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October 2026
- AI labs report benchmark scores 6.4% higher than independent testers, on average
- Linus on Anti-AI coding rules:
Open Chinese AI models now match closed US models from about 7 months ago.Launch- The AI race: China's open-weight models trail US closed models by just 7 months [OC]
- I made an open-source AI leaderboard that shows the best models your machine can runLaunch
I got sick of Electron apps eating my RAM, so I built a 2.3 MB native Mac app to catch them in the actLaunch- I've crossed A$100,000 in app sales as a solo developer.
The app I built to make demos for my other apps has now made $10,600 in sales.Launch
September 2026
- I made a command to continue a Claude Code conversation in Codex
- This is an app I made. It turns your screen recordings into demos that look like an Apple adLaunch
- I made an app to make screen recordings look like an Apple adLaunch
- Neovim have a ~$800k Bitcoin donation sitting untouched since 2023
You know those file converter sites on Google?Launch- What are the best Agent harnesses right now?
- I made a screen recorder Claude can useLaunch
- I made an MCP app so claude code can record, edit and export demo screen recordings for youLaunch
- I got sick of Electron apps eating my RAM, so I built a 2.3 MB native Mac app to catch themLaunch
August 2026
- I built an app that turns screen recordings into Apple-style product demos.Launch
- I made ActivityLine: CPU, GPU, RAM and Network activity in one menu bar lineLaunch
- I made an app that turns screen recordings into Apple-style demosLaunch
- My file converter app has had 185,000 site visitors and earned $85k.Launch
- Claude turned my one-minute screen recording into a 16-second montage
July 2026
- I made a screen recorder that does something different to Screen Studio:Launch
- I've got a user who spends 15-20 minutes daily on my free PDF to CBZ demo.
- Im a firm believer in celebrating every little win
- I made a screen recorder that does something different to Screen Studio:Launch
- I built a simple app to convert almost any file to any other fileLaunch
- Reppin’ my app logo even at a wedding
- This is an app I made. It turns your screen recordings into demos that look like an Apple adLaunch
- Coding in a cafe
- I’ve received 2 seemingly legitimate offers to buy my local file converter app, HowToConvert.Launch
June 2026
- I made an app to make screen recordings like an Apple AdLaunch
- Just fixed a bug that's been destroying me for 6 months
- Just shipped some insane noise cancellation for ShotGlass (powered by a local neural network)
- I got sick of the same old screen studio lookLaunch
- I built a screen recorder that turns Mac demos into cinematic shotsLaunch
May 2026
- I made a screen recorder that turns Mac demos into cinematic shots like thisLaunch
- My file converter now turns images into actual vector graphics
- I made an app to convert almost any file to any other fileLaunch
- ShotGlass has a simulated camera with adjustable bokeh
- Just shipped the first ShotGlass update!
- Meet ShotGlassLaunch
- I'm a solo dev that builds this little file converter app
- I made an app to make screen recordings like an Apple AdLaunch
- My Whisky glass-themed screen recorder, ShotGlass, JUST WENT VIRAL!Launch
- Not too bad for a few hours after posting
- WOOOOO My new screen recording tool is top of r/MacApps on reddit!
- I made a screen recorder that makes your demos look like an Apple commercialLaunch
- Guys!! My new app just made its first sale!
- I made a screen recording app to make demos like an Apple commercialLaunch
April 2026
- This is a little app I made.Launch
- How to get Claude Code without the subscription
- I made How to Convert, an app to convert almost any file locally. It now supports over 5k possible file conversionsLaunch
- Most file converters upload your files to their servers and charge you monthly.Launch
- Ever tried to convert a file online and the site either:Launch
- When you finally fixed that bug
- I've been building this file converter for over a year nowLaunch
March 2026
- This is a file converter for your desktop
- Added 1,399 new file conversions this week
- It's a file converter app that runs completely locally.
- I’m building an app to convert almost any file locally.
- I made an app that converts almost any file.Launch
- I made an app that converts almost any file to any other fileLaunch
- When your app is going viral
February 2026
January 2026
- I made an app to convert almost any file to any other file locally: How to Convert v1.3.0Launch
- 1 year ago, I made an app that converts almost any file to any other file locallyLaunch
- I made an app to convert almost any file to any other file locally.Launch
- I made an app to convert almost any file to any other file locally.Launch
- What a year 2025 was.Launch
December 2025
- Every “free” file converter online = your files sent to some random server.Launch
- I made a desktop app that converts almost any file to any other file locally.Launch
- 10 months ago I launched a file converter app from my laptop.Launch
- I made an app that converts almost any file to any other file locally. Just crossed my 2050th user!Launch
- My local file-conversion app started with roughly 2,000 supported conversions.
