# ShowBuild - Show what you're building

> Hacker news for builders, get your own SEO optimized page that AI and search engines can discover, and earn a strong do follow backlink. Browse 256 builds from indie makers across 6 categories.

Canonical: https://showbuild.co/
Last updated: 2026-11-12

## About ShowBuild

Hacker news for builders, get your own SEO optimized page that AI and search engines can discover, and earn a strong do follow backlink.

ShowBuild is a community board where makers list the products and projects they are building. Submit your product, get your own SEO and AI optimized showcase page, and leave 4 upvotes and 1 comment on other builds from the recent 25 appearing in the new tab so yours goes live.

- **Domain Rating:** DR 42
- **Total Published Builds:** 256
- **Ranking Model:** 7-day freshness tier first, then community upvotes.

## What is ShowBuild? How the Builder Launch Board Works

**ShowBuild** (https://showbuild.co) is a community launch board and startup directory built for indie makers, software engineers, and early-stage founders. Unlike 24-hour launch treadmills where projects vanish after a single day, ShowBuild combines a Hacker News style community feed with permanent, pre-rendered SEO and AI showcase pages.

Every build submitted to ShowBuild ranks within a **7-day freshness tier** first and by community upvotes second, giving brand-new products top-of-board visibility during their entire launch week. Each listing receives a dedicated static HTML showcase page, a clean Markdown mirror (`.md`) for AI answer engines like Perplexity, ChatGPT Search, and Claude, and the option to earn a permanent high-authority do-follow backlink.

## Browse by Category

- [Marketing](https://showbuild.co/categories/marketing/) (45 builds) - Growth tools, SEO utilities, ad automation, and anything that helps a product find its audience.
- [Development](https://showbuild.co/categories/development/) (134 builds) - Developer tools, libraries, APIs, terminals, and infrastructure for people who ship code.
- [Design](https://showbuild.co/categories/design/) (8 builds) - Design tools, UI kits, type specimens, and resources for interface and brand work.
- [For Sale](https://showbuild.co/categories/for-sale/) (4 builds) - Projects, domains, and side projects looking for a new owner.
- [Personal Life](https://showbuild.co/categories/personal-life/) (29 builds) - Personal tools and everyday apps: journals, habit trackers, budgeting, health, and home.
- [Business](https://showbuild.co/categories/business/) (36 builds) - Operations, invoicing, CRM, and back-office software for small teams and solo founders.

