Free tools & resources for founders

Open-source, MIT-licensed checklists and reports - distilled from the same engine behind IdeaTwister. No signup. No tracking. Just access.

Tools & Templates

• Idea Viability Calculator

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  Interactive 5-dimension scorecard to rate your startup idea.

  An interactive slider-based calculator to score your idea across urgency, proof, distribution, speed, and defensibility, complete with live radar rating and optimization recommendations.

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  Open free idea viability calculator

• Idea Validation Checklist

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  The 10-question rubric our 30+ agents use to score every idea.

  A printable one-pager covering buyer urgency, market proof, distribution edge, revenue speed, and defensibility - the same five dimensions used inside the IdeaTwister engine.

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  Open free idea validation checklist

Reports & Data

• 50 Niche Ideas for Indie Hackers

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  Filterable, sortable, exportable. Scored on five commercial dimensions.

  50 niche software ideas across AI wrappers, browser extensions, devtools, creator ops, micro-B2B, and vertical AI. Each one with a target buyer, pricing, score, and a 30 day validation test. Filter by what matters most for your situation.

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  Explore 50 niche startup ideas

Guides & Comparisons

• Best AI CLI for Indie Hackers

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  Honest 2026 comparison of Cursor Agent, Gemini CLI, Aider, and Continue.

  A side-by-side comparison of AI CLIs for solo founders. Real prices as of May 2026, real productivity verdicts per use case, and which ones actually help you build faster.

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  Compare best AI CLI tools for indie hackers