The latest articles on DEV Community by na an (@na_an_ab6af4a1dc3ff000fcc). https://dev.to/na_an_ab6af4a1dc3ff000fcc https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4223450%2F7b4a78b1-2b6f-499d-842f-46ee07a75450.png https://dev.to/na_an_ab6af4a1dc3ff000fcc en na an Tue, 03 Nov 2026 05:23:09 +0000 https://dev.to/na_an_ab6af4a1dc3ff000fcc/i-built-navdigest-a-bilingual-ai-tools-directory-compare-workflows-3m74 https://dev.to/na_an_ab6af4a1dc3ff000fcc/i-built-navdigest-a-bilingual-ai-tools-directory-compare-workflows-3m74 <h2> What is NavDigest? </h2> <p>NavDigest is a <strong>bilingual (English + Chinese)</strong> directory for AI tools. You can browse by category, open tool detail pages, compare tools side by side, and follow step-by-step <strong>workflow</strong> guides.</p> <p>I'm sharing it here on DEV for feedback from people who evaluate tools regularly.</p> <h2> Links (specific pages) </h2> <ul> <li> <strong>English home:</strong> <a href="https://navdigest.com/en/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://navdigest.com/en/</a> </li> <li> <strong>Chinese home:</strong> <a href="https://navdigest.com/zh/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://navdigest.com/zh/</a> </li> <li> <strong>Compare hub:</strong> <a href="https://navdigest.com/en/ai/compare" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://navdigest.com/en/ai/compare</a> </li> <li> <strong>Example tool page (ChatGPT):</strong> <a href="https://navdigest.com/en/ai/productivity/chatgpt" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://navdigest.com/en/ai/productivity/chatgpt</a> </li> <li> <strong>Example workflow:</strong> <a href="https://navdigest.com/en/ai/workflows/client-deliverable-factory" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://navdigest.com/en/ai/workflows/client-deliverable-factory</a> </li> </ul> <h2> What I focused on </h2> <ul> <li> <strong>SSR</strong> so crawlers and first paint get real HTML (not an empty shell).</li> <li> <strong>Compare pages</strong> for shortlisting tools without opening ten tabs.</li> <li> <strong>Workflows</strong> as practical playbooks (prompts + tool links), not just a link farm.</li> </ul> <h2> What I'd love from this community </h2> <ul> <li>Would you use a compare view like this? What's missing?</li> <li>Any categories or workflows you'd want next?</li> </ul> <p>Thanks for reading — happy to answer questions in the comments.</p> ai webdev showdev productivity