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Meow world, welcome back to The Breakpoint, a weekly thread on all things dev tools on Product Hunt.

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Recent dev-first products launched on the site

I'm doing a little research on the traffic on this platform. Many people ask when it's a good idea to launch a product on Product Hunt.

I'd like to know your perspective on how you spend your time here during specific seasons (weekends, holidays, summer).

I've been here for almost 3 years (it'll be in 8 days).

During that time, I've done a lot of things:

Product Hunt has always been the place to see the top launches. Soon you ll start to see Top Product badges in places.

Here s what s going on:

We realized something: A "top launch" is different than an actual "top product" that has traction and momentum.

Some months ago, we launched a new feature called Maker Shoutouts to answer this crucial question: "What are the best products on Product Hunt?"

Most people phone it in on their 404 page. Some of you didn t. If yours has a little personality or went completely off the rails drop it here. Let s see who actually tried.

Here's ours! It cycles through different team member's pets because who doesn't love pets?

Hi everyone! Please welcome this week's Maker's Corner feature, @themisty , Founder of @Nonilion

Feel free to chime in below in the comments with questions on his product or journey or anything else that comes to mind!

If you're interested in being featured in our Maker's Corner, please let us know here on this forum thread.

Several of you launch your products on multiple platforms that are alternatives to Product Hunt.

• Do you proceed with preparation and promotion in the same way as when launching on PH, or do you have a slightly "chill" approach and take it less seriously?

• What is the gap between launching on PH and launching on an alternative platform (+ where do you launch earlier?)

I have been a Product Hunt user for 5 years now, and it's been amazing to see how much the platform has evolved.

That said, I sometimes feel the absence of AI-native features. Things like smart filtering of fake profiles during the signup stage, automated link health checks on launch pages, or even an AI-driven support assistant (remember the old chat widget?).