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  • What are some of the best under-the-radar tools that you know of or use?

    Swapnil D Puranik
    233 replies
    I am a sucker of niche tools which are not as popular their other alternatives, but they get the work done just fine, or in some cases even better.

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    Hugo Alves
    I have been using www.syntheticusers.com to get immediate feedback on my ideas
    Swapnil D Puranik
    @ugo_alves super interesting! how did you hear about this?
    Hugo Alves
    @swapdp_01 I built it because I had the common problem of not doing enough research. 😂
    Swapnil D Puranik
    @ugo_alves Kudos to you man! 💯👍🏻
    Arti Villa
    We come across site and tools everyday. But the only thing matters is if you remember to use it at the right time doing the right task. That's been the hardest part. mymind.com has been a gamechanger.
    Swapnil D Puranik
    @artivilla Cannot agree more! Thanks for sharing Mymind - it does look great.
    Aaditya Deshmukh
    Progress Bars for Notion
    Progress Bars for Notion
    I use Peerlist (https://peerlist.io/), it's like a better LinkedIn alternative where each aspect of professional networking is very carefully designed. For example, they offer to verify work experience using your work email-id and add a nice verified badge on your profile. The same applies to other aspects like proof of work, a news feed, chat, etc. Also, did I mention the verification is free?
    Akash Bhadange
    @itsaadityaa Thank you so much for mentioning Peerlist Aaditya!
    Swapnil D Puranik
    @itsaadityaa @designerdada I have come across peerlist in few communities I am part of, but didn't sign up yet for some reason. Doing it now. Thanks for bringing this up Aaditya and thanks for building this Akash!
    Aaditya Deshmukh
    Progress Bars for Notion
    Progress Bars for Notion
    @swapdp_01 Welcome! 😊
    Ryan C Brown
    Cactus for Mobile
    I can’t imagine using gmail without https://simpl.fyi/
    Swapnil D Puranik
    @ry3bee I had no idea this existed! thanks for sharing, Ryan!
    Richard King
    We have built Flint a SEO tool that uses GPT AI to generate meta content for your website with your keywords injected. https://www.rocketspark.com/flin...
    Swapnil D Puranik
    @rich_kingy love it! thanks for sharing and congratulations on the launch, Richard!
    Kshitij Bhardwaj
    Leadmonk by @naveen_sg is a great tool for scheduling meetings especially if your target audience doesn't use emails. It allows your users to schedule calls like calendly but using their WhatsApp numbers
    Naveen S G
    @kshitij_b Thanks for mentioning Leadmonk
    Marin Todorov
    dataTile for Simulator
    dataTile for Simulator
    This Safari extension lets you magically check the Careers page with open positions on almost any company website. It's a super clever tool in this job market: https://underplot.com/got-jobs
    Swapnil D Puranik
    @icanzilb super useful tool for job seekers and students! Congratulations on building this!
    Oleksii Orap
    https://friendstapes.com for new music album notifications
    Gorkem Cetin
    This is a site I recently stumbled over: https://www.saasscreenshots.com - it is the biggest SaaS app screenshot database where you can learn a lot from how other SaaS founders convey a particular message as a copy - kudos @levent_askan !
    Swapnil D Puranik
    @gorkemcetin thanks for sharing this gem of a resource, Gorkem! @levent_askan congratulations and all the best for the launch!
    Arti Villa
    @levent_askan @gorkemcetin I would just learn copywriting for your product. check out https://teardwn.com/ and https://customercamp.co/ for cheatsheets. :)
    Andreas
    Deftform - Form Builder
    Deftform - Form Builder
    Not to toot my own horn, but InPrivy (https://inprivy.io) is still pretty much under-the-radar but really useful to lots of people already.
    Swapnil D Puranik
    @mrmooky i can totally see this transcending domains. is this HIPPA compliant too? couldn't see it on the website.
    Jeff Doan
    @mrmooky this seems like a great product; and a genius use of freemium here (sans needing an account)!
    Waqar Azeem
    We've built https://usermaven.com - a simple, easy-to-setup analytics tool as an alternative to GA4. It captures events automatically, eliminating dependence on developers for tracking website and in-app actions. Hosted in EU and supports cookieless tracking mode for privacy-focused companies.
    Ehud b
    The best daily read for marketers i totally addicted is a daily newsletter called Stacked Marketer, it's a free NL that covers the newest trends from all marketing aspects with zero BS, here: https://www.stackedmarketer.com/
    Austin Ryder
    Button Shortcuts
    Button Shortcuts
    Button is a personal guide to Mac apps. Mostly keyboard shortcuts but hosts other tips too. It's publicly editable, can share what you know. Try it free: www.buttonshortcuts.com/app
    James Wan
    Following the success of TMchecks, we launched Aux Machina. We think it's the easiest AI photo generator in the universe, because you don't need to know anything about prompts to get stunning photos in seconds!
    Lukáš Řezník
    I recently discovered a great tool - CRM combined with Project Management tool. It's called Doerkit.
    Swapnil D Puranik
    @rezniklukas This is gold! thanks for sharing, Lukáš!
    John Kappa
    I use this colour palette generator when working on anything design related. https://meodai.github.io/poline/ You're welcome ✌️
    Greg Stenson
    @john_kappa This is mind-blowing. Definitely not your standard color wheel/palette generator. I'm setting some time aside this weekend to explore with this tool. Thank you!
    Swapnil D Puranik
    @john_kappa thanks for sharing, John!
    Albert Klein
    1. nodeping.com - easy to use monitoring tool. $15 for 200 checks. Availability testing from the outside. Many supported protocols. 2. onesignal - for email & push messages. 3. make.com - no code & excellent prototyping tool. 4. Apps Script from google (https://script.google.com/). Recently realized how many cool things you can do with it. I've made a short script that saves all the attachments to specific google drive folder. Deployed yesterday and works well. 5. gatsby + prismic.io for super fast static sites. 6. quicksight by amazon. do prefer it over power bi, looker, etc. fast, easy to use and still powerful. 7. anydesk - performs way better than teamviewer. 8*. www.yohn.io is a product that allows you to shorten long URLs into shorter ones. It is powered by AWS serverless technology, and you can deploy it to your own AWS account with a one-time license fee. Alternatively, you can use the subscription-based SaaS version where we will deploy it for you. 9. KeePassXC - password manager, offline, works better than the original keepass.
    Swapnil D Puranik
    @newbot23 thanks for sharing the list! super helpful.
    Dirty Hippie
    Beyond Compare, from Scooter Software (https://www.scootersoftware.com/) It's a directory/file comparison utility, providing you with a side by side view of the comparison results.
    Swapnil D Puranik
    @adirtyhippieee this does look very helpful. thanks for sharing!
    Christopher Lee
    https://vento.so/ - Screen recording but you can pause, rewind a few seconds, and re-record over your mistakes/your dog barking. Disclosure I'm the maker :) but it was #3 on Hacker News!
    Swapnil D Puranik
    @christopher_lee4 this is super-cool Christopher! thanks for sharing and congratulations on the launch!
    Robin Good
    Here's a growing collection of *under-the-radar tools* that are also *free*: https://goodtools.substack.com
    Swapnil D Puranik
    @robingood Damn! Love it. When I asked this question a month back, I was wondering why wasn't there any directory or newsletter which does this!? And now I have found one! Subscribed. 🚀