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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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208 opportunities

Developer tools · Pros3.9

Mac developers struggle to automate reliable local VM workflows

For mac developers who run local virtual machines

5 people · 4 threads
Developer tools · Pros3.9

Jupyter users lose work when notebook sessions disconnect

For jupyter users running long computations or sharing notebook outputs

10 people · 6 threads
Creator tools · Pros3.9

Commission artists struggle to take payments on their own terms

For independent commission artists

7 people · 7 threads
Developer tools · Pros3.9

Go web developers assemble common app features themselves

For go web application developers

7 people · 7 threads
Developer tools · Pros3.8

API testers duplicate shared setup across test collections

For API test automation engineers

5 people · 2 threads
Data & analytics · Pros3.8

Bluesky creators struggle to measure post engagement

For bluesky creators and independent social-media publishers

18 people · 18 threads
Education · Pros3.8

Researchers lose hours formatting papers for journal submissions

For researchers submitting papers to journals

10 people · 10 threads
Developer tools · Pros3.8

Project environments break across shells, editors, and tasks

For developers working across multiple projects and IDEs

5 people · 5 threads
Developer tools · Pros3.8

Terraform can silently discard duplicate map entries

For terraform infrastructure developers

10 people · 3 threads
Developer tools · Pros3.8

Monorepo developers lose fast feedback on linked package changes

For frontend developers building apps and packages in monorepos

10 people · 4 threads
Developer tools · Pros3.8

API developers juggle authentication across request tools

For developers testing and integrating authenticated APIs

24 people · 20 threads
Developer tools · Pros3.8

OCR users struggle to get reliable results from varied documents

For OCR developers and document-digitization practitioners

6 people · 6 threads
Developer tools · Pros3.8

Developers struggle to test apps outside standard browser workflows

For frontend and app developers maintaining automated UI tests

+47 people · 40 threads
Creator tools · Pros3.8

Creators find writing useful alt text for images burdensome

For bluesky users, artists, and creators who post images

+39 people · 39 threads
Developer tools · Pros3.7

Shell users lose useful commands in noisy, fragmented history

For frequent terminal users

6 people · 4 threads
Developer tools · Pros3.7

Developers repeat editing actions because their editor lacks usable macros

For developers who automate repetitive code edits

5 people · 3 threads
Developer tools · Pros3.7

Developers struggle to keep personal project config separate

For developers working across shared repositories

8 people · 5 threads
Creator tools · Pros3.7

Long-form social writers struggle with character-limited posts

For bluesky writers and thread authors

10 people · 10 threads
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Developer tools · Pros3.7

Monorepo serverless workflows break across multiple apps

For developers maintaining serverless monorepos

7 people · 5 threads
Developer tools · Pros3.7

Developers struggle to customize file icons without building themes

For developers customizing editor file icons

10 people · 5 threads
Productivity · Pros3.7

People struggle to view their existing data on calendars

For people managing notes, tasks, and events across apps

8 people · 6 threads
Productivity · Pros3.7

Researchers lose time tracing and managing paper citations

For researchers and graduate students reading and writing literature-heavy papers

21 people · 19 threads
Developer tools · Pros3.7

Developers struggle to fit form tools into their app workflows

For developers integrating forms into web apps and static sites

5 people · 3 threads
Developer tools · Pros3.7

Developers hand-code updates and deletes across related records

For application developers managing related database records

8 people · 4 threads