Maker Radar

The best small products I've found this year weren't on any leaderboard — they were buried in replies on X, several layers deep in a thread. Great finds, forgotten a day later. MakerRadar is my attempt to give those products a durable, searchable home.

WHAT IT IS
A free directory of indie products, curated by one editor (me). It has 140+ listings today, and every Sunday I publish a weekly issue with five picks — each with a short reason for why it's worth your time. There's an RSS feed if you'd rather not visit.

HOW A PRODUCT GETS LISTED
1. Found — in the replies under my posts on X, or conversations with makers there.
2. Checked — I open the product's own website and confirm what it does, who it's for, and how it's priced. What I can't verify stays out, or is marked unknown rather than guessed.
3. Written — a plain description with honest strengths and limitations. Full disclosure: descriptions are drafted with AI assistance from the product's own site, then checked and edited by me. Nothing goes out without that review.
4. Published — one page per product, deduplicated even across relaunches.

WHAT IT DELIBERATELY ISN'T
– No votes or rankings. A weekly pick is an editorial judgment, not a score.
– No paid placement, no sponsored slots, no affiliate links. Nobody can buy their way in.
– No account needed to browse. Free, and staying that way.