Building a browser extension for fashion shoppers taught me something I didn't expect: the tech isn't the hard part.
I'm a solo founder working on a shopping tool. My target users are women aged 15-35 who want to look good and save money. They're not on Product Hunt. They don't hang out in founder communities. They discover products through TikTok hauls and Instagram reels.
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.
As we wrap up the year, I ve been looking back at the sheer amount of shipping that happened on this platform in 2025. It s been an incredible year for builders.
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Hey all! quite a while since i can say the last major update has commenced, this time involving an almost complete rebuild of the canvas creation logic under the hood. What that means for you? Much faster UI responsiveness, Larger Canvas support and more keyboard, and also now mouse: shortcut integration! If you feel like checking it out, heres the app store link: https://apps.apple.com/app/tilep... Compatible with iPad and Mac.
I'm excited to share that we've shipped new features on the Blimp platform. Blimp V2 has now moved from a simple workflow automation platform to a full AI-native productivity suite. We have a context-aware calendar, an AI email client, a project and task management suite, and real-time Slack-like team communications, and much more. Check out the new updates at https://getblimpy.cloud
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Ultracite is an opinionated, zero-config code linter and formatter. @haydenbleasel launched it on Product Hunt twice this year, and I had a humble contribution as a Hunter.
Different launches, different results. Here's what I learned.
