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Ask HN: How to get your open-source project gain popularity?

An open-source developer asks how to gain popularity for a free robotics tool and an ML tool, having already posted on Hacker News, Reddit, LinkedIn, and forums, and seeks free posting venues and social media platforms.

read1 min views1 publishedJul 25, 2026

| |||||||||||| 1 point by | If someone has made a free-to-use tool that is open-source and legitmately helpful (and not AI slop). How do I get it to people? I have already posted it here on HN, on subreddits, on LinkedIn, and some forums. Where else can I post (for free)? What other social media platforms would be good for this? For context I have two tools: one is robotics related and the other is ML related. | ||||||||||| Applications are open till July 27. |

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