## Top & Recent Builds on the Board (Showing 30 of 256)

- [THAT WAS AI](https://showbuild.co/builds/that-was-ai/) - AI voice agent that answers Shopify store calls 24/7 [(thatwasai.com), category: business, 8 points, 2 comments, by @akshaysolenk, nofollow]
- [Recbrief](https://showbuild.co/builds/recbrief/) - Free Windows screen recorder with mic + system audio. No account, no watermark [(recbrief.app), category: development, 8 points, 3 comments, by @david, nofollow]
- [Halo](https://showbuild.co/builds/halo/) - Notifications, dictation, a little Buddy, your AI agents, music and monitor control, in [(halo-mac.com), category: development, 7 points, 1 comment, by @otabek, nofollow]
- [Moon Tools Hub](https://showbuild.co/builds/moon-tools-hub/) - 14 free browser-based tools for images, PDFs and productivity — no sign-up, files never le [(moontoolshub.com), category: development, 7 points, 0 comments, by @moontoolshub, nofollow]
- [Stair Calculator](https://showbuild.co/builds/stair-calculator/) - Design perfect stairs in seconds [(stairscalculator.net), category: development, 7 points, 3 comments, by @stairscalculato, nofollow]
- [XCrawl](https://showbuild.co/builds/xcrawl/) - Turn any web page into LLM-ready JSON or Markdown [(xcrawl.ai), category: development, 6 points, 0 comments, by @xcrawl, nofollow]
- [PayStubVault](https://showbuild.co/builds/paystubvault/) - Create paystubs online in minutes. First paystub free, then $1.99. Taxes and YTD totals [(paystubvault.com), category: development, 6 points, 1 comment, by @brookscooper, dofollow]
- [Submit Your Startup](https://showbuild.co/builds/submit-your-startup/) - Open launch index where votes decide startup rank [(submityourstartup.now), category: marketing, 5 points, 1 comment, by @submitys, nofollow]
- [Andreas Christodoulou](https://showbuild.co/builds/andreas-christodoulou/) - 👔 Entrepreneur - 🤝🏻 Business | Tech | Digital Marketing [(andreascy.com), category: marketing, 4 points, 1 comment, by @andreascy, dofollow]
- [Buildrship](https://showbuild.co/builds/buildrship/) - Discover the curated launch platform for buildrs who ship. Launch products, collect [(buildrship.xyz), category: development, 4 points, 0 comments, by @aayan, nofollow]
- [Rydger](https://showbuild.co/builds/rydger/) - Motorcycle and car maintenance tracker for iPhone: service reminders by date or distance [(rydger.com), category: development, 4 points, 1 comment, by @garbarok, nofollow]
- [PawAlarm](https://showbuild.co/builds/pawalarm-2/) - Turns your lost pet's photo into local Facebook & Instagram alerts in 60 minutes [(pawalarm.com), category: development, 4 points, 2 comments, by @pawalarm, nofollow]
- [CapyLaunch](https://showbuild.co/builds/capylaunch/) - The reviewed Product Hunt alternative for indie makers [(capylaunch.com), category: development, 4 points, 0 comments, by @capylaunch, dofollow]
- [Best 3 VPN](https://showbuild.co/builds/best-3-vpn/) - Best 3 VPN shows which VPNs are blocked in each place right now, with three picks that fit [(best3vpn.com), category: development, 3 points, 1 comment, by @nanafauda, nofollow]
- [UGCdecks](https://showbuild.co/builds/ugcdecks/) - Scale your business with UGC [(ugcdecks.com), category: marketing, 2 points, 0 comments, by @ugcdecks, nofollow]
- [UnoRouter](https://showbuild.co/builds/unorouter/) - UnoRouter: open source LLM routing with free models, failover and no subscription [(unorouter.com), category: development, 1 point, 0 comments, by @unorouter, nofollow]
- [JustGains](https://showbuild.co/builds/justgains/) - Find a program you love. Track every set. Share the wins with people who keep you going [(justgains.com), category: marketing, 16 points, 5 comments, by @bro, dofollow]
- [ChartMixer](https://showbuild.co/builds/chartmixer/) - Turn spreadsheet data into animated chart videos [(chartmixer.com), category: marketing, 15 points, 3 comments, by @jyriso, nofollow]
- [Cutroom](https://showbuild.co/builds/cutroom/) - Free audio editor for phone calls and speech, now with Auto Edit. Windows and Mac [(altivox.co.uk), category: development, 14 points, 3 comments, by @itconor, nofollow]
- [SendLit](https://showbuild.co/builds/sendlit/) - Open-source email platform for newsletters, campaigns and sequences [(sendlit.app), category: marketing, 13 points, 3 comments, by @sendlit, nofollow]
- [Seline Analytics](https://showbuild.co/builds/seline-analytics/) - Seline is an easy to use & private website and product analytics platform. No cookies, no [(seline.com), category: development, 12 points, 1 comment, by @selineanalytics, dofollow]
- [Size It Up](https://showbuild.co/builds/size-it-up/) - Size It Up is a free daily size comparison game. Guess the size of everyday objects [(sizeitup.us), category: personal life, 12 points, 4 comments, by @palash, dofollow]
- [Ethical Ledger](https://showbuild.co/builds/ethical-ledger/) - A simple, ethical way to keep track of your income, expenses, loans, loan requests and [(ledger.tuhamworld.com), category: business, 12 points, 0 comments, by @tuham, nofollow]
- [PressDrop](https://showbuild.co/builds/pressdrop/) - Press release distribution and mentions on 500+ news sites [(pressdrop.io), category: marketing, 11 points, 3 comments, by @jack, dofollow]
- [Mandarin Recall](https://showbuild.co/builds/mandarin-recall/) - HSK vocabulary with free spaced repetition and AI sentence feedback [(mandarinrecall.com), category: development, 11 points, 0 comments, by @minimo, dofollow]
- [ihateimg.cv](https://showbuild.co/builds/ihateimg-cv/) - Image tools that never upload your files [(ihateimg.cv), category: design, 11 points, 2 comments, by @amitkushwaha, nofollow]
- [Truescrape : Scrape All Social Media With One API](https://showbuild.co/builds/truescrape-scrape-all-social-media-with-one-api/) - Scrape TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Reddit and more through one API. Webhooks when data [(truescrape.com), category: development, 10 points, 1 comment, by @ranjan, nofollow]
- [Afroclip](https://showbuild.co/builds/afroclip/) - Discover curated African videos and authentic stories, and share original African videos [(afroclip.com), category: development, 10 points, 1 comment, by @afro, nofollow]
- [dataHabibi](https://showbuild.co/builds/datahabibi/) - Dubai housing forecasts: building-level prices, rental yields and DLD transactions [(datahabibi.ae), category: business, 10 points, 1 comment, by @datahabibi, dofollow]
- [Foldbase](https://showbuild.co/builds/foldbase/) - Foldbase is a native Mac file manager in development: Finder’s habits plus typed [(foldbase.app), category: development, 9 points, 1 comment, by @straumandi, nofollow]

