When I moved to Portugal, I had a big desire to build something for the community. As I'm living in a small town called Costa da Caparica, I did some research and found out that the aren't enough information about it on the internet, and many local businesses aren't present online at all. So I decided to create such a platform for tourists, locals, and digital nomads - a place where I gather information about where to go, what to visit, where to buy what you need, where to find a doctor, a pharmacy, or a surf coach. I'm planning to add even more features with time, such as local news, info about events, etc. What surprised me is that right after launching the website, a few business owners reached out to me with requests to add their businesses to my platform. What features would you add to this website to make it even more useful?

Realy like it!

Prerender Buddy has been completely overhauled

The whole project has changed significantly since I first shared it here.

What started as a prerendering service for JavaScript websites has grown into a complete crawler visibility toolkit. The platform now includes managed prerendering, crawler diagnostics, raw vs rendered HTML comparisons, bulk website checking, a Chrome extension, macOS app, developer API, CLI and MCP tools.

I have also rebuilt large parts of the dashboard, rendering infrastructure and website setup process. The next step is releasing the self-hosted rendering engine and integrations for developer tools.

The goal remains simple: help website owners see what search engines and AI crawlers actually receive, and fix it when they receive almost nothing. Curious what crawlers actually see on your website? You can check it for free at https://prerenderbuddy.com

Impressive evolution! How are users finding the new bulk website checking feature?