LAUNCH·INDEX
LNCH1,007+7.6%

Experimental: traction = early-adopter votes (PH) / points (HN), not downloads or usage; updated about once a day and frozen ~31–36h after launch on Product Hunt (7 days on Show HN); sectors come from keyword rules (~70–75% accurate); data starts Oct 3 (HN) / Oct 9 (PH). “—” means not enough data; nothing is estimated. How it works

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Data as of Oct 17, 2026, 12:21 PM UTC · traction last updated Oct 17, 13:13 UTC · updates about once a day

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LNCHLaunch Index · all sectors
3,716+576 (+18.3%)

launches · Oct 14–Oct 16 vs Oct 11–Oct 13

Hit rate (settled)
6.3%
— · Oct 12–Oct 14 vs Oct 9–Oct 11
Trend · Volatility
+8.4 · 33%
228 hits of 3,645 settled
daily launches, 8 complete days

Launches: Weekday effect likely: Wed–Fri is compared with Sun–Tue, not the same weekdays last week (not enough history yet; expected from about Oct 19). Launch counts and hit rates swing a lot by weekday.Hit rate: Weekday effect likely: Mon–Wed is compared with Fri–Sun, not the same weekdays last week (not enough history yet; expected from about Oct 21). Launch counts and hit rates swing a lot by weekday.

Highest traction among products launched in the last 7 days. Traction for older Product Hunt launches is frozen (votes stop being re-read ~31–36h after launch; Show HN after 7 days), so this is each product’s last recorded traction. 728 matches; top 200 loaded. Spam giveaways excluded.

Mixed sources. Traction is Product Hunt votes (PH) or Show HN points (HN) — not the same unit, and PH has ~7× the launches. So each source is ranked on its own and the two are alternated (PH #1, HN #1, PH #2, HN #2, …); the # column is that combined order. Pick a source above to see one source’s full ranking.

#SectorSrc
1Jockey by TwelveLabs

Your entire video library: organized, searchable, understood

PRODPH412+36▲ +9.6%335h ago
2BraiNOTES, handwritten notes on your lecture PDFs in a browser tabPRODHN3500.0%05d ago
3FocusWrite

A local-first writing app with focus modes.

PRODPH113frozen——6d ago
4I got tired of btop not seeing my Mac's chip, so I built siltopPRODHN15+15IPO—2111h ago
5Caldera

Your Obsidian vault as a living profile and linked garden

PRODPH109+109IPO—1011h ago
63D Studio in the BrowserPRODHN700.0%003d ago
7Emochi

Voice journal to understand yourself through art and science

PRODPH107+107IPO—811h ago
8ISA Workbench

Classify and explore binaries in the browser

PRODHN600.0%006d ago
9Genchi

Project delivery predictions, from the people doing the work

PRODPH105frozen——4d ago
10Kindlefall a 3D ARPG in the browser, built with Three.jsPRODHN500.0%05d ago
11AirJelly

Your Proactive, Self-Organizing Second Brain

PRODPH104frozen——3d ago
12Use your phone as a Windows mouse and keyboard, without a phone appPRODHN500.0%04d ago
13Foley

A voice to-do list that files, plans and asks first

PRODPH102frozen——6d ago
14Tinywm

a scrolling window manager for macOS, inspired by Niri

PRODHN500.0%0023h ago
15Taim

Capture it. Taim files, schedules & syncs it with your AI.

PRODPH97+1▲ +1.0%-235h ago
16Donut Browser, the most private anti-detect browserPRODHN4+1—022h ago
17Rambox

Ready-to-use workspaces as you switch tasks and contexts

PRODPH93frozen——3d ago
18WriteNative

correct, natural English in any Mac app

PRODHN40—05d ago
19Invited - AI Reminder Scanner

AI reminder scanner for bills, invites & documents

PRODPH86frozen——5d ago
20RemoveMacAI 1.0, a Mac app to turn off Apple Intelligence on macOS 27PRODHN40—06d ago
21Winq

Control your Mac with a look and a wink

PRODPH84frozen——3d ago
22Sill for Android

control your Mac's windows from an Android phone

PRODHN40—023h ago
23Understory Notes

Notes that tell the tale

PRODPH80frozen——5d ago
24Scriber-Pro 2.0, a Mac app that transcribes m3u8 streams from web pagesPRODHN40—028h ago
25Atticus

Hold a key, talk, and your Mac does what you asked

PRODPH77frozen——2d ago
26Textfold

a native Mac text expander with plain text snippets

PRODHN40—02d ago
27Earnote

Lecture & meeting notes, written on your device

PRODPH75+75IPO—311h ago
28Aside

Mac app that suggests what to say next during calls

PRODHN40—003d ago
29Unboom

Tames boomy room bass on your Mac without acoustic panels

PRODPH74frozen——6d ago
30Cachety

Watermark ID documents in the browser, nothing is uploaded

PRODHN40—005d ago
31Keysi

See every shortcut of the app you're in

PRODPH68frozen——3d ago
32Clotr, a browser extension that warns you before you send PIIPRODHN30—05d ago
33Korinotch

Your MacBook notch, turned into a command center

PRODPH68+68IPO—311h ago
34Putaway

sorts your Mac's Downloads into the folders you have

PRODHN30—0023h ago
35T-Scriptor

Be in the lecture. T-Scriptor takes the notes.

PRODPH64frozen——3d ago
36Lisorto

Tidy your Mac's Downloads on-device, see every move first

PRODHN30—0030h ago
37iKnowMyMac

See why your Mac is slow, with the evidence and the fix

PRODPH62+3▲ +5.1%335h ago
38A purely in-browser harness

let SaaS users act with natural language

PRODHN30—003d ago
39NotchPit

Your Mac's notch, rearranged into a control center

PRODPH62frozen——6d ago
40Mnemify

3D terrain map merging Confluence, Notion, Obsidian

PRODHN30—003d ago
41Mermaid

Tell your Mac what to do. From literally anywhere

PRODPH6000.0%035h ago
42Lowlight

Dim your MacBook keyboard backlight below the macOS minimum

PRODHN30—004d ago
43DOYT

The Dynamic Island to-do app you don't have to open

PRODPH5700.0%035h ago
44Dewey

a connectome-driven fruit fly for your macOS menu bar

PRODHN30—006d ago
45Praxis

Smart reminders that work around your calendar.

PRODPH20frozen——4d ago
46Listener

100% on-device meeting notes for Mac ($5 once, no cloud)

PRODHN20—06d ago
47Clipo - Visual Reference Workspace

Collect inspiration from anywhere, all in one place.

PRODPH19frozen——4d ago
48Pomoflow

a 1-bit Pomodoro with a todo list that syncs without sign-up

PRODHN20—020h ago
49VibeClock Minimalist Flip Clock

Aesthetic flip clock & screensaver for deep work vibes

PRODPH1700.0%035h ago
50Kitaphone

Call mobile phones and landlines directly from the browser

PRODHN20—038h ago

Traction = current votes (PH) / points (HN) — early-adopter attention, not downloads or usage. Gained = traction gained between the two latest daily ingest runs; Gain % only when the previous traction was 5+. Buzz = comments gained in that interval. “frozen” = no longer tracked, so no current gain. How it works

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