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Best new launches of the week, 12-18 October 2026

212 different launches made the daily top 100 between 14 October and 18 October 2026. Each counts once, at its best daily Launch Score in the week. How we rank

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  1. 1

    Guitoro

    The most realistic and most complete virtual guitar online. Play it with your keyboard or by touch, slow…

    Top on Show HN today · 523 points
  2. 2

    Llmspeed

    Pick hardware and a model, and feel the real speed of a local LLM before you buy. Simulates tokens/sec and…

    Top on Show HN yesterday · 313 points
  3. 3

    Unfenced

    13,626 properties measured against USGS PAD-US, from 695,439 active listings across 49 regions. Every…

    Top on Show HN yesterday · 299 points
  4. 4

    Starskirmish

    StarSkirmish: where LLMs write code to play StarCraft.

    Top on Show HN yesterday · 226 points
  5. 5

    anatomyOpen source

    A Claude skill that draws an idea as the real machine that does it: a live isometric figure you can turn,…

    2.9k stars on GitHub today
  6. 6

    photocraftOpen source

    The open-source image editor you already know how to use.

    60k stars in 13 days on GitHub
  7. 7

    FileeOpen source

    Free file converter for Windows (macOS and Linux preview). Convert images, PDF, Word, Excel, video, audio,…

    2.5k stars on GitHub today
  8. 8

    solidcraftOpen source

    SolidCraft: an open-source parametric 3D CAD application built in pure Rust. Desktop, web, and automation…

    1.9k stars on GitHub today
  9. 9

    Muse from MetaFree

    Muse is your personal AI agent that gets things done, always working on what matters to you.

    New app, #2 in Top Free
  10. 10

    tv-vibehack

    Your TV, minus the ads. Debloat any Android TV over ADB and give it a clean, tvOS-inspired launcher. Built…

    1.5k stars in 1 day on GitHub
  11. 11

    Petal

    Low latency, high resolution screensharing and remote control.

    Top on Show HN yesterday · 203 points
  12. 12

    Embeddinggemma 2Open source

    EmbeddingGemma 2 is an open multimodal embedding model built by Google DeepMind which maps text (incl.…

    Trending on Hugging Face · trending score 1.2k, 2.2k likes
  13. 13

    DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017Open source

    DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 is a minor update to DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash, delivering substantial improvements…

    Trending on Hugging Face · trending score 1.2k, 1.3k likes
  14. 14

    2AM CAMPaid

    2AM is a point-and-shoot instant camera for after dark.

    New app, #5 in Top Paid
  15. 15

    layaOpen source

    Non-autoregressive System 1 decision engine. Typed choice, score and yes/no decisions over any text in a…

    33k stars in 26 days on GitHub
  16. 16

    Specr

    Say numbers out loud as randomly as you can. Before each one, a predictor in your browser seals its guess,…

    #2 on Show HN today · 197 points
  17. 17

    HumanizerOpen source

    A 12B model that rewrites AI-written drafts (emails, essays, reports, forum posts; English and Chinese) so…

    Trending on Hugging Face · trending score 1.1k, 1.6k likes
  18. 18

    Esp32sim

    Esp32sim is an ESP32 emulator written in Rust.

    #2 on Show HN yesterday · 189 points
  19. 19

    play_music_theoryPaid

    Listen to your drawings! play_music_theory is a visual instrument designed to help us explore the relationship between sound and shape.

    New app, #6 in Top Paid
  20. 20

    handwiredOpen source

    Turn your regular JavaScript code into a neural net. No training, exact yet also fully differentiable,…

    1.4k stars in 1 day on GitHub

Top 10

Trending GitHub repos of the week

  1. 1

    anatomyOpen source

    A Claude skill that draws an idea as the real machine that does it: a live isometric figure you can turn,…

    2.9k stars on GitHub today
  2. 2

    photocraftOpen source

    The open-source image editor you already know how to use.

