Top 875 Show HN Creator Platforms & E-Commerce Tools (May 2026)
launchesBrowse new creator monetization tools, e-commerce platforms, and commercial apps launched on Hacker News in May 2026. Use this list to find creator software.
Hacker News Digests — May 31, 2026
https://getpoolr.com— Poolr – shared photo albums for events, no app required for guests
https://errorcodereference.com— Find and fix any Windows error
https://brokeorrich.com— Are you richer than your neighbor?
https://aliothpress.com— AliothPress – self-hosted, cloud-native CMS with a wizard-based installation
https://chattomap.com— ChatToMap – Scans your chats to find all your activity and trip ideas
https://selectandtranslate.z7.web.core.windows.net— SelectAndTranslate – Build vocabulary from anything you read (free)
https://hype.replicate.dev— Hype: List of latest ML Python repos,models and subreddits
https://gunguesser.com— I Built GeoGuesser but for Guns
https://status.canonical.com— Ubuntu / Canonical Launchpad Down
https://sitemogging.com— Site Mogging
https://btcwid.com— Bitcoin Monitor Widget
https://appkittie.com— We Rebuilt AppAnne and Created Appkittie
https://forkle.co.uk— Updated – A dual crossword puzzle where two crosswords share one grid
https://browsercode.io— Running Gemini CLI in the Browser via WebAssembly
https://nanobrain.app— NanoBrain – A Markdown+Git "second brain" for Claude Code
https://poptheaibubble.com— I made a silly little game to make fun of AI overhype
https://calculeonline.com— CalculeOnline – 150 Brazilian financial/math calculators, in-browser
https://robotomail.com— Email for AI Agents
https://spice-edit.com— SpiceEdit: A modern terminal-based editor that doesn't take days to configure
https://council.armstr.ng— Council – Run Claude, Codex and Gemini against the same prompt
https://keepthingsopen.com— An open letter asking NHS England to keep its code open
https://projecthq.pro— ProjectHQ – Command Center for Your SaaS
https://sanishne.org— Sanishne – shared bookmarks for teams (so links don't vanish in Slack)
https://runwayforecaster.com— Runway Forecaster – weekly cash flow forecasting, no spreadsheet
https://quotr-8r2q.vercel.app— Launched tool for contractors, then found the mod sticky banning "SaaS bros"
https://correctify.com.cy— Generate marketing material with your text and images in minutes
https://agentpersonalityscore.com— Agent Personality Score
https://hnreplies.com— HN Replies – Email notifications for Hacker News comment replies
https://stwipe.com— Stwipe – Payments infrastructure for people who cannot be reasoned with
https://pdfeditify.com— PDF Editify
https://keyboardsounds.pro— Keyboard Sounds Pro – Now Available on macOS
https://flueframework.com— Flue Sandbox Agent Framework
https://billnode.app— Billnode – six tiny calculators for freelancers and small ecom shops
https://mac.olegkoval.com— Fast, privacy-first macOS configuration bootstrapper for (MDM) Macs
https://gridfinitylayouttool.com— A visual planner for the Gridfinity modular storage system
https://agsist.com— Agsist – free real-time grain market dashboard for US producers
https://hncast.com— News on the Go
https://ask.com— Ask Jeeves Shut Down
https://hermitary.com— Hermitary – the hermit, hermits, eremitism, silence, and simplicity
https://ap-quiz.com— AP-Quiz: Mobile AP Exam Practice for Spare Moments
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Key Launch Stats (Show HN Creator & E-Commerce Platforms — May 2026)
During May 2026, a total of 875 product launches were recorded in this category up to 2026-05-31.
Here is a quick look at launch activity and naming characteristics:
- Total Launches: 875 domains
- Busiest Launch Day: 2026-05-05 (42 launches)
- Average Domain Name Length: 9.7 characters
- Shortest Domain: co.za
- Longest Domain: thingsmygirlfriendandihavearguedabout.com
- Clean / Single-Word Domains: 91.3%
- Common Name Prefixes: the (18), ai (15), get (11), try (10), open (10)
- Common Keywords: ai (258), ui (118), app (111), agent (77), code (67)
How to Use This Data
You can use this list of Hacker News and builder releases to find emerging tools, track indie projects, or connect with early-stage builders.
To browse or download the full master dataset of 15,500+ startup launches in CSV and JSON formats, visit the Launches Master Dataset.