chinese-independent-developer

This repository is a community-maintained directory of projects built by independent (indie) developers in China. It exists because developers are naturally curious about what other developers in the same ecosystem are building in their spare time — whether for profit, for fun, or just as experiments. The list aggregates projects across the Chinese indie developer community into one browsable place.

Each entry shows the developer's name, a link to their GitHub profile, a short one-sentence description of their product (website or app), and a status indicator: a clock icon for "in development," a checkmark for "live," or an X for "closed or unmaintained." The entries are organized chronologically by the date they were added, with the most recent additions at the top. The list includes products of many types: AI tools, media downloaders, productivity utilities, browser extensions, mobile apps, games, and more.

The README has explicit contribution guidelines asking submitters to write a clear, specific one-sentence description rather than vague labels. For example, "AI video generation tool" is rejected in favor of something like "Generate vertical short videos in 3 steps without editing experience." There is also a sub-list for developer tools and a separate game-focused edition.

You would browse this repository if you are an indie developer looking for inspiration, a product researcher tracking trends in Chinese consumer software, or a developer wanting to get your own project listed for visibility in the community.

As a documentation-only repository, there is no executable code and no specific tech stack. The primary language is listed as unknown since the repository contains only Markdown. The list is actively updated with new entries multiple times per week.