Discover is the main way to find projects on CESXY. You can search by plain words, category, tag and status, and combine them to narrow your results. This article explains each method.
Plain-word queries
The simplest search is to describe what you need in ordinary words. Type the task you want to do, such as meal plan, packing list or split bills.
Describe the task, not the technology. Summarise a long email works better than AI text tool.
Be specific. Toddler bedtime routine will find more relevant results than family.
Try other wording. If a search returns little, try a synonym or a broader term.
Search matches project titles, taglines, categories, stated needs and tags. It does not write an AI answer. It returns project pages and related context from the catalogue.
Categories
Categories group projects by their general area of use. CESXY has 16 fixed categories, and Discover always shows all of them, even when a category has no projects yet.
Productivity. AI Tools. Entertainment. Games. Education. Lifestyle. Health & Fitness. Finance. Travel. Creativity. Food & Drink. Business. Family & Kids. Local Life. Developer Tools. Social.
Every project has one main category and may have up to two secondary ones. Health & Fitness, Finance and Family & Kids are sensitive categories. Projects in them get extra review and point to our Safety page.
Choosing a category limits results to projects in it. Categories work well with a plain-word query, such as itinerary within Travel.
Quick tags
Quick tags describe how a project can be reached and used. Editors record them during review, and they are some of the most useful filters on the site.
web means the project runs in a web browser.
no-login means the core action works without an account.
free means the project can be used without paying.
live means the project is available now.
ios means the project is available on iOS.
login-required means you need an account to use it.
Tags help most when you have firm preferences about access. If you do not want to make accounts, filter by no-login. If you use an iPhone, filter by ios.
Status filters
Discover also lets you filter by project status. These are the labels a listing can carry.
Published means the project passed editorial review and is in the catalogue.
Tested means an editor used the core action personally, and the listing records the setup and date.
Community means the main evidence comes from community test notes, without a full CESXY test.
Fresh means a creator submitted it and no editor has reviewed it yet.
Heads-up means there is something to know first, with a one-line reason from the editor.
Broken is a marking for a project that cannot complete its core action right now.
When reliability matters most, filter by Tested. If you like the newest arrivals, browse Fresh directly. Badges are use notes, not certifications.
Combining methods
The most precise results come from combining methods. For example, search for packing list within Travel, add the no-login and free tags, and filter to Tested.
If a combined search returns nothing, remove one filter at a time.
When search does not find what you need
Browse Collections for projects grouped by a practical reason. Browse Themes for projects grouped by mood or moment. Check Fresh for projects that have arrived but are not yet reviewed. If the tool does not exist yet, make a wish on the Wishes board.
The catalogue is new. It grows as submissions are reviewed, so a category with no projects today may have some soon.