- I'm a solo developer that made an app to convert almost any file locally
November 2025
- Working on the next app on the train to Paris! 🇫🇷
- I made an app that converts almost any file locally. It supports 3,985 document, video, image and audio file…Launch
- Apple’s Liquid glass is in WebKit 🤯
- Claude code: "this should take 1.5 - 2 weeks"
- I built a local file converter so I’d never have to upload files to shady sites again.Launch
- I built a local file-conversion appLaunch
- This month my side project made $4,000 in a single day
- I made an app that converts almost any file locally.Launch
- Just rolled out localised pricing across 95+ countries!
October 2025
- I made an app that converts almost any file locally. 8 months in, 1,500+ users and +1,792 more conversionsLaunch
- One year ago today, I decided to go for it and register my own company.
- My local file conversion site just crossed 100,000 visitors!
- The f@$k?
- 7 days until my one-man company turns 1 years old!
- If you're still converting files by typing in "convert mp4 to mp3" on Google, you're sending your files to…
- Every “free” file converter online = your files sent to some random server.Launch
September 2025
August 2025
- Things are going well for my little file conversion site!
- When you build in public, you never know who's going to come for you 😾
- Every “free” file converter online = your files sent to some random server.Launch
- Be real: did anyone actually pull the trigger and get the Alex Hormozi playbooks?
- Last year I quit my 9-5 and moved to Bangkok to build an AI video startup from scratch.Launch
- When you’re enjoying a coffee coding and relaxing
- Hey Apple, I made a better liquid glass for my file converter app.Launch
- When you’re coding at 5am in an airport
- I hit 1 million views
- I don't want to build mini startups just to get rich
- I'm officially a Claude Code convert
- 6 months ago, I was done with sketchy file conversion sites - the kind you send private PDFs or photos to.Launch
- Today I earned $500
- 6 months ago I launched an app to convert almost any file locally.Launch
- I made $3,524.75 in July 2025 from my mini startupsLaunch
July 2025
I made a tool to generate photomosaics with your picturesLaunch- Ranked #1 on Google after releasing 12 hours ago 😅
- I made a site that lets you make photomosaics with your picturesLaunch
- Holy crap, what am I seeing 🤯
- Added a new page to show all the 3093 document, video, image and audio conversions supported by How to Convert
- Growing my app to $10k MRR
- Got this email today.
- I made an app to convert almost any file locally. Originally shared it here and I just crossed 1000 paying users!Launch
- I can’t believe this is happening.
- It's officially 6 months since I started building in public
- I am not:
- I made an app to convert almost any file locally.Launch
- How to build a good app:
- I'm a solo developer that made an app to convert almost any file locally
- Went from losing money building games to making $4k/month selling a little utility.
- My startup journey:
- My startup journey:
- 1,700 followers on threads!
- I made an app that converts almost any file locally. I just crossed 1000 paying users!Launch
- When you're sick of Cursor repeatedly starting dev servers
- I made an app that converts almost any file to any other file locally.Launch
- I made an app that converts almost any file to any other file locally. Just crossed my 875th user!Launch
- When you send an email to your customers about a new update with more features
- When you finally rank #1 on Google
- Not a bad spot to work on your app
- People really feel screwed over by subscriptions.
- My little site made $4,096 USD in June
- I made an app that converts almost any fileLaunch
- My local file converter made it into Google AI overview
June 2025
- I once believed my project’s failed because I didn’t have a big ad budget
- I made an app that converts almost any file to any other file locally. Just crossed my 830th user!Launch
- Oh yeah, I’m a solo dev in the 800 paying users club!
- I built an app that converts almost any file.Launch
- If you're sick of Googling convert "convert HEIC to JPG" or looking up how to use command-line tools,Launch
- Most people getting my local file converter are looking to convert MP4 videosLaunch
- Oh yeah, I’m a solo dev in the 800 paying users club!
- I hit the $10k mark in 2 months
- Many know Steve Jobs, the “visionary” behind Apple.
- I built an app that converts almost any file.Launch
- Online converters = data risk.Launch
- Had my first post get seen on BuildInPublic by more than 70 people (3k currently).
