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Free tools for founders about to launch
Tools in the order you would use them for a launch, plus one for teams that ship often. They run in your browser, so nothing you type is sent to us.
Step 1 · Plan the launch
Product Hunt launch checklist and date planner
Use it when you have a launch date and want to know what to do each week until then.
About 2 minutes to set up
Open the tool →Step 2 · Time launch day
Product Hunt launch time converter
Use it when you launch from outside the US Pacific time zone and want to know when launch day really starts for you.
About 1 minute
Open the tool →Step 3 · Plan the film
Launch video script and storyboard builder
Use it when you need a script and storyboard for your launch video, and want a draft in minutes.
About 5 minutes
Open the tool →Step 4 · Choose what to show
Product video screen planner: will my video go out of date?
Use it when you worry the product will change and the video will look out of date.
About 3 minutes
Open the tool →Step 5 · Write the launch copy
Product Hunt tagline and launch copy writer
Use it when you need the tagline, description, first comment and launch posts, and want a draft you can edit.
About 5 minutes
Open the tool →Step 6 · Check your Show HN
Show HN title and post checker
Use it before you post on Hacker News and want to catch what its rules and guidelines would flag.
About 2 minutes
Open the tool →Step 7 · Compare your options
Product video cost calculator
Use it when you are deciding whether to make the video yourself, hire someone, or have it made for you.
About 3 minutes
Open the tool →For teams that ship often
Release notes to video script
Use it when you have release notes and want a short feature-video script from them.
About 3 minutes
Open the tool →Extra · Check before you send
Video file size estimator
Use it before you upload a film to a brief, a review or an email, to know if the file will fit the limit.
About 1 minute
Open the tool →Extra · Fit the words to the film
Voiceover length checker
Use it while you write the narration, to see if the words fit the length of the film before anyone records them.
About 3 minutes
Open the tool →Extra · Make a GIF
Video to GIF converter
Use it when you need a short moving picture for a README, an email, a Product Hunt gallery or a reply where video will not play.
About 2 minutes
Open the tool →Extra · Add captions
SRT subtitle maker
Use it when you have the script of a film and need a caption file to upload with it to LinkedIn, YouTube, X or your site.
About 2 minutes
Open the tool →Extra · Check before you post
Video specs checker
Use it before you post or upload a film, to see whether it meets the limits of LinkedIn, X, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok and Meta ads.
About 1 minute
Open the tool →Extra · Make a thumbnail
Video frame grabber and thumbnail maker
Use it when you need a sharp still from a video: a YouTube or Shorts thumbnail, a poster frame, a screenshot for a post or a Product Hunt gallery image.
About 1 minute
Open the tool →Extra · Check vertical video
Safe zone checker for TikTok, Reels and Shorts
Use it before you post a vertical video or ad, to make sure no text or key part of the product sits under the app's buttons and captions.
About 1 minute
Open the tool →Extra · Script a demo
Product demo video script generator
Use it before you record a product demo or brief a studio, to turn one workflow into a timed script with what to show and what to say.
About 3 minutes
Open the tool →Extra · Plan a shoot
Product video shot list planner
Use it before you film a product video yourself, or brief someone else to film it, so every shot is planned before you press record.
About 3 minutes
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