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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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178 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
Personal life · Consumers4.3

People silence unknown callers to escape spam, then miss important calls

For smartphone users who need to answer legitimate calls from unknown numbers

19 people · 18 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
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
HR & recruiting · B2B4.2

Small teams struggle to keep complex shift schedules fair and current

For managers and coordinators of small shift-based teams

7 people · 7 threads
Productivity · Pros4.2

Google Sheets users struggle to automate precise formatting

For google Sheets power users

10 people · 10 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
Personal life · Consumers4.1

Parents spend too much time configuring children’s device controls

For parents managing school-age children’s devices

13 people · 13 threads
Developer tools · Pros4.1

PCB designers repeat manual work across design tools

For PCB designers and electronics hobbyists

15 people · 10 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
Communication · Consumers4.0

Email users struggle to find a client that fits their accounts

For people choosing email clients for mixed accounts and devices

5 people · 4 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
Productivity · Consumers4.0

Saved web pages and sites are hard to preserve and retrieve

For web-heavy readers, researchers, and hobbyist archivists

15 people · 15 threads
Productivity · Pros4.0

Dated notes and records are hard to explore on a timeline

For obsidian note-takers and writers

9 people · 7 threads
Data & analytics · B2B4.0

CSV users struggle to edit, transform, and export tabular data

For finance teams, bookkeepers, and developers handling CSV files

10 people · 10 threads
Developer tools · Pros3.9

Container setups are hard to keep current and reliable

For developers and self-hosters maintaining containerized projects

5 people · 5 threads
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
Personal life · Consumers3.9

Phone owners risk losing photos and personal data

For iPhone owners and people managing personal account data

5 people · 5 threads