... recurring buying mistake pushed me to build this: seeing USB-C on a laptop and a portable monitor, then assuming one cable must carry video and power. The Portable Monitor Connection Checker separates four things that product listings often blur together: the laptop's actual video-output capability, external-display count and lid conditions, monitor power, and whether the cable carries data/video rather than charge only. It supports MacBook Air M3/M4 presets, one- or two-monitor plans, and a manual ...

... everyone! I'm Jamie, an 18-year-old student, and I've been working on a little macOS side project called BendMac. It makes your desktop bend and blur as you close your MacBook's lid. It's inspired by Bendy ( https://trybendy.app ), and I wanted to make a free, open-source version that anyone can contribute to. See the animation and download it: https://bendmac.app Source: https://github.com/IuCC123/BendMac A quick compatibility note: automatic tracking needs a supported ...

... their involvement. Everything after that belonged to developers, and a lot of nuance got lost in between: wrong spacing, animations that didn't quite work, "that's not how it looked in the mockup." That line is blurring now. AI tools like Cursor, Lovable, or Claude Code let designers go beyond drawing an interface and actually build a working prototype with real code. Not production-ready, but enough to: Test a hypothesis in hours instead of sprints Show the team ... ... real edge: their decisions reach users faster, and their value to startups, especially early-stage ones, goes up significantly. Has anyone else been exploring this? Curious what tools you're using and what's actually speeding things up versus

... couldn't stop thinking about. Every CRM is built for the single-product company. But founders shipping multiple products, and agencies running separate pipelines for a dozen clients, live in a completely different reality one where leads blur together, conversations lose their context, and deals quietly die because no one's tracking how long they've waited. So I built LiftUp : a CRM where every lead, deal, and conversation is scoped to one product from the start, with SLA timers ...

... While building the XAUUSD tools behind TR-MATE, we ran into a product-design question. It would have been easy to make one large gold trade calculator. But that can blur four different checks: margin required to open the position P/L if price moves lot size for a defined risk and stop-loss overnight swap if the position is held We chose to split them into separate tools. The trade-off is an extra click, but each result ...

... depends on someone being able to send a friend an actual result, not a screenshot of a promise a small group of real people ready to show up in the first hour, because I've been checking, and every competitor in my space launched on PH with zero pre mobilized support and got zero votes. Organic discovery on PH doesn't happen anymore, if it ever did. The line I keep coming back to is the difference between validating ... ... Phone properly. Screentime reduction is a problem I actually have :). Good luck getting Safelimit to launch-ready too! Comment from Satchmo Saunders(@satchmo_saunders): @varun_nadar   @rsm1207  Late to both of these, sorry, launch day was a blur

... have been comparing a bunch of auth and identity providers over the last few weeks, and I keep running into the same feeling, which is that after a while they all start to blur together. The landing pages promise more or less the same things, the feature lists look almost identical, and the pricing pages all seem built to be a little hard to compare. So I am genuinely curious how people cut through that. For those ...

... hoping I m not the only one who has this problem. The product isn t fully finished yet, but the core functionality is already working well enough to serve as an MVP. The remaining features will be blurred out as Pro features with an upgrade button that will actually lead users to a waitlist. At the same time, I m preparing the marketing side of the launch (creating visual assets, writing descriptions, and getting everything ready for the Chrome ... ... Emre Ta er(@burak_emre_taser): same boat right now about to launch my first MVP too (MadeDay, productized design for founders), also no fancy funnel yet, so take this as a fellow builder not an expert :) the waitlist-behind-blurred

... more than any UI polish did. So yeah, I d say naming the problem is the actual unlock. The demo just has to not get in the way of it. Comment from Viraj Parab(@viraj_parab): StartupHQ to organize competitor research, validate ideas, and keep my roadmap focused. It removed a lot of the "what should I do next?" moments. Now the challenge is exactly what you mentioned: getting distribution right. Comment from Mincheol kim(@mincheol_kim): @anna_ludwinowski ... ... Kozlo(@wvitalik): I look for the problem/need first. However, note that some products are solving the problem of a bad existing UX and user interface (think about the goal "to manage virtual private servers" and solutions via the terminal VS

... retail investors - most of them don't have 3 hours to parse an earnings call and just want to know if the number matters. Natural language on top of financial data is exactly where AI actually adds value vs. just looking useful. Real-time accuracy on constantly changing financial data is genuinely one of the hardest infra problems in this space, so props for taking it on. Comment from Nolan Vu(@nolan_vu): @njoroge_emmanuel  "Solid product to enough ... ... just a generic "nice work." feel free to connect my colleague here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/duct... Comment from Nolan Vu(@nolan_vu): @syzy   The blurred

... support calls, or working with client data. The extension can hide common sensitive data such as email addresses, phone numbers, names, addresses, usernames, company fields, card numbers, IP addresses and your own custom words or phrases. It can also blur images and videos separately, with an intensity control and one-click media blur

... have actually diverged in outcome in the ledger so far and if it's inferred, what's your cold-start before a single divergence has been observed? Comment from Alexander Bering(@alexanderbering): @aadilghani  The reason "edit vs. tell-it-to-revise vs

... Depth Ball appeared inverted on the Y axis in video export has been fixed. New Effects Kinetic Typography: Echo, Slit, Beat, Lissajous, Rotor, Portal, Fold, Aether, Ripple. Main Effects: Thermal, Plasma, Film Grain, Lenticular, Ripple, Wave Warp, Fisheye, Radial Blur, Directional Blur

... everyone I m an indie iOS developer and I just launched my new app: RedactFlow: Blur & Pixelate . The idea came from something super simple I kept sharing screenshots with private info without realizing it. Emails, names, random details You think it s fine, then you notice too late. I tried existing tools but they were either: too complicated too slow or required uploading content somewhere So I built something for myself first: Pick a photo or video ... ... region Blur

... either: - too small to see - jittery and distracting - or just... boring So I added a custom cursor feature to Snapr. Now you can: Use different cursor styles and adjust size Smooth out cursor movement (no more jitter) Add motion blur trails Add click effects for better clarity The goal wasn t to make it flashy but to make recordings easier to follow. Especially for tutorials, product demos, and presentations. Would love to hear your thoughts: What makes a good cursor ...

