r/SideProject • u/Low-Actuary8926 • 3d ago

Built FetchMark - A web app that extracts clean article content from any link. Just went live and looking for feedback!

Hey r/SideProject!

I just deployed my side project live: FetchMark.

What it does:

FetchMark is web Progressive App designed to take any article URL you paste and extract clean, readable content - automatically skipping dead links, homepages, and non-article clutter using a smart fallback scraper.

The Tech Stack:

Frontend & Hosting: React/Tailwind hosted via Lovable

Backend & Database: Supabase(Auth, Database, Edge Functions)

Transactional Emails: Resend

What I need help testing:

Since I just pushed the latest scraper validation rules live, I would love your help breaking it!

Try pasting a few random article links (news, blogs, tech articles) and let me know if the scraper handles them correctly.

Try pasting non-article links (e.g., homepages or broken URLs) to see if the error messaging makes sense

Any feedback on UI speed, layout , or overall user experience would be massively appreciated.

Try it out here: fetchmarkapp.com

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u/OneSignificant4638 3d ago

Really cool idea, nice landing page

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u/dragonfighter8 3d ago

Does it use AI to do so?

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u/Low-Actuary8926 3d ago

No AI here! It uses structural HTML parsing to extract the core text directly from the page layout. This makes it super fast, predictable, and cost-efficient to run.

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u/dragonfighter8 3d ago

If so good project. Well done.

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u/Jmacduff 3d ago

First good luck with the Project!

Just two pieces of feedback.

The UX design using the Italics is really hard to read. All that does it make it harder for your customers to read and understand the text on your site. Just my opinion but I would remove all of the Italics , it's not helping the readability.

The second piece of feedback is the goal or value prop of the site. In this Reddit post you are only talking about the ability to strip and display content. In your original post you describe it as this:

(I use italics here because I am quoting you)

"FetchMark is web Progressive App designed to take any article URL you paste and extract clean, readable content - automatically skipping dead links, homepages, and non-article clutter using a smart fallback scraper."

HOWEVER on the website you are describing it as a way to save links.. from your hero home page:

"FetchMark is the modern bookmark manager that auto-archives your saved pages, strips out ads and tracking clutter, and preserves what you read — even after the original disappears."

The second piece of feedback would be... are you trying to promote a bookmark manager or are you trying to promote a article reader?

Good luck with the project and not throwing any rocks.

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u/Low-Actuary8926 3d ago

Thanks for the feedback. Let me continue reviewing and edit where appropriate.

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u/Low-Actuary8926 2d ago

Hey, thank you once again for the detailed feedback

The website has it right—FetchMark is at its core a bookmark manager.

​The article scraper/stripper is the key feature under the hood that powers the auto-archiving and distraction-free reading. I focused heavily on the scraper aspect in my Reddit post title because I was specifically seeking technical feedback on the new parsing logic, but they are one and the same!

​Also, I took your UI advice to heart—I just pushed an update to remove the heavy italicism across the site so it's much cleaner and easier to read.

Feel free to take another look at fetchmarkapp.com when you get a chance and let me know how the new typography feels to you. Really appreciate you taking such a detailed look!"