Best developer tools launched on Product Hunt in 2025?
As we're wrapping up 2025, what are the best dev tools launched on Product Hunt this year in your opinion?
Dropping here some of my favorite, most inspiring dev-first product launches, in no particular order:
@v0 by Vercel - Runner-up in 2023, the v0 team launched twice this year, introducing v0 for iOS, ranked #1 Product of the Day.
@Cursor - The 2024 Product of the Year still hits the charts. This year, they launched 5 times, introduced 2.0, ranked #1 Product of the Day and #1 Product of the Week.
@Aikido Security - In the growing context of vibe coding and related security issues, the DevSecOps company is spot on: "Security is an everyone problem." This year, they acquired 2024 Golden Kitty Award nominee @Trag and nailed their first launch: #1 Product of the Day, #1 Developer Tool of the Month. Read on: A look at Aikido's first launch on Product Hunt.
@Lingo.dev - The AI localization engine (YC F24) launched on Product Hunt last February and crushed it: #2 Product of the Day, #1 Developer Tool of the Week, #1 Developer Tool of the Month.
@Appwrite - Launched Sites, the "open-source Vercel alternative," last May, ranked #1 Product of the Day, #1 Developer Tool of the Week, and #1 Developer Tool of the Month. The perfect Product Hunt launch?
@Kilo Code - The open-source AI coding agent founded by GitLab co-founder @sytses blasted it this year: Two launches on Product Hunt, ranked respectfully #5 Product of the Day and #1 Product of the Day, hit 500K+ downloads on VS Code and JetBrains, and recently raised $8M in seed funding. See: How Kilo Code launched on Product Hunt.
@Layercode - In the voice AI space, there's @ElevenLabs (2024 Product of the Year in the category, 16 launches in 2025) and new comers. Layercode is one of them. Launched last October, ranked #3 Product of the Day.
@Thesys - Launched three times this year, introduced C1, a GenUI API, and ranked #1 Developer Tool of the Week.
@Dimension - After months in stealth mode, the proactive AI assistant for engineering teams, among the most beautifully crafted products for developers, went GA, ranked #2 Product of the Day and #3 Developer Tool of the Week. Read on: How Dimension launched on Product Hunt.
I'd give @haydenbleasel a special shout-out for launching 11 beautifully crafted open-source products this year, including:
@next-forge - First launched in 2023, the production-grade @Next.js template (6.8K GitHub stars) got acquired by @Vercel and ranked #4 Product of the Day early June.
@Kibo UI - This open-source extension to @shadcn/ui (3.5K GitHub Stars) launched and ranked #3 Product of the Day twice this year, and got acquired by @Shadcnblocks.
@Ultracite - The opinionated code linter and formatter launched twice this year, reached 2.5K GitHub Stars, the Product Hunt effect?, and ranked #2 Product of the Day last November.
How about you? What are the best developer tools launched on Product Hunt this year from your perspective?
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Humans in the Loop
@ajayesivan neat product - any other suggestions? what are the products that helped you build it?
Great list. What stands out to me across many of these launches is consistency — teams that kept shipping, listening to developers, and iterating in public.
Tools like Cursor, v0, and Kilo Code didn’t just have one strong moment; they stayed relevant by fitting directly into existing workflows and reducing friction. That seems to be the common thread behind the launches people still remember.
Curious which of these will still feel essential a year from now.
Humans in the Loop
good point. what would be your take? @bashirco
@fmerian My guess would be tools like Cursor — ones that blend directly into existing workflows and quietly save time every day. If a tool reduces friction without demanding attention, it has a much better chance of still feeling essential a year from now.
Lingo.dev
Love the list @fmerian !
Thanks for mentioning @Lingo.dev
Humans in the Loop
@vrcprl thanks, Veronica! keep up the great work, looking forward to your next launch