... them, photo profiles were special in a similar way. When I double checked the profiles, the links were not working. And I hate finding myself interacting with bots. What is the limit that bothers you in interacting with AI vs what feels fine? A/ Interacting with a bot B/ Interacting with content being 100% generated C/ The person giving the idea, and asking AI to write an answer. D/ Asking AI to rewrite E/ Correcting with AI It was funny ... ... safe and always AI-compatible. The thing that can get you fired if you apply it to the wrong deal that's the signal. On images and video: agree with Saad that effort is the better frame than AI vs

... years in, that separation is surprisingly valuable. Comment from Mickael Chiron(@hivin): Good point, personal brand helps early traction, but it can also bias feedback and hide product flaws. Maybe the real question is less brand vs product and more how to get honest users early without distortion. Have you seen cases where strong founder visibility actually blocked real feedback? Comment from Jinji Huang(@jinji_huang): I lean toward building some personal credibility, but only after the product problem ... ... from the honest feedback you need most early on. This is just my opinion as a first-time launcher; I am still figuring things out as I move along! Comment from Sourav Mahapatra(@sourav_mahapatra1): The framing 'before vs

... getting ready to ship Still 1.1.6, and this update makes the app feel much more private, calm, and complete. What's new in this version: A new privacy toggle in History to hide messages and blur images, so past entries are not visible at a glance Google Drive backup and restore, so Pro users can keep a safe copy of their journal Gentle starter prompts to make it easier to begin writing when you don't know where to start ...

... public . What still needs maturing includes: 1. Full operator-facing balance panel The admin side needs a cleaner, more complete control surface where operators can see: pressure inputs balance recommendations active bounds suggested changes recent balance receipts frozen vs live states restore-default controls 2. Stronger recommendation-to-action bridge The system should be able to move from: observation to recommendation to bounded execution to logged receipt without turning into silent mutation chaos. That bridge has to be careful, auditable ... ... changing things behind the scenes with no clear logic, no guardrails, and no narrative coherence. Players notice. Trust gets shredded. Option C: fake promises about stability This is the most dangerous one. Projects imply support they cannot sustainably provide, blur

... iLoveIMG signup wall at the worst possible moment. ihateimg.in is the alternative I built out of frustration a completely free image toolkit that never asks you to create an account, never shows you an ad, and never locks a feature behind a paywall. What you can do: Crop trim your image exactly how you want Resize custom dimensions in pixels or percentage Compress reduce file size without killing quality Watermark add text or image watermarks in seconds Upscale increase resolution ... ... without heavy blur

... shell of a launch, we re making something people want. We always believed finding real, trustworthy reviews online mattered. But this experience made it clear it s not just important, it s necessary. As AI-generated content continues to blur the line between real and fake, the need for verified, authentic opinions is clear. That s the mission we re pursuing with Honestly. Now What? Top 5 Product of the Week Now, we aim to build off this accidental momentum ... ... result. Comment from Arun Tamang(@arun_tamang): Curious how much of that early traction translated into actual usage, considering the bugs and broken flows. It s a strong signal either way, but the difference between people checking it out vs

... Product Hunt launches revealed something fascinating. The concept: "Discourse broadening" how founders reply to commenters determines silent audience support. Strategy Audience Support Minimal replies (just answering) Low Calibrated broadening (acknowledge + add adjacent perspectives) High Excessive broadening (blurred message) Low The sweet spot: Acknowledge the commenter's point, then add one or two adjacent perspectives that speak to other stakeholder concerns usability, outcomes, societal relevance. Why this works: Silent observers watch. They form opinions based on how inclusively you conduct public ... ... language people actually ask , not just what they type . Finding #5: One URL Can Carry You For Superwhisper, one single Product Hunt URL drove 1.6% of their ChatGPT visibility and 5.5% of Google AI Overview visibility. Compare that to competitors

... something important, it lands in your folder as "Screenshot 2025-03-14 at 3.42.17 PM.png", and it's gone forever. We said enough. Here's the magic: +Shift+2 snap any region on any display Annotate with arrows, text, blur, and AI object selection (yes, it can cut out objects) Save it and AI auto-names, tags, and files it for you no more Screenshot_final_v2_REAL.png Create your own categories the AI learns YOUR system, not some generic one "That meme ...

... When fresh air is the only deliverable left. He sat staring at the screen, paralysed. His to-do list was impossible, the tasks merging into a single, overwhelming blur of failure. He tried forcing himself to type, but the effort produced only self-recrimination. He knew he was done for the day, but the guilt kept him chained to the desk. Defeated, he pushed his chair away, walked to the window, and cranked it open. The cold evening air rushed ...

... sparked an interesting thought experiment: how likely is it that we ll see AGI (AI that thinks and learns like a human) within the next five years? The report highlights a fascinating divergence: the view from money vs. the view from science. Money : the probability inferred from trillions poured into data centers, Nvidia chips, and servers. Investors seem to be betting that AGI is inevitable. Science : the probability inferred from research papers and AI development models. Experts are far more ... ... might be ahead of reality. Expect volatility, overpromised outcomes, and valuable lessons along the way. Meanwhile, AI continues reshaping work, attention, and human behavior. I d love to hear the community s perspective: Are you seeing this money vs