## Frequently Asked Questions about ShowBuild

### What is ShowBuild and how does it work?
ShowBuild is a community board where indie makers submit the software, tools, and side projects they are building. Makers can launch for free on the Community plan by engaging with 4 upvotes and 1 comment on recent builds in the new tab, or upgrade to [Pro ($5) or Showcase Plus ($15)](https://showbuild.co/pricing/) for instant live publication and a permanent do-follow backlink.

### How is ShowBuild different from Product Hunt and Hacker News?
Hacker News is a daily conversation forum where Show HN posts sink within hours, and Product Hunt centers on a high-stress 24-hour launch event. ShowBuild gives every project a 7-day freshness window on the main board plus a permanent, search-indexed showcase page with structured schema markup, product screenshots, FAQs, and category discovery. Compare more on our [ShowBuild alternatives](https://showbuild.co/alternatives/) hub.

### How do I get a do-follow backlink on ShowBuild?
Free Community listings can earn a verified do-follow backlink by adding the [Featured on ShowBuild badge](https://showbuild.co/badge/) to their site and verifying it in their profile. Or upgrade to Pro ($5 one-time) or Showcase Plus ($15 one-time) for an instant, permanent do-follow backlink with zero badge required (plus Showcase Plus adds a 1,000-word editorial review article on the [ShowBuild Blog](https://showbuild.co/blog/) with 4+ contextual do-follow links).

### Can AI agents submit projects and read ShowBuild?
Yes. ShowBuild is natively engineered for AI agents and answer engines. Every public page is served as static HTML and paired with a clean Markdown alternate, indexed in `/llms.txt` and `/llms-full.txt`, and equipped with an OpenAPI 3.1 spec (`/openapi.json`) and MCP manifest (`/.well-known/mcp.json`) for 1-click agent submissions.

## Related
- [Browse Categories](https://showbuild.co/categories/) - Explore builds grouped by category
- [World Maker Map](https://showbuild.co/map/) - Interactive global directory of indie makers and builds by country
- [Pricing Plans](https://showbuild.co/pricing/) - Community (Free), Pro Listing ($5), and Showcase Plus ($15)
- [ShowBuild Blog](https://showbuild.co/blog/) - Product spotlights and maker teardowns
- [Maker Guides](https://showbuild.co/guides/) - Guides on launching and earning dofollow backlinks