiliate Marketplace
URL: https://meet-affiliates.com
Author: neverrankup
Description: Hi HN, I’ve launched Meet Affiliates, an affiliate marketing platform designed for SaaS founders using Stripe. If you’re a Stripe user, you can simply create and share your affiliate program into our marketplace, and let affiliates promote your product.
I’d love to hear your feedback or suggestions to make this better
Popularity: 1 points | 2 comments
15. Show HN: I Built Bibliou – A Social Platform for Book Lovers
Author: arthuryuzbashew
Description: Hey Hacker News!
I’m excited to introduce Bibliou – a new social platform for book lovers! Whether you're an avid reader, aspiring author, or just enjoy exploring ideas through literature, Bibliou has something for you.
With Bibliou, you can:
Upload your own stories, novels, or poems and share them with the community. Discover books and writings from other users – uncover hidden literary gems! Follow authors, readers, and creators you enjoy – build your own literary network. Create reading lists, leave reviews, and participate in discussions within vibrant forums. Get personalized book recommendations to help you find your next favorite read. Why Bibliou? Unlike traditional book apps, Bibliou is a multifunctional platform – your personal bookshelf, a space to publish your work, a social hub to connect with other readers and authors, and more. No need to juggle multiple platforms. Bibliou brings everything together in one place!
Whether you’re an indie author looking to grow a fanbase or a casual reader searching for something new, Bibliou simplifies connecting and sharing stories.
We’re just getting started and would love to hear your feedback! Check it out, explore, and help us shape the future of reading and writing online.
Join the conversation – the literary world is waiting!
Popularity: 2 points | 1 comments
16. Show HN: Markwhen: Markdown for Timelines
URL: https://markwhen.com
Author: koch
Description:
Popularity: 509 points | 57 comments
17. Show HN: Free NextJS shopping cart / boilerplate with 100 features
Author: devinfo
Description: Hey Everyone,
I strongly believe in this project and its quality, so I’m offering SaasCart for FREE to the HN community. Save time and focus on building your business!
SaasCart is a feature-packed code solution, ready to use as a cart, or as a foundation to learn and customize for your marketplaces, directory services, or SaaS platforms.
Take a moment to see the countless hours of effort that have gone into it. All I ask is that you decide its value and show some love!
Popularity: 2 points | 0 comments
18. Show HN: A TUI version of the history command for GNU/Linux coded in C [video]
URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huM1Qzuxc0g
Author: velorek
Description: I made this in C with a retro feel. Demo version
Popularity: 2 points | 5 comments
![Show HN: A TUI version of the history command for GNU/Linux coded in C [video] - Project Screenshot](https://showhntoday.com/images/42289275.png)
19. Show HN: App for remote Christmas draws with family, office or school
URL: https://www.vlatua.com/hohoho-download
Author: ardator
Description:
Popularity: 1 points | 0 comments
20. Show HN: Open-source widget to embed OpenAI Assistant on your website
URL: https://github.com/widgetplatform/widget-oa
Author: lukaslukas
Description:
Popularity: 8 points | 3 comments
21. Show HN: Vicinity – Fast, Lightweight Nearest Neighbors with Flexible Back Ends
URL: https://github.com/MinishLab/vicinity
Author: Pringled
Description: We’ve just open-sourced Vicinity, a lightweight approximate nearest neighbors (ANN) search package that allows for fast experimentation and comparison of a larger number of well known algorithms.
Main features:
- Lightweight: the base package only uses Numpy
- Unified interface: use any of the supported algorithms and backends with a single interface: HNSW, Annoy, FAISS, and many more algorithms and libraries are supported
- Easy evaluation: evaluate the performance of your backend with a simple function to measure queries per second vs recall
- Serialization: save and load your index for persistence
After working with a large number of ANN libraries over the years, we found it increasingly cumbersome to learn the interface, features, quirks, and limitations of every library. After writing custom evaluation code to measure the speed and performance for the 100th time to compare libraries, we decided to build this as a way to easily use a large number of algorithms and libraries with a unified, simple interface that allows for quick comparison and evaluation.
