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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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118 opportunities

Developer tools · Pros4.4

Developers lose command output in long terminal sessions

For developers who spend long sessions in command-line terminals

19 people · 17 threads
Personal life · Consumers4.4

Large photo libraries are hard to keep portable and safely backed up

For families and privacy-conscious owners of large photo libraries

+172 people · 161 threads
Other · Consumers4.4

PC gamers manually troubleshoot games across operating systems

For linux, Steam Deck, and retro PC gamers

+39 people · 40 threads
Productivity · Consumers4.4

People lose ideas when capturing notes on the go is too slow

For mobile-first note takers and writers

24 people · 21 threads
Developer tools · Pros4.4

Remote developers lose access to long-running work after disconnects

For remote developers and Jupyter users

11 people · 9 threads
Developer tools · Pros4.3

Small-site creators struggle to build responsive, portable websites

For independent creators and small teams building websites

+76 people · 70 threads
Developer tools · Pros4.3

AWS developers juggle role credentials across tools and accounts

For AWS developers and DevOps teams managing multiple accounts

19 people · 14 threads
Developer tools · Pros4.3

Python developers lose flow in fragmented editor debugging

For python developers and data scientists using VS Code

14 people · 9 threads
Productivity · Consumers4.3

Saved links get trapped in rigid folders and scattered lists

For people who save lots of links and posts for later

14 people · 13 threads
Productivity · Pros4.3

People find accurate work-time tracking too tedious to maintain

For developers, tech workers, and self-directed learners who need time records

18 people · 18 threads
Developer tools · B2B4.2

CI teams piece together complete test and coverage reports

For developers and test teams using monorepos or sharded CI

19 people · 8 threads
Developer tools · Pros4.2

Component library authors struggle to package CSS cleanly

For javaScript component-library maintainers

10 people · 5 threads
Developer tools · Pros4.2

Developers put off tests for complex and changing code

For software developers maintaining business logic

18 people · 17 threads
Developer tools · B2B4.1

JavaScript monorepo teams fight fragile package publishing workflows

For javaScript monorepo maintainers

11 people · 6 threads
Productivity · Consumers4.1

Obsidian users lack reliable project views over their Markdown notes

For obsidian users managing projects in Markdown

29 people · 17 threads
Personal life · Consumers4.1

Web users struggle to filter unwanted content from feeds

For web and social-media users who want granular control over what they see

+301 people · 295 threads
Communication · Consumers4.1

Bluesky readers struggle to follow long threads and replies

For bluesky readers following long posts and reply discussions

19 people · 15 threads
Other · Consumers4.1

Privacy-conscious users can't trust or tailor their browsers

For privacy-conscious desktop-browser users

+50 people · 44 threads
Would pay
Developer tools · B2B4.0

Teams struggle to issue, renew, and trust TLS certificates across environments

For developers and IT teams operating web services and development environments

+47 people · 38 threads
Personal life · Consumers4.0

Home book collectors struggle to catalog and locate their books

For home book collectors and readers with growing physical libraries

19 people · 17 threads
Developer tools · Pros4.0

Developers lack fast inline code completion in their editor of choice

For developers seeking inline completion in alternative editors

18 people · 16 threads
Creator tools · Pros3.9

Video editors need affordable tools for precise, repetitive edits

For casual video editors and independent creators

27 people · 24 threads
Rising
Communication · Consumers3.9

Social users struggle to clean up old posts and account lists

For social media users with long histories or large account lists

+65 people · 64 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