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Hi HN,I built smollaunch.com, a lightweight launch platform for developers who want to share projects without the noise, voting games, or marketing theatrics of bigger launch sites.I’ve shipped a lot of small tools and noticed that most launch platforms are built around growth-hacking rather than genuine discovery. Many devs just want a clean place to publish something they built and get feedback from peers who care about the craft. So I made a simpler version of that.What it does: - Post your project with a short description and link - Get a clean, minimal launch page and profile - Other builders can follow, comment and send feedback - No algorithms, no gamified voting, no “launch timing optimization” - Built to feel more like an engineering feed than a leaderboardWhy I built it: I wanted a calm space where developers can share ideas and prototypes without having to run a Product Hunt style campaign. A lot of great projects never see daylight because the launch process is intimidating or feels overly optimized. Smollaunch is meant to be the opposite: simple, fast and low-pressure.Stack / tech details: - Rails 8 - Hotwire for real-time interactions without JS complexity - Postgres - Tailwind CSS - Deployed as a small, fast monolithWhat I’m looking for:Feedback from builders who regularly ship small tools or experiments. I’d love to hear: - What feels missing for a “dev-first” launch platform - Whether you want integrations (GitHub, tags, RSS feeds etc.) - If the philosophy of “no hype, no ranking pressure” resonatesYou can try it here: https://smollaunch.comThanks for reading and happy to answer anything.
HN · launched Dec 2, 2025 · 8 upvotes (top 58%) · 0 views
Niche: startup directories and launch platforms · 246 launches, 17 in the last 7 days ▼ -45% · Explore this niche →
Category and tags
- Horizontal
- Marketplace
- Developer
- Not AI
- Commercial product
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Yes Smol Launch is a straightforward directory and showcase platform for developers, consisting of standard CRUD operations, auth, submissions, and basic payment/listing workflows.
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Launched 25 days after the earliest competitor.
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