u/devcodesadi

r/SideProject r/saasforsale r/chrome_extensions r/developersIndia r/notebooklm

If you're using NotebookLM for studying, stop relying only on Google.

I've been seeing a lot of students here asking the same question lately:

Google is a good first step for any research but there are plenty of other sources where you may find good materials for your assignments, research or preparation for exams.

Here are some sources which are always handy to refer to when searching for materials:

Google Scholar – Research papers and academic citations.
Semantic Scholar – Discover related papers and understand research faster.
arXiv – The latest research in AI, computer science, mathematics, physics, and more.
MIT OpenCourseWare – Free university lectures, notes, and assignments.
OpenStax – High-quality free college textbooks.
PubMed – One of the best resources for medicine, biology, and health sciences.
Our World in Data – Reliable datasets, charts, and global statistics.
NASA – Excellent educational resources for space, engineering, and Earth science.
Papers with Code – Research papers linked with real implementations (great for AI/ML).
Project Gutenberg – Thousands of free classic books and literature.
Khan Academy – Clear explanations for fundamentals across many subjects.
Internet Archive – Books, documents, historical material, and much more.

also some tips, the one thing that has helped me the most was viewing NotebookLM as a research library rather than a PDF reader.

Instead of just putting up any document that comes your way, try including multiple kinds of sources like:

A textbook
A lecture or YouTube video
A research paper
Your own notes
An official source or documentation

Whenever NotebookLM gets to compare multiple viewpoints, the answer it gives becomes significantly better.

And if you are a beginner with NotebookLM, or trying to figure out how to optimize it or use properly, do take a look at my this comment on how to use notebooklm properly .

If there are enough people who find this interesting, I'll be happy to create curated lists on various topics such as:

Computer Science
Medicine
Law
Finance

(or whatever else you want.)

by the way do you have any free websites or resources that you feel every student needs to be aware of? I’m always looking for more additions to my personal list!

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u/devcodesadi — 4 days ago

▲ 1 r/chrome_extensions

After months of work, I finally launched my SEO Chrome extension - but I'm looking for someone to take it further.

Hi everyone!

Over the past few months I've been building PageHawk, a Chrome extension focused on making SEO audits faster and easier to understand.

Most SEO extensions throw a huge amount of technical information at you. I wanted to build something that helps users quickly understand what actually matters.

Some of the features include:

SEO overview with prioritized issues
Page titles & meta descriptions
Heading structure
Canonical & indexability checks
Internal, external & nofollow links
Structured data & Schema inspection
Open Graph & social previews
Image alt attribute analysis
Hreflang detection
Response headers
Plain-English explanations for common SEO issues

The extension is already live on the Chrome Web Store, and I also built a dedicated landing page and complete branding around it.

Unfortunately, my priorities have changed. I'm currently focused on finding a full-time software engineering role, so I won't be able to dedicate the time needed to keep improving and marketing the project.

Rather than letting it sit, I'd love to see it continue growing under someone who enjoys building Chrome extensions or SEO products.

I'd also genuinely appreciate feedback on the UI, features, or anything you think could make it even better.

Happy to answer any questions about the build process, Chrome Extension development, or the project itself.

TL;DR: I built and launched PageHawk, a modern SEO Chrome extension with a polished UI, dedicated website, and Chrome Web Store listing. I'm now focusing on a full-time software engineering role, so instead of letting the project sit, I'm looking for someone interested in taking it over and growing it. Feedback is also very welcome.

u/devcodesadi — 11 days ago

▲ 2 r/SideProject

I built a modern SEO Chrome extension… but I don't have time to grow it anymore.

I built a polished Chrome SEO extension, launched it, and now I'm looking for someone who wants to take it further.

A few months ago I started building PageHawk because I felt most SEO extensions have the same problem:

They dump a wall of technical data on you and expect you to interpret everything yourself.

So I built something different.

Instead of showing everything, PageHawk prioritizes issues and explains them in plain English.

Current state:

• Live on the Chrome Web Store
• Modern React + TypeScript codebase
• Production-ready Chrome Extension (Manifest V3)
• Dedicated marketing website
• Custom branding, logo, screenshots and assets
• Clean UI focused on usability instead of information overload

Current feature set includes:

Titles & meta descriptions
Heading analysis
Canonical & indexability checks
Internal / external / nofollow links
Structured data & Schema
Open Graph metadata
Images & alt attributes
Response headers
Hreflang
Technical SEO inspection

The interesting part isn't what it already does.

