Launched in 2012

In 2012, 1,905 products launched on the boards this archive tracks (+54% on 2011). 25% reached 10 votes on launch day and 8.6% reached 50. The busiest month was April 2012 with 184 launches. Of the 1,861 product sites checked since, 40% are still online.

1,905
launches, +54% vs 2011: 25%
reached 10 votes on launch day: 8.6%
reached 50 votes: 40%
of 1,861 product sites checked are still online: April
busiest month, 184 launches: 10:00 UTC
best hour to post: 36% reached 10 votes

Volume counts every board on record, and older years are still being filled in. Vote shares are measured on the board whose record is complete since 2009 (5,562 launches this year).

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The year’s most-voted launches

TU
This up votes itself▲3,531
Life & fun · 2012 · news.ycombinator.com
MA
Meteor, a realtime JavaScript framework▲1,386
Dev tools · 2012 · meteor.com
Imagine a search engine that removed top million sites from its index▲552
Life & fun · 2012 · millionshort.com
MI
movies.io — torrent search like it should be▲550
Life & fun · 2012 · movies.io
HC
Hackershelf. Community curated collection of legally free books▲532
Life & fun · 2012 · hackershelf.com
Firebase, a scalable real-time backend▲526
Discover Firebase, Google’s mobile and web app development platform that helps developers build apps and games that users will love.
Life & fun · 2012 · firebase.com
We got tired of asking 'What browser are you using?' and created this▲521
Instantly detect your browser, operating system, screen resolution, and more. Get a shareable link with your browser details for support agents.
Life & fun · 2012 · aboutmybrowser.com
IS
I spent two years working on an HTML5 game. I finally released it▲515
Life & fun · 2012 · ektomarch.com
Soundslice – YouTube + synced guitar tabs + HTML5▲492
Learn music better with our living sheet music.
Life & fun · 2012 · soundslice.com
FS
fontBomb - Stylishly destroy the web▲489
Life & fun · 2012 · fontbomb.ilex.ca
AW
A Way To Hack HN's Karma▲472
I submitted a link, when someone clicks on it I get an up-vote for this article. I don't want people to misuse this I just want to bring attention to this problem. This is the link I used that up-votes this: http://news.ycombinator.com/vote?for=3742742&dir=up&...
Life & fun · 2012
We open sourced Lockitron's crowdfunding app▲463
Discover how crowdfunding helps startups and creative projects raise funds. Learn how it works, explore successful campaigns, and find the best platforms.
Life & fun · 2012 · selfstarter.us
WJ
We just built a site that saves lives▲462
Watsi is the first global crowdfunding platform for medical care. We'd love your feedback on the site. We just launched it today!
Life & fun · 2012 · watsi.org
Non-Confusing, Visually Correct Slider Toggle UI▲441
Life & fun · 2012 · chrisnorstrom.com
my Mac app just got fireballed▲436
Link to: http://shinyplasticbag.com/dragondrop/
Life & fun · 2012 · daringfireball.net
Instant Google Street View▲412
Instantly see a Google Street View of any supported location. Easily share and save your favourite views.
Life & fun · 2012 · qsview.com
GF
Github for Designers▲409
Dev tools · 2012 · pixelapse.com
BF
Bootswatch, free swatches for your Bootstrap site▲407
Life & fun · 2012 · bootswatch.com
Fed up with WebEx, so we built a way to screen share in under 20 sec.▲402
Free screen sharing using Screenleap. The fast, simple, and free way to share your screen instantly for online meetings, sales demos, and collaboration.
Work · 2012 · screenleap.com
WM
We made an addictive way to browse pictures on reddit▲401
Life & fun · 2012 · mongout.com
AI
An IDE for poets▲398
Life & fun · 2012 · tranquillpoet.com
S
Scrollorama▲395
Life & fun · 2012 · johnpolacek.github.com
I'm 14, I learned Objective-C, and this is my first iPhone game▲386
The latest macOS offers the world’s best way to play — and add to — your collection of music, movies, TV shows, podcasts, audiobooks, and more.
Life & fun · 2012 · itunes.apple.com
my database engine for GPU▲364
ålenkå files. Full list of files for ålenkå
Dev tools · 2012 · sourceforge.net
AD
A date range picker for Twitter Bootstrap▲363
Life & fun · 2012 · dangrossman.info
TF
Themes for Bootstrap▲354
Life & fun · 2012 · wrapbootstrap.com
EW
Easel, web design in the browser▲346
Find information, resources and relevant links for easel.io. This domain may be for sale.
Life & fun · 2012 · alpha.easel.io
MM
Markupwand, magically convert your photoshop files to HTML & CSS▲342
Life & fun · 2012 · markupwand.com
OH
Our Hackable E-Paper Watch for iPhone and Android▲342
Life & fun · 2012 · kickstarter.com
IM
I'm tired of corrupt US politicians, so I created this▲334
Life & fun · 2012 · politicianmarket.com
AJ
Analytics.js – The analytics API you've always wanted▲326
Dev tools · 2012 · segmentio.github.com
BF
Burner, for temporary phone numbers▲323
Life & fun · 2012 · blog.burnerapp.com
Responsive Email Templates▲310
Ensure your email campaigns look good on any device with our responsive email templates.
Life & fun · 2012 · zurb.com
Moqups - Vectorial mockups with HTML5 and SVG▲310
Moqups is a streamlined and intuitive web app that helps you create and collaborate on wireframes, mockups, diagrams and prototypes — for any type of project.
Work · 2012 · moqups.com
Streak.com - Do sales, support and bug tracking all inside Gmail▲306
Manage sales and customer relationships directly inside Gmail. Streak is the CRM your team will actually use—integrated, smart, and loved by 750,000+ users.
Work · 2012 · streak.com
MG
My Github résumé▲301
Dev tools · 2012 · resume.github.com