For side project builders
All your side projects, on one page
The weekend app, the abandoned SaaS, the Chrome extension 200 people use. Show every side project with a screenshot, an honest status and a story, at one link.
Side projects are scattered by default
A side project usually lives in three places: a repo, a domain you keep renewing and a post you made the week you shipped it. Six months later, someone asks "what have you built?" and the honest answer is a list of links you have to dig up.
makerhandle puts them in one place. Paste links to what you built and the instant page fills in names, icons and descriptions, or pull them from your repos with the GitHub import. Then each one is a card with a screenshot, tags and a link.
Honest status beats a graveyard
Most side projects do not become businesses, and that is fine. What looks odd is a list of dead links. Give each project a status: Active, Building, On hold, Acquired or Discontinued. A retired project with a short note on what you learned is still proof you ship.
It saves you replies too: nobody has to ask whether that old tool still works.
A story for the ones that matter
Every project opens its own project page: what it does, why you built it, the stack, screenshots, a short video and what happened. That is the part that turns a side project into something an employer, a co-founder or a customer remembers.
You do not need to write one for every project. Pick the two or three you would talk about in an interview, and leave the rest as cards.
Where people find it
Put the link in your X, GitHub, LinkedIn and Reddit profiles, and in the post when you launch a side project. Analytics show which project people click and where they came from, without cookies.
Free covers five projects, three templates and seven days of analytics. Pro is $20 a year for unlimited projects, all nine templates and your own domain. See pricing.
Questions
Where can I showcase my side projects?
Launch them on communities like r/SideProject, Show HN and Product Hunt, then keep them all on one page you own, such as a makerhandle page, so the link in your bio always shows the full list.
Should I list side projects I abandoned?
Yes, if they show something. Mark them Discontinued or On hold and add a line on what you learned. Hide the rest.
Can I import my side projects?
Yes. Paste up to ten links for the instant page, or import public repos from GitHub.
Is it free?
Yes, for up to five projects. Pro is $20 a year for unlimited projects.
Show your side projects
Free for up to 5 projects. Pro is $20/year.