r/sideprojects is a subreddit with 60k members. The community frequently discusses app, built, tired, ai, and project, and the most common flair used is showcase: free(mium), feedback request, showcase: open source, showcase: prerelease, and showcase: purchase required.
A community to share and discuss side projects.
Popular Topics in r/sideprojects
#1
App
10 posts
#2
Built
10 posts
#3
Tired
8 posts
#4
Ai
5 posts
#5
Project
3 posts
#6
Extension
3 posts
#7
Tool
3 posts
#8
Free
3 posts
#9
Browser
3 posts
#10
Feedback
2 posts
Flair Used in r/sideprojects
#1
Showcase: Free(mium)
: "I built an Android brightness tool and learned that restoring the previous level matters as much as setting it"
23 posts
#2
Feedback Request
: "FORM - puzzles I built to practice thinking things through myself + getting smarter"
17 posts
#3
Showcase: Open Source
: "Collectarr — an open-source, local-first clean-room alternative to CLZ, looking for contributors"
15 posts
#4
Showcase: Prerelease
: "I wanted to understand my wearable data. I ended up building Tonic."
15 posts
#5
Showcase: Purchase Required
: "How a 52-second motion design video brought 10+ paying customers to my Mac app (built entirely with Claude Opus 5.5)"
10 posts
#6
Discussion
: "Side project brain block"
6 posts
#7
Question
: "How do you guys keep track of things in your email?"
2 posts
#8
Meta
: "Weekly AI Virtual Co-working and Mini Unconference"
1 post
Member Growth in r/sideprojects
Yearly
+55k members(948.9%)
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Last updated: October 13, 2026