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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The leaderboard

  1. Meridian

    1. Meridian

    536 upvotes

    Don'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…

    Productivitymeridian.dev3 makers, 3 with emails
  2. Omni by xpander

    2. Omni by xpander

    344 upvotes

    Stop 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…

    Slackxpander.app1 maker
  3. Clears

    3. Clears

    349 upvotes

    Move 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.

    Developer Toolsclears.ai1 maker, 1 with an email
  4. Vendo

    4. Vendo

    352 upvotes

    Let 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.…

    Open Sourcegetvendo.com1 maker, 1 with an email
  5. Scholé Scenarios

    5. Scholé Scenarios

    177 upvotes

    Learn 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…

  6. OpenTrade

    6. OpenTrade

    163 upvotes

    Open-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…

    Open Sourceopentrade.ai1 maker, 1 with an email
  7. Treg

    7. Treg

    159 upvotes

    OpenRouter 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

    8. Replay QA for Teams

    152 upvotes

    Autonomous 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…

  9. Startup Program by Recall.ai

    Startup 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…

    APIYC W20recall.ai1 maker
  10. Skriptr

    10. Skriptr

    123 upvotes

    AI 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.

    Writingskriptr.ai1 maker, 1 with an email
  11. Samepage Artifacts

    11. Samepage Artifacts

    120 upvotes

    A 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.

  12. Bulbthings

    12. Bulbthings

    106 upvotes

    The 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…

    Productivitybulbthings.com1 maker, 1 with an email
  13. Hansel by Seedling

    13. Hansel by Seedling

    108 upvotes

    Your 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…

    Emailseedling.com1 maker
  14. TinyFish

    14. TinyFish

    102 upvotes

    The 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…

    Developer Toolstinyfish.xyz1 maker, 1 with an email
  15. envfix

    15. envfix

    84 upvotes

    A 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…

  16. Blender Agent Bridge

    16. Blender Agent Bridge

    84 upvotes

    Open-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…

  17. Talentz

    17. Talentz

    30 upvotes

    The 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…

    Hiringtalentz.ai1 maker, 1 with an email
  18. Text2Test | 0 → Test Suite in Minutes

    Turn 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…

    SaaStext2test.ai1 maker, 1 with an email
  19. HookLens

    19. HookLens

    14 upvotes

    Real-time webhook triage & AI root-cause analysis

    Debug, monitor, and triage failed Stripe and Shopify webhooks instantly with Gemini AI. Turn cryptic JSON payloads into clear root causes and code-ready fixes.

    APIhooklens.io1 maker
  20. Reticket

    20. Reticket

    15 upvotes

    Ticket 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

    21. Account Benchmark

    15 upvotes

    Compare 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

    22. AI SEO Playbook

    11 upvotes

    From 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
  23. Blink

    23. Blink

    10 upvotes

    Sell and grow on autopilot

    Blink is the payment and checkout engine built to grow your revenue. Maximize every sale with 1-click post-purchase upsells, checkout order bumps, automated cart recovery, broadcast emails, geo-pricing, and a built-in affiliate engine.…

    Payments1 maker
  24. Round Funded

    24. Round Funded

    11 upvotes

    Raise 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.

    Investingroundfunded.com1 maker, 1 with an email
  25. Files Converter

    25. Files Converter

    10 upvotes

    Fast, 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…

    Productivityfilesconverter.app1 maker
  26. Simpaudio

    26. Simpaudio

    9 upvotes

    The 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.…

  27. Pathrule Studio

    27. Pathrule Studio

    10 upvotes

    Context 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…

  28. Boardgammon

    28. Boardgammon

    10 upvotes

    Provably 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…

    Androidboardgammon.com1 maker, 1 with an email
  29. HawkOrbit

    29. HawkOrbit

    10 upvotes

    Professional 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…

    Analyticshawkorbit.com1 maker, 1 with an email
  30. Invitely

    30. Invitely

    9 upvotes

    Beautiful 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…

    Eventsinvitely.dev1 maker
  31. MoveFast

    31. MoveFast

    9 upvotes

    Your 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

    32. StoryMint

    15 upvotes

    Turn 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…

    Social Mediausestorymint.com1 maker, 1 with an email
  33. Saldo - Personal Finance

    Multi-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…

  34. Mobile Builds

    34. Mobile Builds

    9 upvotes

    Xcode 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…

    iOSmobilebuilds.app1 maker, 1 with an email
  35. LingoMe

    35. LingoMe

    8 upvotes

    Achieve 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…

    Educationlingome.app1 maker, 1 with an email
  36. Oriven AI

    36. Oriven AI

    8 upvotes

    AI 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…

    Marketingorivenai.com1 maker, 1 with an email
  37. Cooldown

    37. Cooldown

    8 upvotes

    Create 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…

    iOScooldown.dev1 maker, 1 with an email
  38. Unmark

    38. Unmark

    8 upvotes

    Remove 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)…

    Writingunmark.dev1 maker
  39. Context for Claude

    39. Context for Claude

    8 upvotes

    Give eyes and ears to your agents

    Continuous memory for you and your agents. Make your agents see everything you see.

    SaaScontext.ai1 maker, 1 with an email
  40. AutoDoc

    40. AutoDoc

    6 upvotes

    AutoDoc - now for Windows!

    AutoDoc records screen video, microphone, and system audio, then creates private AI meeting notes locally. No recorder bot, no cloud AI processing, encrypted on your computer.

    Notesautodoc.com1 maker, 1 with an email

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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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