Product Hunt launches on August 17, 2026
Meridian finished #1 with 536 upvotes, ahead of Omni by xpander and Clears. Here are the day's 40 top launches with 3,372 upvotes between them, across 21 categories, Productivity the busiest with 5.
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1. Meridian
536 upvotesDon't let your work go unnoticed. Get promoted!
Meridian is an open-source AI work journal that runs entirely on your device. It writes your work up in plain English as the day goes, so by the end of the day you have a summary of everything you did. Meridian automatically drafts your…

2. Omni by xpander
344 upvotesStop babysitting your AI agents
Omni is the AI engineer that takes your agents from a laptop to the cloud. Today, your best AI workflows still live in Claude on your machine - stopping when the lid closes, running for no one but you. Describe what you want, or bring…

3. Clears
349 upvotesMove beyond AI coding to Agentic Software Delivery
Clears is an agentic execution platform for autonomous software delivery, helping R&D organizations move beyond individual AI tools to agentic execution across the entire SDLC.

4. Vendo
352 upvotesLet your users build their own features inside your product
Vendo is an open-source customization layer in your product that lets every customer add the features and micro-apps they need, just by describing what they want. Until now software has been rigid, and every customer had to adapt to it.…

5. Scholé Scenarios
177 upvotesLearn by doing
Most learning tells you what to know, but doesn’t let you practice what you’ll actually do. Scholé Scenarios brings real-world situations into adaptive learning, so you can practice things like explaining what you learned to a teammate…
Artificial Intelligence1 maker
6. OpenTrade
163 upvotesOpen-source trading harness for Claude Code / Codex.
OpenTrade is an open-source harness for Claude Code / Codex agents that provide the tools and guardrails to trade effectively via Robinhood's official MCP. Out of the box, agents can setup cron schedules, custom scripts to notify…

7. Treg
159 upvotesOpenRouter for tools with 2,600 APIs, 0% markup
Agents don't care about vendors - they want the best API for the task. treg gives your agent 2,600+ tools (SEO, social, leads, ads, scraping) behind one URL and one token. Search by task, see price/request/response, pay per call at 0%…
API1 maker
8. Replay QA for Teams
152 upvotesAutonomous QA for teams who ship faster than they can verify
Replay QA tests your web app like a real user, uncovering broken flows, UI issues, and bugs before they reach customers. It gives you the context behind each issue, plus suggested fixes. What's new: With shared projects, teammate…
Developer Tools1 maker
9. Startup Program by Recall.ai
139 upvotesStartup program for meeting recording infrastructure
The Recall.ai Startup Program gives early-stage teams reliable meeting recording infrastructure at $0.25/hour for their first 10,000 hours, plus engineer support, fast bot joins, every recording product, MCP access, and calendar…

10. Skriptr
123 upvotesAI workspace for students
Skriptr is the AI workspace for students, helping with research, writing, and learning. Skriptr reads your sources, shows the exact page behind every answer, and asks questions back. It work with you, not for you. The thinking stays yours.

11. Samepage Artifacts
120 upvotesA context-aware, connected writing surface for product teams
Artifacts by Samepage is your connected product management writing surface, where drafts are automatically generated and waiting for you: PRDs, release notes, feature briefs, weekly updates, and more.
Productivity1 maker
12. Bulbthings
106 upvotesThe AI platform to track and manage your physical assets
Your business runs on a lot of stuff. Gear, equipment, tools, furniture, vehicles — yet most teams still track it all across spreadsheets and WhatsApp. Bulbthings is the AI-powered asset management platform that brings everything…

13. Hansel by Seedling
108 upvotesYour email, your server, your keys so you're not locked out
Hansel is a gmail/outlook replacement for teams that value privacy and ownership. Your email runs on YOUR server. Messages encrypt on YOUR device. The platform cannot read them. Spam is solved architecturally without your key, messages…

14. TinyFish
102 upvotesThe web operating layer for AI agents
TinyFish is a unified web operations platform built for AI agents and AI applications. It enables developers to search the live web, extract clean structured content, browse dynamic websites, and automate authenticated workflows through a…

15. envfix
84 upvotesA tiny .env doctor for Node.js projects
envfix is a zero-dependency CLI for diagnosing and fixing environment configuration problems. It detects missing, empty, extra, and duplicate variables, catches malformed declarations, checks Git safety, generates and syncs example…
Open Source1 maker
16. Blender Agent Bridge
84 upvotesOpen-source MCP bridge for Blender AI workflows
Blender Agent Bridge is a free, open-source Blender extension that connects Blender to AI clients like Codex, Claude, and Cursor through MCP. It lets agents inspect scenes, gather visual evidence, and assist with workflows while keeping…
Open Source1 maker
17. Talentz
30 upvotesThe signal layer for hiring.
Zee is the agentic recruiting platform behind Talentz.ai. Three connected agents cover your full pre-hire loop. Zee Scout finds candidates by proof of work, searching where talent actually lives. Zee Engage runs two-way conversations…

18. Text2Test | 0 → Test Suite in Minutes
22 upvotesTurn plain text into automated tests in minutes.
Most test automation makes you think like a machine: hunt selectors, write brittle scripts, fix them when UI shifts. Text2Test flips that. Describe a test in plain text. Our model compiles it into a deterministic test that runs on real…