It's what it could become.

Some obvious monetization paths:

• Freemium Chrome extension
• Pro subscription for advanced audits
• AI-powered SEO recommendations
• Saved audit history
• Agency workspaces
• White-label PDF reports
• Google Search Console integrations
• Team collaboration
• Affiliate partnerships with SEO tools

SEO tools are one of those categories where users actively search for solutions every day, which makes content marketing, YouTube, SEO tutorials, and Chrome Web Store discovery much easier than many SaaS niches.

The reason I'm looking to sell isn't because something is wrong with the project.

I'm currently searching for a full-time software engineering role, and I know I won't have the time to grow this properly. I'd rather see someone else build on the foundation than let it sit.

If you're an indie hacker, SEO founder, agency owner, or someone looking to acquire a polished Chrome extension instead of starting from zero, I'd be happy to chat and share more details.

I'm not looking for random offers—I'm looking for someone who can actually take it further.

TL;DR: I built and launched PageHawk, a modern Chrome SEO extension with a polished UI, live Chrome Web Store listing, dedicated website, and solid foundation. I'm now focusing on finding a software engineering job, so I'm looking for an operator or buyer who wants to grow and monetize it instead of letting it sit. Happy to share details with genuinely interested people.

u/devcodesadi — 11 days ago

▲ 1 r/saasforsale

I built a modern SEO Chrome extension… but I don't have time to grow it anymore.

I built a polished Chrome SEO extension, launched it, and now I'm looking for someone who wants to take it further.

A few months ago I started building PageHawk because I felt most SEO extensions have the same problem:

They dump a wall of technical data on you and expect you to interpret everything yourself.

So I built something different.

Instead of showing everything, PageHawk prioritizes issues and explains them in plain English.

Current state:

Current feature set includes:

Titles & meta descriptions
Heading analysis
Canonical & indexability checks
Internal / external / nofollow links
Structured data & Schema
Open Graph metadata
Images & alt attributes
Response headers
Hreflang
Technical SEO inspection

The interesting part isn't what it already does.

It's what it could become.

Some obvious monetization paths:

The reason I'm looking to sell isn't because something is wrong with the project.

I'm currently searching for a full-time software engineering role, and I know I won't have the time to grow this properly. I'd rather see someone else build on the foundation than let it sit.

If you're an indie hacker, SEO founder, agency owner, or someone looking to acquire a polished Chrome extension instead of starting from zero, I'd be happy to chat and share more details.

I'm not looking for random offers—I'm looking for someone who can actually take it further.

u/devcodesadi — 11 days ago

▲ 1 r/developersIndia

Would you interview this candidate for a Full Stack Developer or Product Engineer role? Why or why not?

Need honest career advice from experienced developers and hiring managers.

I'm a B Tech graduate (Non - CS field ) trying to transition into a full-time software development role.

Over the last year, I've:

Delivered 31+ freelance web development projects for 13+ clients (Fiverr Level 1 Seller, about to reach Level 2)
Built and launched a SaaS ,a Chrome extension + SaaS platform for NotebookLM users (Currently135+ users, also have paying customers- revenue started from this month)
I recently built two more SaaS products. I launched the first one last month completely free (geared toward digital marketers and SEO specialists), and I released the second one this month (built for founders who rely heavily on NotebookLM and Reddit).
Worked on a production ecommerce platform with real customers, admin dashboard, PostgreSQL backend, and AI chatbot integrations for a client (still maintaining it for client )

My challenge is that most of these products were built using modern AI-assisted workflows. I can understand and maintain the code, but I know my fundamentals and interview skills need improvement ( Well using AI heavily costed me my skills 🥲 ).

Also ,I've worked across a few different fields, including customer support (where I spoke with over 10,000 people across campaigns for Flipkart, SBI, and Airtel Broadband) and an internship (Whole Team left midway ) as an Operations Associate.

On the technical and creative side, I'm familiar with Figma, Canva, WordPress, PowerBI, and Python. My broader skills also include data analysis, supply chain management, content creation, and basic video editing!

If you were hiring for:

Full Stack Developer
Product Engineer
Startup Engineer

Would you consider interviewing someone with this profile?

What would be your biggest concerns?

What skills would you expect me to strengthen before applying?

Looking for brutally honest feedback.

Note: yes, i used AI to phrase properly, afterall AI is built to save time and make process easier,isn't?

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u/devcodesadi — 12 days ago

▲ 117 r/notebooklm

Besides Google Scholar, what are some underrated research sources you've discovered?