    60k stars in 13 days on GitHub
  3. 3

    FileeOpen source

    Free file converter for Windows (macOS and Linux preview). Convert images, PDF, Word, Excel, video, audio,…

    2.5k stars on GitHub today
  4. 4

    solidcraftOpen source

    SolidCraft: an open-source parametric 3D CAD application built in pure Rust. Desktop, web, and automation…

    1.9k stars on GitHub today
  5. 5

    tv-vibehack

    Your TV, minus the ads. Debloat any Android TV over ADB and give it a clean, tvOS-inspired launcher. Built…

    1.5k stars in 1 day on GitHub
  6. 6

    layaOpen source

    Non-autoregressive System 1 decision engine. Typed choice, score and yes/no decisions over any text in a…

    33k stars in 26 days on GitHub
  7. 7

    handwiredOpen source

    Turn your regular JavaScript code into a neural net. No training, exact yet also fully differentiable,…

    1.4k stars in 1 day on GitHub
  8. 8

    StrataOpen source

    Qwen3.8-Flash-Next on any consumer hardware: one-click install for Windows / Linux. Strata inference…

    24k stars in 19 days on GitHub
  9. 9

    magpieOpen source

    Claude Code on Kimi. Codex on DeepSeek. Gemini CLI on GLM. OpenCode on your ChatGPT plan.

    1.3k stars on GitHub today
  10. 10

    d2r-mobileOpen source

    Open-source iOS / macOS compatibility layer for Diablo II: Resurrected with the Reign of the Warlock…

    1.9k stars in 2 days on GitHub

Top 10

Top Show HN launches of the week

  1. 1

    Guitoro

    The most realistic and most complete virtual guitar online. Play it with your keyboard or by touch, slow…

    Top on Show HN today · 523 points
  2. 2

    Llmspeed

    Pick hardware and a model, and feel the real speed of a local LLM before you buy. Simulates tokens/sec and…

    Top on Show HN yesterday · 313 points
  3. 3

    Unfenced

    13,626 properties measured against USGS PAD-US, from 695,439 active listings across 49 regions. Every…

    Top on Show HN yesterday · 299 points
  4. 4

    Starskirmish

    StarSkirmish: where LLMs write code to play StarCraft.

    Top on Show HN yesterday · 226 points
  5. 5

    Petal

    Low latency, high resolution screensharing and remote control.

    Top on Show HN yesterday · 203 points
  6. 6

    Specr

    Say numbers out loud as randomly as you can. Before each one, a predictor in your browser seals its guess,…

    #2 on Show HN today · 197 points
  7. 7

    Esp32sim

    Esp32sim is an ESP32 emulator written in Rust.

    #2 on Show HN yesterday · 189 points
  8. 8

    Blumify

    Paste a YouTube, Spotify or Apple Podcasts link and get the transcript, a summary, chapters and notes on a…

    #2 on Show HN yesterday · 117 points
  9. 9

    Flipflop

    Establish a trusted tunnel between two or more devices: from that point on one can send files to the other anytime.

    #2 on Show HN yesterday · 131 points
  10. 10

    Clova

    Give every company you deal with its own email address, all in one account. When one leaks or starts…

    #3 on Show HN yesterday · 105 points

Top 10

Trending Hugging Face models of the week

  1. 1

    Embeddinggemma 2Open source

    EmbeddingGemma 2 is an open multimodal embedding model built by Google DeepMind which maps text (incl.…

    Trending on Hugging Face · trending score 1.2k, 2.2k likes
  2. 2

    DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017Open source

    DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 is a minor update to DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash, delivering substantial improvements…

    Trending on Hugging Face · trending score 1.2k, 1.3k likes
  3. 3

    layaOpen source

    Non-autoregressive System 1 decision engine. Typed choice, score and yes/no decisions over any text in a…

    33k stars in 26 days on GitHub
  4. 4

    HumanizerOpen source

    A 12B model that rewrites AI-written drafts (emails, essays, reports, forum posts; English and Chinese) so…

    Trending on Hugging Face · trending score 1.1k, 1.6k likes
  5. 5

    MiniCPM V 4.7 35B A3BOpen source

    MiniCPM-V 4.7 is the latest model in the MiniCPM-V series, available in a 35B-A3B variant, with 35B-A3B…

    Trending on Hugging Face · trending score 704, 871 likes
  6. 6

    Qwen Image 2.1 TurboOpen source

    Qwen-Image-2.1-Turbo is an accelerated checkpoint of Qwen-Image-2.1 for text-to-image generation and image…

    Trending on Hugging Face · trending score 702, 752 likes
  7. 7

    Drama 3Open source

    Fish Audio Drama 3 is Fish Audio's new-generation text-to-speech model, built for multi-character scenes…

