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Posted by david927 1 day ago

Ask HN: What are you working on? (August 2026)

What are you working on? What have you been curious about lately?
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ppnpm 15 hours ago|
I am building Segue: an infinite canvas and keyboard-first mind maps application for windows desktops. I am trying to keep it minimal and only necessary features like text node, sticky note, ink tool and images. Later I shall add more productive feature and less unnecessary tools and features.

It has completely local environment and has no servers. Your files saved as SQLite database files per board. This means you have nothing to set up. No account, no sign-in, no sync settings. Just open it and work. You can use git or Onedrive to sync your SQLite files.

The code is open-source on GitHub with MIT license. I am using claude to build it in C#, Skiasharp for canvas and WPF UI.

If you are interested to take a look, please check it here : https://github.com/ppnpm/segue

Thanks, Ankit

gogo61 13 hours ago||
Building a cat themed word puzzle game with two friends.

It will have all the top word games in one place with more coming over time.

I always wanted to build games, and AI finally made it possible for us to move fast across UI, level design, coding, and even video production.

Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.superfun.w... iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/kitten-word/id6785978180

notyourav 8 hours ago||
I made my first game on a paper and first video game on a C64. After a long diversion working in auto industry (I’m still working) I’m preparing to launch my first game here: http://store.steampowered.com/app/4265740/

Very exciting:)

escot 20 hours ago||
A grid-based flowchart editor designed for speed. It’s optimized for the keyboard with a spreadsheet-like selection and movement mechanism.

I started working on it because I was tired of dragging boxes/arrows around in Miro while making dependency graphs for planning projects.

https://knotend.com/

A while back I did a Show HN about it, and have since rewrote and changed the concept a bit to be easier to use.

jolaflow 7 hours ago||
A modern issue tracker enabling replay for agentic workflows (via board time-travel) and focus on ergonomics (native to the terminal).

https://ljtn.github.io/epiq/

avr5500 9 hours ago||
Working on https://libredesk.io A free Intercom, Zendesk alternative.
mlitwiniuk 13 hours ago||
Still making fellow founders' lives easier when it comes to SOC2/ISO27001. AuditBadger (https://auditbadger.com) is a compliance management platform where AI drafts policies, controls, risks, business continuity plans, and so on. Humans are always in the loop; everything needs to be signed off (I don't believe in either of "we do compliance for you" or "AI can do compliance for you" approaches). Currently working on revamping our asset management features to fully and perfectly support NIS2.
mchaver 1 day ago||
I am working on Cangjie Workbook. I am trying to create the best in class tool for learning Cangjie. It's a Chinese input method based on decomposing characters into sub parts (not necessarily related to how they are written). It has a high learning curve, but it is a lot of fun to type with and helps you remember characters. It is a tool that I use myself. I already have a couple of users that have been giving me feedback. You can use a subset for free and without any login credentials. The complete product is available for a small monthly fee. Any feedback is welcome!

https://www.cangjieworkbook.com/

lylo 15 hours ago||
I’m working on my indie blogging platform, Pagecord (https://pagecord.com). It started as a fun side project but is gaining decent traction right now - I’m convinced there’s a blogging renaissance about to happen! :)

I’ve been focused on decentralising it, offering ways for bloggers to write locally (markdown, Obsidian) while hosting remotely on the platform. I think it’s a great way of working. Most people still just use the editor though!

I’ve been focused on marketing and distribution, which is mainly about content. Hard in such a crowded space but it seems to be working.

It’s been such an interesting journey technically too, from using coding agents to dealing with the crazy deluge of bot traffic.

I run it all myself which isn’t so daunting in the AI age.

spicyjpeg 1 day ago|
An overhaul of my original PlayStation bare-metal programming tutorial repo: https://github.com/spicyjpeg/ps1-bare-metal

It was never really meant to be an SDK of sorts that other PS1 homebrew projects would pull as a submodule and depend on, but since it more or less became one I am likely going to split off the examples from the "core" (headers, CMake build scripts and tools). I have also been asked to add more examples, particularly on how to play sounds through the SPU and access the CD-ROM drive, and may cover I/O on some PS1-based arcade systems in the future.

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