Show HN: I created a tool to design and create foamcore inserts for boardgames

A new DIY app, Boxsert Designer, promises tidy, custom foamcore organizers for your chaotic boardgame boxes—and the comment section immediately turned into a craft fair with a judge’s panel. The strongest chorus? Show us pictures. As one wag put it, this needs a portfolio because “people like pictures,” cue the eternal internet meme of “pics or it didn’t happen.” The maker crowd rolled in like a hardware store stampede: one camp demanded dividers that auto-snap to edges to spare all that fiddly nudging, while another asked for SVG export—vector files you can feed to a laser or CNC cutter—because why cut by hand when you can unleash the robot? A third faction shouted: build a public library of inserts so the community can share layouts for popular games.

Then the hardware maximalists cranked the heat: tabs and slots for easier assembly, and even STL files (that’s 3D models) for printing inserts instead of cutting them. Meanwhile, a newbie confessed they didn’t even know foamcore inserts existed but suddenly wanted to rescue their “broken boardgame boxes”—relatable chaos energy. The dev points folks to r/boxinsertdesigner for feedback and project flexing, and the vibe is pure organize-all-the-things meets laser-gang vs glue-gang. Tender app launch, spicy craft demands, and a community ready to sort your meeples by color and attitude.