Productivity
Follow Productivity weekly with ProProblems 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.
16 opportunities
Desktop users lack text tools that work across apps
For desktop users who write across multiple apps
People struggle to turn spoken audio into reliable, usable text
For researchers, journalists, and privacy-conscious people who work with spoken audio
Screenshot users switch tools to crop and revise captures
For desktop screenshot users
People find accurate work-time tracking too tedious to maintain
For developers, tech workers, and self-directed learners who need time records
Google Sheets users struggle to automate precise formatting
For google Sheets power users
Dated notes and records are hard to explore on a timeline
For obsidian note-takers and writers
Researchers lose time tracing and managing paper citations
For researchers and graduate students reading and writing literature-heavy papers
People lose their workspace when apps restart or tabs change
For developers and power users who work across many windows and tabs
Spreadsheet users get stuck translating calculations into formulas
For spreadsheet users who need occasional custom calculations
People struggle to keep browser sessions distinct and predictable
For people who separate browser sessions for work, projects, or accounts
Obsidian writers cannot keep note word counts in properties
For obsidian users organizing long-form writing in notes
People lose time finding files across folders and project scopes
For developers and power users managing many local files
People can't share notes and reviews with their context intact
For researchers, technical writers, and knowledge workers sharing work across tools
Power users struggle to keep keyboard shortcuts consistent across setups
For developers and keyboard-heavy computer users
Tab-heavy users struggle to organize browser and editor tabs
For browser power users and developers
Spreadsheet users struggle to express formulas and dynamic references
For spreadsheet users maintaining formula-heavy workbooks