    Trending on Hugging Face · trending score 556, 576 likes
  8. 8

    Flux 3 Image Klein ComfyOpen source

    Image to image model by black-forest-labs

    Trending on Hugging Face · trending score 464, 548 likes
  9. 9

    JEV 35BOpen source

    Text classification model by autotrust

    Trending on Hugging Face · trending score 449, 714 likes
  10. 10

    LFM2.5 24B A2BOpen source

    LFM2.5-24B-A2B is a 24B-parameter reasoning model with only 2B active parameters, built for fast, private…

    Trending on Hugging Face · trending score 398, 406 likes

Top 10

New App Store apps of the week

  1. 1

    Muse from MetaFree

    Muse is your personal AI agent that gets things done, always working on what matters to you.

    New app, #2 in Top Free
  2. 2

    2AM CAMPaid

    2AM is a point-and-shoot instant camera for after dark.

    New app, #5 in Top Paid
  3. 3

    play_music_theoryPaid

    Listen to your drawings! play_music_theory is a visual instrument designed to help us explore the relationship between sound and shape.

    New app, #6 in Top Paid
  4. 4

    AudayPaid

    Turn your Apple Watch into your all-day AI recorder. Capture the words and the life around them.

    New app, #9 in Top Paid
  5. 5

    Stay On Target 1138Paid

    Some pilots, at the critical moment, switch off their targeting computer and go with their gut.

    New app, #19 in Top Paid
  6. 6

    Open Screen SharingPaid

    Open Screen Sharing is a free and open-source remote desktop client optimized for Mac screen sharing and…

    New app, #13 in Top Paid
  7. 7

    ALARM ROOMPaid

    This app translates data directly from Phoenix Fire's public information call board and brings it right to…

    New app, #15 in Top Paid
  8. 8

    WildwoodPaid

    Find and collect sculptures across Portland while unlocking exciting rewards and milestones along the way.

    New app, #23 in Top Paid
  9. 9

    Hark ProFree

    Hark Pro is an operating system for your life, built to think ahead, and help you with real, practical things.

    New app, #38 in Top Free
  10. 10

    NostalgicPodPaid

    Remember when a music player was just that: a player?

    New app, #41 in Top Paid

Top 10

New AI tools of the week

  1. 1

    Llmspeed

    Pick hardware and a model, and feel the real speed of a local LLM before you buy. Simulates tokens/sec and…

    Top on Show HN yesterday · 313 points
  2. 2

    Muse from MetaFree

    Muse is your personal AI agent that gets things done, always working on what matters to you.

    New app, #2 in Top Free
  3. 3

    Embeddinggemma 2Open source

    EmbeddingGemma 2 is an open multimodal embedding model built by Google DeepMind which maps text (incl.…

    Trending on Hugging Face · trending score 1.2k, 2.2k likes
  4. 4

    DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017Open source

    DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 is a minor update to DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash, delivering substantial improvements…

    Trending on Hugging Face · trending score 1.2k, 1.3k likes
  5. 5

    HumanizerOpen source

    A 12B model that rewrites AI-written drafts (emails, essays, reports, forum posts; English and Chinese) so…

    Trending on Hugging Face · trending score 1.1k, 1.6k likes
  6. 6

    MiniCPM V 4.7 35B A3BOpen source

    MiniCPM-V 4.7 is the latest model in the MiniCPM-V series, available in a 35B-A3B variant, with 35B-A3B…

    Trending on Hugging Face · trending score 704, 871 likes
  7. 7

    Qwen Image 2.1 TurboOpen source

    Qwen-Image-2.1-Turbo is an accelerated checkpoint of Qwen-Image-2.1 for text-to-image generation and image…

    Trending on Hugging Face · trending score 702, 752 likes
  8. 8

    AudayPaid

    Turn your Apple Watch into your all-day AI recorder. Capture the words and the life around them.

    New app, #9 in Top Paid
  9. 9

    Drama 3Open source

    Fish Audio Drama 3 is Fish Audio's new-generation text-to-speech model, built for multi-character scenes…

    Trending on Hugging Face · trending score 556, 576 likes
  10. 10

    Flux 3 Image Klein ComfyOpen source

    Image to image model by black-forest-labs

    Trending on Hugging Face · trending score 464, 548 likes