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What is ShowBuild?
ShowBuild is a community board for people who make things. You submit a project, leave 4 upvotes and 1 comment on other builds from the recent 25 in the new tab, and yours appears for other makers and early adopters to browse, upvote, and comment on. There is no queue, no editorial review, and no launch day to schedule.
How it works
Signing in and submitting takes about a minute. You give a project name, a link, a one-line description, and a category. That is the whole form. Your listing is saved right away, and it goes live on the board as soon as you have left 4 upvotes and 1 comment on other builds from the recent 25 in the new tab. Complete those and yours appears, ready to collect upvotes from anyone who finds it useful.
Listings are ranked in two ways. The top view sorts by points, so the projects the community actually likes float to the surface. The new view sorts by recency, so anything submitted in the last day is easy to find. Both views are on the homepage, and every listing lives on its own page too.
Why makers use it
- No moderation queue. Nothing sits waiting for an editor to approve it. Your listing goes live as soon as you have left 4 upvotes and 1 comment on other builds from the recent 25 in the new tab.
- A dedicated SEO page and verified do-follow backlink. Every listing gets its own structured SEO and AI showcase page, and you can earn a verified do-follow backlink for free by adding the ShowBuild badge to your site or upgrade to Pro/Showcase Plus for an instant link with no badge required.
- Feedback instead of applause. Comments come from other builders, so you tend to get questions about how something works rather than an empty “nice work”.
- A permanent home. A listing keeps working long after launch day has passed, because people search the board and the categories for tools.
What gets listed
Anything you have made and want people to see: a finished product, a work in progress, a free tool, a side project, or a template. The categories cover marketing, development, design, business, personal life, and projects that are for sale.
A listing is meant to be a real destination, so the link should point at the thing itself rather than a signup wall or a waitlist page.
Who it is for
ShowBuild is built for indie makers, solo founders, and small teams who would rather ship than wait. It is equally useful if you are a curious visitor: the board is a fast way to see what people are building right now, filtered by the kind of work you care about.
How to get started
Create an account, pick a username, and submit your first build. If you want the link to count as a do-follow backlink, read how do-follow backlinks work on ShowBuild. If you are unsure what to write, the guide on finding your first users covers how to present a project on the board.