ResearchToolBeginnerFree
Google Scholar
A simple starting point for finding papers and seeing how research topics connect.
For: Students who are trying to understand a topic before contacting labs or mentors.
Goal finder
What do you want to build?
Pick a goal and we will show you what to learn, what you will need, and how to get started.
Popular starting points
Search results are goals first. The links and tutorials live inside each roadmap.
ProgrammingBeginner
Build a Website
Build and publish a simple website that can live on your BuildWith profile.
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EngineeringBeginner-friendly
Build a Robot
Start with a small robot or physical computing project that senses, moves, lights up, or responds to input.
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EngineeringBeginner-friendly
Electrical Engineering Project
Build a tiny circuit or embedded project before moving into larger electronics work.
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ProgrammingBeginner
Build an App
Turn a simple problem into a working mobile or web app prototype.
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ProgrammingIntermediate
Build an AI Project
Use data and a small model to answer a focused question or automate a narrow task.
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ProgrammingBeginner-friendly
Build a Game
Make a small playable game before trying to design a large world or complex engine system.
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ResearchBeginner
Start a Research Project
Turn curiosity into a focused question, background reading, and a small first investigation.
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EntrepreneurshipBeginner-friendly
Start a Business
Test whether a problem is real before spending months building the wrong thing.
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New to projects?
Not sure what to build? Start with a small guided project, then turn it into your own BuildWith project page.
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Secondary library
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Use this when you already know the resource, skill, or tool you want. If you know what you want to accomplish, use goal search above.
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ResearchToolBeginner-friendlyFree
Zotero Quick Start Guide
A short guide to saving, organizing, and citing research sources.
For: Students who are collecting papers, sources, or citations for a research project.