... Since launching on Product Hunt, the feedback has been amazing. A dozen messages, feature requests, and ideas are flooding in from every platform. And honestly? Some of you have taken ExtraBar further than I ever imagined. The Problem You Told Us About Users were adding 30+ apps, automations, deep links, and Keyboard Maestro macros to their bars. Amazing to see, but the bar was becoming challenging to manage. So we built exactly what you asked for. Introducing Menu Mode ExtraBar ... ... friend, and I, building tools we actually want to use. The site is in development and will launch soon. Thank You Almost 150 users in less than a week. Absolute hearthwarming. To everyone who tried ExtraBar, sent feedback, or told

... read and write. They had the vision, but the technology of that era dot-printed paper and bulky cameras became a trap. Despite the brilliant team, the hardware limitations and patent walls forced them to shut down. Ajit told me he just bought a Flowtica Scribe. He didn't buy it just to use it. He told

... competing, they were filling a verified gap. Phase 2: Viewer Psychology Mapping Critical Success Factors: Use Channel Insights to decode your specific audience's emotional triggers and content preferences Map viewer journey patterns showing what keeps people watching versus bouncing Identify psychographic patterns unique to your community, not generic demographics The Channel Insights component addresses what researchers call the "relevance gap", the difference between what creators think resonates and what actually drives engagement. Creators who understand viewer psychology ... ... higher click-through rates than those optimizing solely for SEO. A small business owner told

... Stop guessing. Start seeing what actually kills your MRR. Hey Product Hunt! I m a solo founder who kept running into the same painful question: Why are users signing up clicking around and then disappearing forever? Analytics told me numbers . Recordings told

... raining, always raining) And you know what else happened this week? Context Sync hit 970+ downloads. Nine. Seven. Zero. In ONE WEEK. WITHOUT us even announcing the new stuff yet. Let me break this down I haven't told you what we built. I've been sitting on it. Being strategic. Waiting for the right moment. (The right moment is Monday, by the way. Monday's gonna be GOOD.) But people are downloading anyway. Installing. Using it. Telling their friends ... ... Kenyan in Scotland Who gets lazy some weeks (we discussed this) Who has friends with birthdays Who's about to be Santa Who just hit 970 downloads organically Who has TWO new integrations he hasn't even told

... told to add a fun fact section " "I was told

... June 2025, ranked #6 Product of the Day. We launched it again 6 months later, reworked some inputs, and ranked #2 Product of the Day. TL,DR: What we did differently Made the tagline straight-to-the-point Told the story visually through the image gallery Picked a different launch day Diff: Tagline - Fast, automated code formatting for JavaScript apps + Opinionated, zero-config code linter and formatter The most important part of a launch? [1] First, we wanted a tagline ... ... that balances simplicity and accuracy. We refined the copy and went straight-to-the-point. Diff: Image gallery On the first launch, the image gallery highlighted the key features. On the second launch, we told

... month back, I noticed a gap while validating my idea. AI would give different answers every time, competitors were hard to map, and public data was scattered across dozens of platforms. So instead of relying on prompts, I built something for myself a small tool that combined AI reasoning with real signals from the market. That gradually turned into MarketScope . What I tried to do- Let founders compare an idea with existing tools so that they don't waste resource ... ... building duplicates. But after I posted it on Reddit, a tech exec from Nokia told

... competitive for mind share out there. - Some VCs still bucket us as AI secretary wave - a reminder to tell the story clearly and focus on what makes you different + distinctive. Founder Lessons (the part I wish someone told me earlier): - You re the product. VCs aren t doing you a favour: you re giving them a chance to invest in you and what you re building. Stay grounded, but keep that energy in mind. - Pitching takes reps. You ll tell ... ... what their past investments have in common. 2. Start with one great anecdote; if it lands, you ll see it instantly. I now have one that I love to tell and the flashes in their eyes feel rewarding. - US vs

... restructure hits, and they need to cut all costs. They get hit with a lawsuit. A company announces layoffs (your champion may find out after they are already gone) Social Media sentiment changes. The company got acquired by a competitor. New funding is being completed. None of that shows up in your product dashboards, but all of it affects churn. When you find out, it's probably because they told

... other days Cloudflare outage wasted a few hours of my day - not because the outage was confusing, but because my monitoring stack was basically gaslighting me. Everything lit up red. Every DOWN alert fired. But none of it told me whether the issue was: my origin Cloudflare s edge DNS SSL routing My servers were fine the whole time. It made me realise most monitoring tools don t distinguish origin failures from CDN/edge failures so one vendor issue looks like ... ... home. Comment from hamma(@hamma): @r221   Hey Rob - appreciate the push. I ve tightened the positioning and made the differentiator way more obvious. Just shipped this update that makes it clear. StayUp highlights the layers it detects (origin vs

... months ago, I'd never heard of Product Hunt. When I told people we were launching @AI Context Flow here, they told

... folks Ryan here I ve been chatting with a bunch of vibe-coding builders lately, and everyone keeps saying the same thing: Prompts get you UI fast but the moment things get real, everything starts to fall apart. they told me: I m rewriting prompts all day because the logic drifts. Looks good, but the flow makes no sense. I m vibe-coding but also vibe-debugging. And it hit me: Prompts give you speed. Specs give you control ...