We are curious to hear your feedback! Are there any algorithms that are missing that you use? Any extra evaluation metrics that are useful?
Popularity: 42 points | 8 comments
22. Show HN: [Stocks / Crypto / Forex] Backtest patterns in seconds.
URL: https://www.fintraspect.com/
Author: AdamKib
Description:
Popularity: 1 points | 0 comments
![Show HN: [Stocks / Crypto / Forex] Backtest patterns in seconds. - Project Screenshot](https://showhntoday.com/images/42288903.png)
23. Show HN: Open-source end to end software testing agent
URL: https://github.com/test-zeus-ai/testzeus-hercules
Author: Smilinrobin
Description: As engineers, testers and product owners, we've all felt the frustration of flaky tests, endless maintenance, and tools that don’t quite fit our needs. That’s exactly why we built Hercules, the world’s first opensource software testing agent:
Why we made it?
1⃣ To simplify end to end testing cycles : API, Web, Database, and Security testing—all in one place
2⃣ To save time and effort: No code. No maintenance. No cost.
Testing shouldn’t be a burden. It should just work. Hercules is our way of giving back to the community that’s taught us so much.
We’d love for you to try it out and tell us what you think!
P.S. - We've made it work on herculean platforms like Salesforce too.
Our repo: https://github.com/test-zeus-ai/testzeus-hercules/tree/main
And for questions/suggestions, here's our Slack community: https://join.slack.com/t/testzeuscommunityhq/shared_invite/z....
Popularity: 2 points | 0 comments
24. Show HN: I built a product from competitor and it works
URL: https://traffic.rankforge.io/
Author: devoresyah
Description: Hey HN! I just built & launched new product based on the competitor and it works. When I scroll over the facebook timeline, I saw an ads from that one competitor and when I take a look. They're selling a tools to boost web traffic with monthly subscription.
From there, I try and learning the features. In my mind "I can build this one". And that's how I start developing my latest product with only 1 month as Solopreneur.
Getting product idea is not always from scratch, you can built same product with the one that is already in market. Try to figuring out what they offer and find the weakness. From there, built the same product with same features but you can play with the business model and add more values and features.
Focus to build your product's MVP and launch it. Once you launch it, you can collect many feedback as you can from your customer. So, next things you want to develop will based on what your customer needs.
I made around €1,180 on soft-launching period (in a month). From there, I can use the funds for marketing, research, etc.
- Rully
Popularity: 1 points | 0 comments
25. Show HN: JavaScript Noise Generator for Tinnitus
URL: https://cliniborg.com/2024/11/23/noise-generator/
Author: cliniborg
Description: chatgpt and gemini can't make green noise that isn't obscene, though
Popularity: 1 points | 2 comments
26. Show HN: My Electronic Chessboard That Removes the Concept of Turns
URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7VtSK23_Jg
Author: misprit7
Description:
Popularity: 10 points | 1 comments
27. Show HN: GoiPay – A self-hosted, lightweight crypto payment processor
URL: https://github.com/goipay/goipay
Author: chekist32
Description:
Popularity: 2 points | 0 comments
28. Show HN: Unreal Cinematic Battle Simulator
URL: https://www.fab.com/listings/5e6fe2d3-9460-4f86-9220-af701514baeb
Author: Morgoth421
Description: A product I made to simulate cinematic battles in Unreal engine! Any thoughts or advice is welcome.
Popularity: 2 points | 0 comments
29. Show HN: Get notified when added to starter packs/block lists on Bluesky
URL: https://bsky.app/profile/listifications.app
Author: dom96
Description:
Popularity: 7 points | 0 comments
30. Show HN: OrioleDB Beta7
URL: https://www.orioledb.com/blog/orioledb-beta7-benchmarks
Author: oliverrice
Description:
Popularity: 64 points | 10 comments
31. Show HN: Face Photos and AI
Author: drik
Description: Hi HN!
I’ve been a long time lurker and rarely post, but I’ve finally finished something silly that I’d love to share with you.
It’s called Xmasinator, a tool that uses AI and user-uploaded face photos to create Christmas themed images.