20. Reticket
15 upvotesTicket resale where fake listings are impossible
Reticket is a verification-first ticket resale marketplace. Every listing is cryptographically verified using zero knowledge proof against the seller's original booking, prices are capped at purchase price, KYC-verified sellers lock a…
Events1 maker
21. Account Benchmark
15 upvotesCompare 2 Instagram or Tiktok accounts
Drop in 2 Instagram or TikTok accounts and our AI watches both to compare their content strategies, stats and vibe side by side. See the real playbook behind any 2 accounts. Free to run.
Social Media3 makers
22. AI SEO Playbook
11 upvotesFrom zero to 4.6M impressions in 3 months.
The complete AI SEO playbook: methodology, scripts, and safety guards behind a 4.6M-impression content engine. GSC feedback loops, multi-model agent orchestration, quality gates, and build cost control. - TraceCohenTech/ai-seo-playbook
Analytics1 maker
24. Round Funded
11 upvotesRaise Money from Angel Investors on Autopilot
Raise money from 60,000+ active vetted investors. Find accelerators worth applying to, send pitches, track replies, and close your round.

25. Files Converter
10 upvotesFast, secure browser-based file conversion
Files Converter is a privacy-first online toolkit for converting, compressing, and processing files directly inside your browser. Unlike traditional converters, your files never leave your device—everything runs locally for maximum…

26. Simpaudio
9 upvotesThe Free, Voice Studio That Kills Your ElevenLabs Bill
Simpaudio — free offline text-to-speech (TTS) voice studio for Windows. 40+ realistic voices in 8 languages via Piper & Kokoro TTS. Voice blending, audiobook generation, Whisper speech-to-text, SRT subtitle export & visual SSML editor.…
Design Tools1 maker
27. Pathrule Studio
10 upvotesContext and workflows for AI coding agents
Pathrule Studio is an AI-native workspace for building products end to end. Design real interfaces, run Claude Code, Codex, Grok and other agents, turn work into parallel tasks, keep project memory and rules in context, and let production…
Design Tools1 maker
28. Boardgammon
10 upvotesProvably fair backgammon with expert AI and analysis
Boardgammon is a modern, cross-platform table where every online roll is independently verifiable. Play instantly on web, iPhone, or Android; match with real players; challenge four AI levels; talk with optional in-game voice; then review…

29. HawkOrbit
10 upvotesProfessional SEO and AEO without the complexity.
HawkOrbit is an affordable, all-in-one SEO platform built to help businesses, marketers, and agencies turn search data into growth. Track rankings, analyze SERPs, audit websites, research keywords, monitor competitors, discover content…
30. Invitely
9 upvotesBeautiful invitations. Effortless RSVPs.
Invitely makes it easy to create beautiful digital invitations and manage RSVPs in one place. Create a stunning invitation, share it with your guests through a simple link, and see who's coming—all without complicated event-management…

31. MoveFast
9 upvotesYour shortcut from idea to production
MoveFast helps you launch your SaaS faster without forcing you into someone else’s stack. Choose the technologies you want to use - your database, authentication, payments, email, UI, and more - and MoveFast generates the code for that…
SaaS1 maker
32. StoryMint
15 upvotesTurn one idea into a connected visual story
StoryMint turns a product, lesson, argument, or rough idea into a complete visual story for Instagram and LinkedIn. It plans the narrative, lets you edit and approve every word, and then generates visually connected carousel slides ready…

33. Saldo - Personal Finance
9 upvotesMulti-currency expense tracker
Saldo is a minimalist and a private, offline-first money tracker for people living across multiple accounts and currencies. Log expenses in seconds, set budgets, save toward goals, and plan bills — all on-device, with your own exchange…
Productivity1 maker
34. Mobile Builds
9 upvotesXcode Cloud CI, now hands-free on iPhone and Mac
Mobile Builds puts Xcode Cloud on your iPhone, iPad, Mac and Vision Pro. 2026.6 adds Siri, Shortcuts and Spotlight: ask what's building, find every failed run, or re-run a broken build by voice — without opening anything. Free, and…

35. LingoMe
8 upvotesAchieve the IELTS score you need for university.
LingoMe helps students achieve the Academic IELTS score they need for university admission. Practice Writing, Speaking, Reading, and Listening under realistic exam conditions and get personalized AI feedback based on IELTS assessment…

36. Oriven AI
8 upvotesAI advertising, connected to your ad accounts
I built Oriven because managing advertising across different platforms felt unnecessarily complicated. Oriven connects your ad accounts and brings campaign creation, AI analysis, creative generation, and campaign management into one…

37. Cooldown
8 upvotesCreate space between wanting it and buying it.
Cooldown is a private, local-first iPhone and iPad app that adds a thoughtful pause before online purchases. Browse normally in its protected browser or Safari extension. During hours you choose, it pauses Add to Cart, Buy Now, and…
38. Unmark
8 upvotesRemove AI watermarks (SynthID and Claude)
AI text is now getting watermarked by default: Google's SynthID, and now Claude (to meet the EU AI Act). Unmark removes both kinds of mark: it strips invisible Unicode characters (zero-width spaces, joiners, tag chars, homoglyphs)…

39. Context for Claude
8 upvotesGive eyes and ears to your agents
Continuous memory for you and your agents. Make your agents see everything you see.

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Questions
- What was #1 on Product Hunt on August 17, 2026?
- Meridian ("Don't let your work go unnoticed. Get promoted!"), with 536 upvotes. Omni by xpander (#2) and Clears (#3) followed.
- How many launches are listed here?
- 40: the top of the day's leaderboard, ranked launches first. Junior has 44 makers on file for them, 21 with a work email.
- Which time zone is the day in?
- Pacific time, as Product Hunt runs its leaderboard: a day starts at midnight in San Francisco.
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