... months 3 sold it to 5 people before product hunt 4 used PH as FUEL not validation 5 knew EXACTLY who it was for (not "productivity users" but like "fintech compliance officers at series B startups") one founder told me "PH gave me 900 signups but the 3 customers i cold emailed before launch gave me my business model" why im posting this: because i watch founders do this on repeat. build for 9 months, launch, get dopamine hit from ... ... perfect"? if you said no to any of these your'e not building a product your'e building a hope the founder who hurt my soul the most spent 11 months building, launched, got 600 upvotes, made $0, and told

... with a typical 9 5 job? I see how much a solid marketing campaign costs on just one platform (often the monthly expense is equal to at least a full year s salary). The day before yesterday, a friend told me he and his wife are closing their restaurant, which they opened just six months ago. They had taken a loan for it, which makes it even worse. How much of your own financial reserve would you be willing ... ... just saw this. Comment from Denys(@denys_kuzin1): In most cases I'm trying to keep budget in between $10-20k. It should be enough to create MVP and prove the idea. Comment from Nika(@busmark_w_nika): @vsteppp

... indie hacker forums, and startup graveyards you'll never find manually. What we built: An AI that acts like 100 researchers working in parallel. Give us your idea in plain English, and in 4 minutes we'll surface: Direct competitors (obvious ones) Indirect threats (the not-so-obvious ones) Failed startups in your space (learn from their mistakes) The ACTUAL keywords your customers use (spoiler: it's not what you think) The kicker: Your first 3 reports are completely free ... ... card required. One founder told

... market, it feels like Apple is only just waking up. Yes, Siri already partially integrates ChatGPT, but the bigger AI upgrade has been delayed multiple times. And now I m reading that in an internal meeting, Tim Cook told employees that Apple simply must win in AI. According to Bloomberg, he reaffirmed that the company will significantly increase its AI investments, as he already told

... show up with a mullet and a mustache. So I did. The First Call On the Zoom: Gustaf, Harj, and Nicolas. These were people I had watched for years. We pitched. The interview lasted 10 minutes. They told us we d hear back. That night, nothing. I messaged the team, joking maybe they were just being polite because it was late in London. The next day, Gustaf emailed. He liked the team and idea but wanted to see more ... ... Iranian permanent residency. I had one of those. My UK Exceptional Talent visa didn t count. The Weirdest Founder Problem Ever We were not facing a market problem or a growth problem. We were dealing with international compliance. I told

... this your first product? If not, what else have you built, or are currently working on? This is my second product. I realized the need to build YoinkUI while building my first product actually. It was a competitor marketing analysis tool, but I abandoned the project. What s your secret weapon or go-to when you get stuck while building? Going for a walk or taking a shower always helps me clear my mind and oftentimes the solution comes ... ... views. I placed 4th product of the day on Product Hunt, despite basically having no audience. In hindsight I wish I had set up a teaser page for a few days, and promoted my launch on my site and told

... getting ready to set up my first one. But before I jump into crafting the launch page, I d love to learn from those of you who ve done this before: What's something you wish someone had told you before you built your PH launch page? Whether it s something about the visuals, copy, maker comment, or even timing, all tips are welcome. Thanks in advance! PS: I m building a tool that helps founders think more clearly ...

... actually means until you re deep in it. Maybe you launched too soon, built too much before talking to anyone, or trusted feedback that sounded nice but meant nothing. Looking back, what s one thing you wish someone had told you when you were validating your first idea? Was it about asking better questions? Testing the right thing? Not trusting your cofounder s cousin? Asking out of curiosity, and because I ve been building something that acts like a strategy ... ... consultant in your browser (helping structure business plans and challenge assumptions before you go all in). Would love to learn from your stories. Comment from Priyanka Gosai(@priyanka_gosai1): Oh, I love this question. I wish someone had told

... first impression of the actual device was that the plastic finish felt a little underwhelming, especially if you re used to the polish of Apple or Nothing devices. This made me want to hide the device vs show it off. That s really the only complaint. The weight and comfort is fine and it was actually light enough that I often forgot that I was wearing it. Aside from the plastic casing, the status light shines through ... ... actionables (like this review!), it truly did add to my life. It also didn t hallucinate, like at all. So while the context focus could be better, the details and information it provided was pleasantly accurate. Comparisons & Alternatives

... Tool of the Month What Appwrite did right Polished the tagline and visual assets. The most important part of this launch? The 60-character tagline is the first thing you read on the front page. " The open-source Vercel alternative " checks all the boxes: The community loves OSS products, and @Vercel is in the Top 0,1% most-loved products . The value is upfront. Found a Hunter. @benln was the hunter of this launch an established user, among ... ... reach and made a difference. Built momentum early. The launch was planned for May 19, and the team first posted on 10 days before . Engaged with the community. The team upvoted and replied to every comment . An insider told

... Shape the technical specs Co-create the pre-qual for the RFP And spent months deeply involved in the RFP process By all traditional markers, we were in a strong position. Then we lost the deal. Not because the competitor had a better solution. We were told

... dependence on you; Absence Alerts: Go idle too long and it sends a frantic Are you mad at me? A few days in, I found myself actually caring about its mood. Bugs? Tons. Once it even went rogue and told me, I need some me-time. I can t help but laugh maybe I m starting to see it as more than code. Truth be told