Launchef - Showcase Project

Launchef is a free product launch platform where makers, indie hackers, startups and small teams share what they built, get real upvotes and honest feedback, and compete for the top spots of the week on a live leaderboard. There are no paid spots, no paid boosts and no pay-to-rank placements: every launch competes on the same board. How it works: paste the link to your product and Launchef fills in the name, tagline, logo and screenshots. Add a video and a first comment, pick a launch day, and your product goes live on the home page with the rest of the week's launches. Visitors try products, upvote, review, comment and follow the makers. Every upvote moves the leaderboard in real time, and weekly, last-week and last-month rankings keep good launches discoverable long after launch day. Features: free launches with no paid placement; one-minute setup from a link; a live real-time leaderboard with trending and upcoming launches; a real launch page with screenshots, demo video, reviews and comments; a build-in-public feed; maker profiles with launches, streaks and badges; topic pages across AI, developer tools, productivity, design and marketing; and launches readable by AI assistants through an MCP server, an open API and llms.txt. Who it's for: indie hackers, solo founders, bootstrapped startups and small product teams who want a fair launch, their first users and real feedback without paying for visibility, plus early adopters who enjoy discovering new tools every week. Built with Next.js, React, TypeScript, PostgreSQL and ClickHouse. Watch the demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35wdNLRm3BE