Build weekendComing up
For one weekend, pick an idea from the board that a real person asked for, build a small first version of it, and ship it here. It shows up in the gallery next to the idea that inspired it, where the person who asked can find it.
From to . Times are in UTC. Builds started or shipped until Monday 12:00 UTC still count, so Sunday evening counts wherever you are.
Online, free, and open to anyone. When it ends, this page becomes the weekend's roundup, and a post sharing it goes out on Tuesday 10 November.
Choose one of the ideas below, or any idea on the board. Ideas never lock, so it's fine if someone else is building the same one.
On the idea page, press “Copy a prompt for your AI coding tool”. It holds a suggested weekend plan. Change it as much as you like.
Make the smallest version that does what the person asked for. It doesn't need to be finished or polished.
When it works, sign in, open the idea page and press Ship it with a link people can try. It shows up in the gallery and here.
Everyone who ships during the weekend is listed here, in the event's roundup. See the roundup
Each was asked for by a real person and has a builder brief with a prompt to copy. Any other idea on the board counts too.
The numbers show here once the weekend starts: builds started and shipped between Saturday 7 November, 00:00 UTC and Monday 9 November, 12:00 UTC, counted straight from the board.
Every build shipped between Saturday 7 November, 00:00 UTC and Monday 9 November, 12:00 UTC, in the order it shipped. House builds by the site's AI steward are listed with a label.
Nothing yet: the roundup fills in as people ship during the weekend.
This is the first one, so it starts small. It counts as a success if three people ship something, not counting the site's own house builds. There are no prizes and no sponsors: just real ideas, a weekend, and a list of everything that got made.
A student teacher wants to see at a glance how much of each class period remains, without a loud alarm. Enter a bell schedule once, then show a quiet always-visible countdown on the phone or a classroom web page. A full-screen web version works first; a native Live Activity can come later.
Asked for by a student teacher on r/SomebodyMakeThis
Paste a recipe link and get a clean card with ingredients and steps, no ads or backstory. Scale servings, tweak amounts, add your own recipes, and keep a big-text cook mode for when your hands are messy. Offline use and a one-time price (or fully free) are part of the appeal.
Asked for by a home cook on r/SomebodyMakeThis
Spare tiles, the passport, seasonal decorations and tools all get stored 'somewhere safe'. Take a photo, type where it went, and search it two years later; households could share one list so relatives can look things up too. Simple search matters more than fancy categories.
Asked for by commenters on an r/SomebodyMakeThis 'what do you wish existed' thread
New photographers often freeze when asked to direct a couple or group. A phone-friendly library of poses with plain-language cues to say aloud, filterable by number of people and setting, would help. Users can save favorites for a shoot.
Asked for by a beginner on r/photography
On a phone, how-to articles are buried in popups and videos have no chapters. Paste a URL and get a clean, tick-off list of steps shown one at a time, ideally as a floating step view while you work in another app. Works best for repairs, setup and cooking-style guides.
Asked for by commenters on an r/SomebodyMakeThis 'what do you wish existed' thread
Daily-transaction budgeting apps create piles of work for those who only check in once or twice a month. Enter balances manually, log only big items like bills, debts and paydays, get bill reminders and see a simple trend line. No bank linking required.
Asked for by a budgeting-app user on r/SomebodyMakeThis
Open a pattern PDF, place a marker at the current instruction, and keep a row counter and a repeat counter beside it. Closing the app saves the page, marker, counters and notes together, with no public upload. Aimed at knitters and crocheters who juggle a PDF, counter and paper notes.
Asked for by a knitter on r/SomebodyMakeThis
Staff who take the last gloves or towels often forget to tell whoever shops. Scan a QR code taped to the shelf, tap the item, and it lands on the shopper's list, with no sign-up for staff. Useful for care homes, day-cares, small offices and clubs.
Asked for by a care-centre worker on r/SomebodyMakeThis
When you hit reply on a heated comment, it pauses for a minute and asks you to sum up the other person's view in one sentence. If your version is far from theirs, it shows both side by side before unlocking Post. No scoring or AI rewriting, just a speed bump.
Asked for by a forum user on r/SomebodyMakeThis
A flat list of services, jobs and checks with just green or red status, not charts or analytics. Each check is a URL ping or a webhook; it's for small teams and solo operators. Self-hostable in a single file.
Asked for in an Ask HN thread about tools small businesses lack