# Best places to launch a developer tool

Source: https://bestlaunchplatforms.com

> The best launch platforms for developer tools are Hacker News (Show HN), GitHub, DevHunt, and Peerlist Launchpad, with Hugging Face when the artifact is a model or Space. Product Hunt is optional extra reach. Lead with a tryable repo or demo.

Engineers do not want a hunter. They want something to try.

Show HN, GitHub, DevHunt, and Hugging Face outperform general consumer boards per visitor for APIs, SDKs, models, and infra — if you can take blunt feedback.

## Advice
- Link a demo, docs, or repo — not a slogan homepage.
- Do Show HN on a different day from Product Hunt.
- Put the install in the README. GitHub is the product page; Show HN is the date.
- DevHunt is quiet compared with 2024 and still worth the audience match.

## Platforms
- https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/platforms/hacker-news
- https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/platforms/github
- https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/platforms/devhunt
- https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/platforms/hugging-face
- https://bestlaunchplatforms.com/platforms/peerlist