We recently discussed the changes that took place on the platform in 2025, so it s clear that the approach to Product Hunt will need to evolve as well.

Some features were removed, others were added, but there are still opportunities to gain visibility.

I see OpenAI as a tech giant that sets the direction in AI, and I try to follow their steps.

Right at the beginning of the year, 2 news items that reached my news horizon resonated with me:

Since I haven't been able to meet my work goals very well in the last few quarters, I now plan to approach them more systematically and not push myself too hard on work goals, as that ultimately led to problems that made my plan less sustainable.

So here is my structure and list:

There s no shortage of LinkedIn profile advice, but a lot of it feels disconnected from reality.

In your experience:

• What profile tips do you see repeated that don t actually change outcomes?

• What does seem to matter when deciding whether to trust, follow, or message someone?

• If someone only fixed one thing on their profile, what should it be?

As we're wrapping up 2025, what are the best dev tools launched on Product Hunt this year in your opinion?

Dropping here some of my favorite, most inspiring dev-first product launches, in no particular order:

• @v0 by Vercel - Runner-up in 2023, the v0 team launched twice this year, introducing v0 for iOS, ranked #1 Product of the Day.

  

• @Cursor - The 2024 Product of the Year still hits the charts. This year, they launched 5 times, introduced 2.0, ranked #1 Product of the Day and #1 Product of the Week.

  

• @Aikido Security - In the growing context of vibe coding and related security issues, the DevSecOps company is spot on: "Security is an everyone problem." This year, they acquired 2024 Golden Kitty Award nominee @Trag and nailed their first launch: #1 Product of the Day, #1 Developer Tool of the Month. Read on: A look at Aikido's first launch on Product Hunt.

  

• @Lingo.dev - The AI localization engine (YC F24) launched on Product Hunt last February and crushed it: #2 Product of the Day, #1 Developer Tool of the Week, #1 Developer Tool of the Month.

• @Appwrite - Launched Sites, the "open-source Vercel alternative," last May, ranked #1 Product of the Day, #1 Developer Tool of the Week, and #1 Developer Tool of the Month. The perfect Product Hunt launch?

• @Kilo Code - The open-source AI coding agent founded by GitLab co-founder @sytses blasted it this year: Two launches on Product Hunt, ranked respectfully #5 Product of the Day and #1 Product of the Day, hit 500K+ downloads on VS Code and JetBrains, and recently raised $8M in seed funding. See: How Kilo Code launched on Product Hunt.

• @Layercode - In the voice AI space, there's @ElevenLabs (2024 Product of the Year in the category, 16 launches in 2025) and new comers. Layercode is one of them. Launched last October, ranked #3 Product of the Day.

• @Thesys - Launched three times this year, introduced C1, a GenUI API, and ranked #1 Developer Tool of the Week.

• @Dimension - After months in stealth mode, the proactive AI assistant for engineering teams, among the most beautifully crafted products for developers, went GA, ranked #2 Product of the Day and #3 Developer Tool of the Week. Read on: How Dimension launched on Product Hunt.

For me, productivity means getting (more) results faster in less time. My goals for 2026 are closely linked to the fact that I want to learn a lot of things, which will require a lot of concentration.

Therefore, I think that a large part of what I want to gain will be ensured by:

Hey everyone!

I'm Shige, Co-founder of Giselle an open-source AI app builder we just launched today! This is my first time launching on Product Hunt, and I'm super excited (and a bit nervous ).

I'm working remotely from Japan, which means I'm navigating a pretty challenging timezone gap with PT. We've got about 15 hours left in our launch day, and while I wish I could stay awake for all 24 hours, I'm about to take a quick nap to recharge.

The feature you ve been asking for is officially live

Record with Professional AI Voices

You can now transform your screen recordings into studio-quality demos using professional AI voices.

Just record your screen and let AI handle the voiceover with clean, natural, and professional every time.

One of everyone's biggest nightmares is losing data.

It seems like I ritualistically deal with this every 6 years when my external drive fails, and then I have to get the whole history back (expensively).

I ve been using Google s @NanoBanana image tools for a while now for quick visuals, edits, and the occasional cursed meme. They ve been good enough that I haven t really felt a big urge to switch.

But I m seeing a ton of buzz around @ChatGPT Images and how much better they are for real-world stuff like thumbnails, product shots, and UI mocks.

Hot off the press! OSS AI coding assistant @Kilo Code just announced a $8 Million raise in seed funding.

@scobreit wrote in their blog announcement:

This funding accelerates our roadmap: smarter multi-agent collaboration, enterprise-grade tooling for technical leaders, and a feature set that continues to accelerate the AI flywheel for development teams using Kilo.

I often get asked why someone's forum was rejected.

First of all, I need to clarify that I m not an internal member of the Product Hunt team, so I do not influence these decisions.

Dub.co launched Partners, an affiliate marketing platform, on Product Hunt 4 months ago, and they just announced a major milestone: $10,000,000 in payouts sent to creators worldwide.

We just wrapped the Orbit Awards for AI Dictation and now we re moving to the next category: AI Automation.

This one is for the tools that actually do work for you clearing chores, running workflows in the background, or quietly taking over a chunk of your week without turning into another dashboard you have to babysit.

Some launches or events are more memorable than others (and that's because they know how to differentiate themselves from the rest).

We are not completely at the end, but I can certainly say that the PH launch and event struck with me in the sense of making it memorable.

Hollywood started panicking because of this Netflix X Warner Bros acquisition.

I m deeply immersed in cinematography, and to me, this feels like proof that theatres could decline even further as people continue to favour streaming. I m also questioning what this means for content quality. Fewer major producers could create more room for monopolies and potential price wars, and I think we can expect subscription prices to rise as a result.

Hey Product Hunt community!

I'm Mahmoud, and I m excited to introduce myself as we prepare to finally launch SupplementIQ.

My Story: Cutting Through the Noise

I ve always believed great ideas start with simple frustration. Mine began while staring at endless supplement shelves, unsure what was real. I realized the world of dietary supplements is full of noise, conflicting claims, and a huge lack of scientific transparency.

I have been managing several communities and doing marketing for over 3 or 4 years, and I have noticed a pattern where about 80% of people "test" you to see if you will do things for them for free.

I also notice that people from certain countries tend to do this more often. For example, Central and Eastern Europe + Southeast Asia.

On the contrary, people from the USA and China are willing to pay.

A tagline is the first piece of content a user will see about your product on the leaderboard. It's so important that you get it right. You should be able to get a really solid idea of what your product is just by reading a handful of words.

In the spirit of forever optimising our taglines, I wanted to do a little experiment: