LAUNCH·INDEX

xcalidraw -a local-first desktop app for managing Excalidraw drawings

TRVLTravel & Lifestyle·HNShow HN

Middle of the pack

Beat 64% of Show HN launches that day

#35 of 109 on Oct 25

Share on X

Launched something? See how it compares every week

The weekly Launch Index: the launches that broke through, and the categories heating up. Free, every Tuesday.

Free, every Tuesday. Unsubscribe anytime.

30

points · traction gained Oct 30, 16:20 UTC → Oct 31, 15:35 UTC · % shown only when the previous traction was 5+

Still tracked: re-read by each daily run while under ~168h old (window closes ~Nov 1, 18:23 UTC).

comments · buzz 0 in latest interval

8d

listed Oct 25, 18:23 UTC

Traction (points) over time

035Oct 26Oct 27Oct 28Oct 29Oct 30Oct 31ListedOct 26, 16:23 UTC · 3 points · 1 comments · 22h after listingOct 27, 16:09 UTC · 3 points · 1 comments · 46h after listingOct 28, 16:45 UTC · 3 points · 1 comments · 70h after listingOct 29, 16:38 UTC · 3 points · 1 comments · 94h after listingOct 30, 16:20 UTC · 3 points · 1 comments · 118h after listingOct 31, 15:35 UTC · 3 points · 1 comments · 141h after listing
6 readings (one per daily ingest run). Dots are recorded values; lines just connect them — nothing in between is measured.

Key statistics

Traction
3points
Comments
1
Rank in TRVL this week
#3of 19 HN
Rank overall this week
#181of 998 HN
Sector hit rate
5.3%1/19 · 7D
Traction line
Below10+ points
First reading
3Oct 26, 16:23 UTC
Last reading
3Oct 31, 15:35 UTC
Readings
6over 141h

Grades · each graded against other Travel & Lifestyle launches from the same source

Momentum

—

+0 points

Traction gained in the latest daily interval

Too few peers to grade (17; need 20)

Velocity

B

0.06 points/h

Votes per hour since listing (age capped at 48h)

Better than 74% · vs 88 Travel & Lifestyle · Show HN launches, last 30 days

Engagement

—

—

Comments per 10 points

Needs 10+ points; below that the ratio is mostly noise

Staying Power

—

—

Votes at last reading ÷ votes at first reading

Needs 10+ points and readings from two runs

Launch-day race · #35 of 109 Show HN launches on 2026-10-25

  1. #33MTA.rip3 points
  2. #34hfmodem3 points
  3. #35xcalidraw -a local-first desktop app for managing Excalidraw drawings3 points
  4. #36Open Accountant3 points
  5. #37Radian, an agent puts development workflow on autopilot3 points
All launches on 2026-10-25 →

Is this your launch? Show your rank

Add this badge to your site or README. It updates every day with your current rank.

xcalidraw -a local-first desktop app for managing Excalidraw drawings on Launch Index
<a href="https://launchindex.ai/product/55340" target="_blank"><img src="https://launchindex.ai/badge/55340" alt="xcalidraw -a local-first desktop app for managing Excalidraw drawings on Launch Index" height="54" /></a>

Others in this sector · top Show HN launches in Travel & Lifestyle by traction, last 7 days

All Travel & Lifestyle stocks →

Data as of Oct 31, 2026, 3:03 PM UTC. Sector comes from keyword rules on the title and tagline and can be wrong. How it works