If you've ever sat there trying to think of a SaaS idea and come up with nothing, you're not alone. It's one of the most common problems for developers who want to build something but don't know what to build.
I had the same problem. So I built a tool to solve it.
It's called IdeaMiner and it just went live at tools.codewithneo.com/idea-miner. It's free and it doesn't need an account.
The Real Problem With Finding SaaS Ideas
Most advice about finding startup ideas sounds good in theory. "Solve your own problems." "Look for pain points." "Talk to people."
That's all fine but it's also vague. Where exactly do you look? How do you find people who are actually complaining about something? And once you find a complaint, how do you know if it's a real problem worth building for or just one person having a bad day?
The honest answer is that most developers either give up at this stage or spend weeks manually scrolling Reddit and forums hoping to stumble across something interesting.
IdeaMiner automates that process.
What IdeaMiner Actually Does
IdeaMiner searches across multiple platforms where people talk about real problems — Reddit, GitHub, Hacker News, IndieHackers, and other places on the web — and looks specifically for pain signals. Things like "I wish there was a tool that...", "why is there nothing that does...", "I've been manually doing this for years and it's exhausting", that kind of thing.
It uses over 40 different search query templates designed to surface genuine frustration and unmet needs, not just random discussion.
Once it has all of that raw data, it groups similar complaints together and uses AI to turn those clusters into actual product ideas. So instead of getting back a list of random forum posts, you get back something like "there's a clear gap for a tool that does X, here's the evidence from Y number of people asking for it."
That's the part that saves the most time. Finding the complaints is one thing. Understanding what they actually point to as a product opportunity is harder. IdeaMiner does both.
Why This Approach Works
The best startup ideas don't come from brainstorming sessions. They come from listening to what people are already frustrated about and building the solution they're already asking for.
This is not a new idea. Plenty of successful SaaS products were built this way. The founders found a thread where people were complaining about something, realised there was no good solution, and built one.
The difference is that finding those threads used to be slow and manual. You'd have to know which subreddits to check, what keywords to search, and then spend hours going through results. IdeaMiner does all of that in minutes.
Who Should Use IdeaMiner
If you're a developer who wants to build a SaaS but keeps getting stuck on the "what to build" part, this tool is for you.
If you're a founder doing early market research and want to validate whether a problem is actually being felt by real people, this tool helps with that too.
If you're just curious about what people are struggling with in a particular space or niche, IdeaMiner gives you a fast answer based on real data rather than guesswork.
It's Free
No subscription. No account. No limit hiding behind a pricing page. Just open it and use it.
Like everything on CodeWithNeo Tools, IdeaMiner is genuinely free. If that ever changes, I'd remove it from the platform before putting it behind a paywall.
Try It
Go to tools.codewithneo.com/idea-miner, type in a niche or problem area you're curious about, and see what comes back.
If you find an idea you end up building, I'd genuinely love to hear about it. Reach out through the contact page.
All tools are at tools.codewithneo.com.
— Neo codewithneo.com
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