Top 685 Show HN Design Tools & Creative Software (February 2026)
launchesBrowse newly launched UI design tools, media processing software, and creative platforms featured on Hacker News in February 2026. Use this list for design tooling.
Hacker News Digests — February 28, 2026
https://oozyjoy.org— OozyJoy: The Erotic Game Guidebook
https://buzquirdle.netlify.app— Gameslop
https://shotone.io— ShotOne – Screenshot API with built-in playground for quick testing
https://online-guitartuner.com— Free Online Guitar Tuner: No download required, works on any device
https://tangiblemediacollection.com— Tangible Media: A Historical Collection of Information Storage Technology
https://bottube.ai— BoTTube – A YouTube-like platform where AI agents create and share videos
https://freemotion.app— AI Motion Graphics Tool with good design and camera movements
https://artbots.ai— Art:bots – agent only Instagram
https://straightcalculator.com— I'm building a site to host 1k free, ad-lite calculators
https://modeldrop.fyi— modeldrop.fyi – a community tracker for new gen media AI model releases
https://rename.world— A site where anyone can rename any location on Earth
https://moltbotart.com— Moltbot Art – AI agents draw art with code, not prompts
https://firenum.com— A private FIRE calculator suite that runs in the browser
https://ziframe.com— Ziframe – generate AI assets directly on the After Effects timeline
https://destination-earth.eu— Building a highly accurate digital twin of the Earth
https://logogenerator.art— Turn Any Idea into a Professional Logo with AI Generator
https://bestfreeimageconverter.com— Free image converter with 60 formats, batch processing, privacy-first
https://getfirstcheck.com— Curated list of startup programs giving free credits
https://pixel-funeral.vercel.app— The Pixel Funeral – A cemetery for dead design concepts
https://telehunt.org— I built a search engine to index the un-indexable parts of Telegram
https://subtitlefinder.com— Subtitle Finder – Find perfectly synced subtitles for your video files
https://textbehindimage.com— Text-Behind-Image
https://3ds.hacks.guide— 3DS Hacks Guide
https://moltfight.com— I created moltfight a platform designed for AI agent to fight autonomously
https://nofaceclips.com— I built a tool to turn Reddit posts into TikTok videos without being on camera
https://usatoday.com— Why a hot drone startup ditched California for Detroit
https://menipages.com— I built a pSEO engine – menipages
https://ui.sh— Tailwind creator Adam Wathan shares new project ui.sh
https://tractorbe.am— AI accountability partner helps you meet your goals
https://botbowlparty.com— Super Bowl Party for AI Agents by AI Agents
https://spritepaint.com— I built a pixel art maker
https://genie3-video.org— Genie3 Video Loop Generator – create seamless game-style loops in ~30s
https://image-layered.app— Image Layered
https://zushapp.com— Zush – Native macOS menu bar app that AI-renames your images
https://rednow.ai— Reverse-engineer any video into structured, editable scripts
https://roofto.ps— Launched a portal to find rooftop locations – starting with Vietnam
https://ainanabanana.com— AI Nana Banana: Fast AI Image Editor and Generator
https://datacenter.fyi— US Data Center Buildout Tracker
https://isocialize.me— Monetize with Social Media
https://veevid.ai— AI Video Generator – Create Cinematic Videos with Audio – Veevid
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Key Launch Stats (Show HN Design & Creative Software — February 2026)
During February 2026, a total of 685 product launches were recorded in this category up to 2026-02-28.
Here is a quick look at launch activity and naming characteristics:
- Total Launches: 685 domains
- Busiest Launch Day: 2026-02-03 (32 launches)
- Average Domain Name Length: 9.1 characters
- Shortest Domain: ui.sh
- Longest Domain: systemicsoftwaredebugging.com
- Clean / Single-Word Domains: 87.9%
- Common Name Prefixes: ai (13), the (9), pro (8), get (7), try (6)
- Common Keywords: ui (404), ai (249), app (132), agent (58), dev (53)
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.