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Problems that at least three different people described in public discussions. Open one to see what they said, how it scores and what you could build.

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Productivity · Consumers3.5

Readers lose track of fragmented publication subscriptions

For readers of independent journalism and email newsletters

6 people · 6 threads
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Productivity · Consumers3.4

Note users struggle to keep structured data connected to documents

For people building document-centric knowledge systems

6 people · 6 threads
Productivity · Consumers3.3

People struggle to keep unwanted AI out of everyday apps

For people who prefer software without generative AI

6 people · 6 threads
Productivity · Consumers3.3

Users struggle to copy, verify, and recover text

For desktop and web users who frequently copy text

5 people · 4 threads
Productivity · Consumers3.3

Multilingual users repeatedly reset language preferences across websites

For multilingual internet users

9 people · 8 threads
Productivity · Consumers3.2

People lose track of personal tasks and struggle to follow through

For people managing personal tasks and recurring routines

24 people · 23 threads
Productivity · Consumers3.2

Readers juggle independent publications across disconnected platforms

For readers of independent publications and online communities

4 people · 4 threads
Would pay
Productivity · Consumers3.0

People struggle to coordinate plans across fragmented calendars

For people coordinating personal, work, and group schedules

+38 people · 38 threads
Productivity · Consumers2.9

People lose time finding, editing, and reusing clipboard content

For desktop users who frequently move text between apps

9 people · 9 threads
Productivity · Consumers2.9

Note-takers struggle to search and navigate their own notes

For markdown note-takers

5 people · 5 threads
Productivity · Consumers2.9

People struggle to access two-factor codes without their phone

For desktop-first workers and phone-constrained account holders

21 people · 21 threads
Productivity · Consumers2.8

People lose drafts and their place after web pages refresh

For social-media users and newsletter writers

4 people · 4 threads
Productivity · Consumers2.8

Obsidian Bases users repeatedly rewrite and debug formulas

For obsidian Bases power users

4 people · 4 threads
Productivity · Consumers2.8

Whiteboard users struggle to organize and reuse visual work

For casual diagram users and whiteboard-based outline writers

5 people · 3 threads
Productivity · Consumers2.8

Obsidian Bases users manually template and tag new notes

For obsidian Bases users who create structured notes

10 people · 4 threads
Productivity · Consumers2.7

People manually fix capitalization across text workflows

For people who write or edit text across multiple apps

4 people · 4 threads
Productivity · Consumers2.7

Obsidian notes can’t appear in every matching group

For obsidian note-takers who organize notes with properties

4 people · 2 threads
Productivity · Consumers2.7

Mac users lack context-based control over menu bar icons

For mac users who customize their menu bars

4 people · 2 threads
Productivity · Consumers2.7

People miss important updates scattered across online sources

For people monitoring updates across online sources

7 people · 7 threads
Productivity · Consumers2.5

File sync tools miss important folder and workflow needs

For people who rely on cross-device file sync

7 people · 5 threads
Productivity · Consumers2.5

People struggle to collect and manage web links across tools

For privacy-conscious bookmark collectors and Linux power users

4 people · 4 threads
Productivity · Consumers2.5

English writers need grammar fixes without full rewrites

For english learners and everyday English writers

6 people · 6 threads
Productivity · Consumers2.4

Digital readers lose context, notes, and control of reading progress

For digital book and article readers

4 people · 4 threads
Productivity · Consumers2.4

Note-taking app users struggle to discover and curate plugins

For obsidian and Logseq plugin users

4 people · 4 threads