🇮🇳 Swadeshi Apps

A curated directory of Indian Alternatives Apps to help you discover and adopt quality solutions built by Indian innovators. Support Swadeshi movement and Atmanirbhar Bharat through technology choices.

🔗 Live Site: swadeshiapps.com

🎯 Mission

Promote Indian software innovation by helping users discover quality alternatives to international tools. Every software choice is a vote for the ecosystem we want to build.

📊 Statistics

• 160+ Indian Alternatives Apps
• 12 categories
• 430+ statically generated pages
• 43KB optimized search index

📂 Categories

• Business - CRM, HR, Analytics
• Finance - Payments, Banking, Billing
• Communication - Messaging, Video Calls
• Development - Developer Tools, Cloud
• Productivity - Office Tools, Storage
• E-commerce - Online Stores, Logistics
• Education - Learning Platforms
• Entertainment - Streaming, Music
• Creative - Design Tools
• Social Networking - Social Platforms
• Utilities - Browsers, System Tools
• Hosting - Web Hosting

🚀 Why Choose Indian Software?

• Economic Growth - Support Indian companies and job creation
• Data Sovereignty - Keep your data within Indian borders
• Local Understanding - Products built for Indian market needs
• Better Support - Customer service in your timezone
• Self-Reliance - Reduce dependency on foreign software

🤝 Contributing

We welcome contributions! See data/README.md for detailed guidelines.

Quick Start

1. Fork this repository
2. Create JSON file in /data/[category]/your-app.json
3. Follow the format (validated automatically)
4. Submit a Pull Request

Required Fields

{
  "name": "Software Name",
  "description": "Brief description (20-500 chars)",
  "website": "https://example.com",
  "category": "Business",
  "alternatives": ["Tool 1", "Tool 2"],
  "pricing": "Free|Freemium|Paid|Open Source",
  "company": "Company Name",
  "location": "City, State"
}

Run pnpm validate to check your entry before submitting.

🎨 Tech Stack

• Framework: Next.js 15.2.4 (App Router)
• Language: TypeScript (strict mode)
• Styling: Tailwind CSS v4.1.9
• UI: shadcn/ui + Radix UI (7 components)
• Icons: Lucide React
• Fonts: Geist Sans & Geist Mono
• Data: Static JSON with build-time validation
• Package Manager: pnpm

✨ Features

• 🔍 Fast Search - Build-time indexed search (43KB)
• 📱 Mobile-First - Fully responsive design
• 🎨 Indian Theme - Saffron, white, green color scheme
• 🚀 Static Generation - All 430+ pages pre-built
• ⚡ Optimized - Fast navigation and loading
• 🔗 SEO Friendly - Comprehensive metadata + JSON-LD
• ✅ Validated - Automated data validation
• 🛡️ Error Handling - Comprehensive error boundaries

🛠️ Development

# Install dependencies
pnpm install

# Validate data files (160+ JSON files)
pnpm validate

# Start dev server
pnpm dev

# Build for production
pnpm build

# Validate all URLs (crawl entire site)
pnpm validate:urls --url=http://localhost:3000

📜 License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details.

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