10 days ago, I shared list of research sources (post) here and received an enormous number of recommendations in the comments and DM.

In the end, I decided to check each one to see which of them would be useful and found some sources .

Some examples are:

OpenAlex — an open map of research papers, authors, institutions, and citations
Cochrane Library — one of the best sources for evidence-based medical reviews
Elicit — AI-powered literature review and paper discovery
ACM Digital Library — excellent for computer science and software engineering research
NASA EarthData — satellite, climate, and earth observation datasets
FRED — thousands of economic indicators and historical data series
BASE — indexes hundreds of millions of academic documents from universities worldwide
CORE — one of the largest collections of open-access research papers
ClinicalTrials gov — useful for finding ongoing and completed medical studies
Open Science Framework (OSF) — research projects, datasets, and pre-registrations across disciplines
Lens org — combines scholarly research with patent data, which is surprisingly useful
World Values Survey — public opinion and cultural data from countries around the world
GBIF — biodiversity and species occurrence data from across the globe
WIPO PATENTSCOPE — a goldmine if you're researching inventions, technology trends, or prior art
Our World in Data — one of my favorite sources for well-visualized data and research

The funny thing is that there is always the same number of popular websites (Google Scholar, PubMed, arXiv) which everyone uses and some useful sources no one mentions.

I am continuously adding recommendations to the research directory which I am building and now it has more than 230+ verified sources in various research areas.

Well, for anyone wondering, here is the link to it:

https://www.sourclip.com/resources/research-sources

There are even more sources that I am continuously finding out about.

Are there any good research sources that aren't that well known?

u/devcodesadi — 14 days ago

▲ 158 r/notebooklm

Besides Google Scholar, what are some great research sources for NotebookLM? Here's the list I put together.

a day ago, I came across a post here asking where people get good sources for NotebookLM ( Post). I replied with some of the sources, but it also made me realise there are a lot of excellent research websites that many people simply don't know about.

After that, I spent some time looking for more and thought I'd share the list here instead of burying it in a comment.

Here are some of that (mostly free):

Google Scholar — academic papers
arXiv — AI, CS, math & science research
PubMed — medical research
Semantic Scholar — research discovery
Project Gutenberg — public-domain books
Internet Archive — books, websites & historical documents
Papers With Code — ML papers with implementations
Hugging Face Papers — AI research
World Bank Open Data — economic & development data
IMF Data — macroeconomic data
SEC EDGAR — company filings
MIT OpenCourseWare — free university courses
Wikisource — historical texts
Stack Exchange — technical discussions
GitHub — honestly one of my favorite learning resources as a developer
TED Talks — ideas and expert talks
YouTube — lectures, interviews and long-form learning
Spotify Podcasts — great for industry insights
Reddit - Best for finding issues and ideas.

there are many more (JSTOR, Nature, SSRN, Crunchbase, Statista, Justia, APA PsycNet, Harvard Business Review, Openverse, etc.), but the list kept growing.

I ended up putting everything into a searchable directory because it became difficult to manage as a comment. Sharing it here in case anyone else finds it useful:

https://www.sourclip.com/resources/research-sources

I'm still expanding it, so if there's a great database, archive, or library I'm missing, I'd genuinely love to know. I'll keep updating the directory as people suggest new ones.

u/devcodesadi — 24 days ago

▲ 2 r/notebooklm

NotebookLM is amazing… but the workflow gets messy fast

Hey everyone,

So, we all know that NotebookLM is amazing for research, but once i started using it heavily, i kept running into annoying workflow problems:

Saving sources from YouTube, Reddit, AI chats, PDFs, etc. was messy
Sometimes I accidentally saved sources into the wrong notebook
Organising large research projects became painful
Repetitive prompts
Weak export options
Annoying deletion of multiple notebooks.

I kept building random workarounds for myself and eventually built a Chrome extension to solve some of these problems.

It started as a simple capture tool, but v1.3.0 just got approved today, and it now lets you:

Saving content directly into NotebookLM in one click
Import sources from a different notebook to the current one
Organising sources into collections
Create and use reusable prompts.
Export to HTML, Markdown, or PDF.
Syncing across devices

It started as a personal tool and recently became something I’m sharing with others.

I’m genuinely curious:

What’s your biggest frustration with NotebookLM right now?

And if anyone here uses NotebookLM heavily, I’d be happy to give a few people free 3-month pro access in exchange for honest product feedback.

Thanks

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u/devcodesadi — 2 months ago