It generates a festive image using BFL’s flux-pro-1.1-ultra Then it swaps in the uploaded faces using Picsi
Probably not many people will check it out, but if you do, thank you, I love you and I made you a discount code for 100% off (please don’t share it haha): HNXMASI100 (it only works for the first 3 users!)
I’d love to hear your thoughts or suggestions/questions!
Popularity: 2 points | 0 comments
32. Show HN: CSS Advent Calendar 2024
URL: https://cssadventcalendar.dev
Author: steveharrison
Description: I made an advent calendar for CSS features. Most of the code was created using AI prompts in Windsurf (which uses Claude 3.5 Sonnet).
Popularity: 3 points | 0 comments
33. Show HN: Simtown: A 2D Role-Playing Game Where Characters Talk, Move, and Act
Author: syzmony
Description:
Popularity: 4 points | 0 comments
34. Show HN: I made ProfitPage to prove Shopify revenue securely with ease
Author: alonrozi
Description: I’m Alon, and I just launched ProfitPage, a tool I built to solve a problem I faced myself. I wanted to share my shopify revenue data from multiple stores without revealing sensitive details like store names or domains. Screenshots felt clunky and easy to fake, so I created a better way.
ProfitPage lets you connect multiple stores, securely aggregate revenue data, and share it with anyone using a live link. The link updates in real time and keeps the store names private. It’s perfect for sharing results with partners, parents, or clients without the back-and-forth or skepticism.
Under the hood, I’m using TypeScript and Gadget to handle the app’s logic and MongoDB with Mongoose for storing data. The app is hosted on Vercel for speed and scalability, and payments are powered by LemonSqueezy. The front end is built to be super clean and intuitive because I know how frustrating clunky dashboards can be.
The best part? It’s all about privacy and trust. People don’t have to take your word for it (or trust a static screenshot)—the live link does the talking.
I’d love to hear your thoughts, feedback, or even ideas for improvement. If you’ve ever struggled to prove your shopify revenue or showcase results, this might save you some headaches!
Check it out here: https://profitpage.net.
Cheers, Alon
Popularity: 1 points | 1 comments
35. Show HN: P2P Universal Clipboard
URL: https://github.com/phillipahereza/omniClip
Author: rugaju
Description: Inspired by Apple's universal clipboard, this app allows you to seamlessly copy text on one device and paste it on another without relying on centralized servers. Cross device communication happens using GossipSub from IPFS libp2p and devices discover each other on the local network using mDNS. Tested on Linux and MacOS.
Popularity: 2 points | 0 comments
36. Show HN: Lords of Midnight Map Navigator with Generative AI Graphics
URL: https://github.com/mattopeerenboom/lordsofmidnight
Author: mattopeerenboom
Description: This is a JavaScript implementation of Mike Singleton's Landscaping technique.
To navigate, use the arrow keys, or tap on the top, left or right of the image.
This is a map navigator and not a full game.
It uses the original map from the 1984 game, The Lords Of Midnight.
Each map location uses a generative AI image created using Stable Diffusion with the layer diffusion for transparency. Some images were created using txt2img, others using img2img.
Popularity: 3 points | 0 comments
37. Show HN: Dashboard of open-source low-code tools
URL: https://github.com/jcabot/oss-lowcode-tools
Author: softmodeling
Description: I've curated a list of open source low-code tools based on those available on GitHub. The selection method is based on the following inclusion criteria: • Repositories that declare themselves as low-code projects • Repositories with 50+ stars • Active repositories (last commit not more than 1 year ago) • Tools aimed at generating any software component (AI, dashboard, database or full applications) and exclusion criteria • Repositories with no information in English • Repositories that were just created to host the source code of a published article • Repositories that are awesome lists or collection of resources
Popularity: 1 points | 0 comments
38. Show HN: Spacebar Clicker
URL: https://clickspacebar.com/en/Space
Author: jokera
Description: The best tool to improve typing speed and reaction time
Popularity: 2 points | 1 comments
Conclusion
Today's Show HN roundup showcases a diverse range of innovative projects. From AI-powered tools to creative coding solutions, these projects reflect the dynamic nature of our tech community. Which project caught your attention the most? Let us know in the comments!
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