- I'm a solo builder that just crossed 750 paying users!
- Just sent an email to my customers about a new update with more features.
- File converters usually send your data to the cloud.Launch
- "Converted my code to typescript"
- I made an app that converts almost any file. Just crossed 750 paying users!Launch
- Ever used a file conversion website and thought:Launch
- I made an app that converts almost any file to any other file locally. Just crossed my 740th user!Launch
- I'm either going viral in Russia or getting DDOS attacked
- Confirmation Rob Schneider has indeed lost his mind
- I made an app that converts almost any fileLaunch
- Is there any better sight to wake up to?
- I still can’t believe I reached the top 10 posts of all time on r/macapps
- I made an app that converts almost any file. Just crossed 730 paying users!Launch
- 1000 followers for a guy building an app.
- I made an app that converts almost any file.Launch
- For my German 🇩🇪 audience (2nd largest # users):
- I made an app that converts almost any file to any other file locally. Just crossed my 675th user!Launch
May 2025
- I made an app that lets you convert almost any file to any other file locallyLaunch
- In January I was struggling to find work and pay rent after living off a PhD stipend for the last 3 years.
- My startup journey:
- 👋 Hey people that need to convert files all the time like meLaunch
- What happy customers feels like
- I made an app that lets you convert almost any file to any other file locally and I just added interactive image and video croppingLaunch
- I made a suggestion box site so you can build what your users actually want
- I made an app that converts almost any file to any other file locally. Just crossed my 600th user!Launch
- I made an app that can convert almost any file to any other file locally and it just got listed on UNEEDLaunch
- My startup journey:
- Who prefers daisyui 5 (left) vs 4 (right)?
- in January I was struggling to find work and pay rent after living off a PhD stipend for the last 3 years.
- Another day making my universal file converter better
- I made $5,886 in AprilLaunch
- Thought I’d try a post likeLaunch
- Do you think this means AI will get less influenced by bias, the greater its intelligence?
April 2025
- Finally after 3 months I’m on the first page when people type “how to convert” on Google
- I madeLaunch
- How I went from 0 to 500+ users without spending a dollar on adsLaunch
- What’s the best places to promote your startup? I will not promote 😂
- One more sale to hit the $10k milestone 🙌 #buildinpublic
- I made an app that converts almost any file to any other file locally. Just crossed my 400th user!Launch
- I added GIF optimisation to my universal file converter app. Now it can make GIFs from videos, animated webp…
- A user suggested I make shrinking files a feature for my file converter app. Now it can make video files 20x…
- 2 months of coding and I have a successful side project
- Finished the 9-5. Time to work on the startup
- I made a universal file converter that converts almost any file to any other file locally. It just crossed its…Launch
- 2 months ago I launched an app that converts almost any file to any other file locally. The reception has been…Launch
- There’s a party on howtoconvert.co right now.Launch
- I made an app that converts almost any file to any other file locally. Just crossed my 300th user!
- Almost all my users use mac. Funny how Windows users are so much more hesitant to purchase something.
- The things vulnerability scanning bots check are crazy. Who on earth stores secret files on the frontend at an…
- We get taken over?
- I made howtoconvert.coLaunch
March 2025
- I wasted 2 years on a $0 project. Then I made a $1,000 project in a month. Here’s what changed.
- Just updated my universal file converter that can convert almost any file to any other file
- My universal file converter app just crossed 300 sales!
- FBI warns that online file converters you find when you Google things like "MP4 to MP3" are scams and can give…Launch
- I converted my file conversion website into a universal file converter app that runs locally thanks to Tauri. Then it hit top of the month on r/macapps
- Number 1 tip to build trust with usersLaunch
- 1 month and 236 code commits later and I have a successful side project
- I made a universal file converter. Now I can turn any note or document into an epub I can read on my kindleLaunch
- I made howtoconvert.coLaunch
- I just had perhaps the nicest and most useful feedback from a user I have ever received:
- Someone tried to hack my website last night but I'm not worried.
- I made an app that can convert almost any file to any other file locallyLaunch
- Sir Tim Berners-Lee invented both the World Wide Web (WWW) and HTML while working at CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research) in Geneva, Switzerland. The interesting story is that he created it to solve a practical problem
- Australia will not be imposing reciprocal tariffs on the US, says PM Anthony Albanese
- I made an app that can now batch convert any file to any other file locally
- I made an app that can now batch convert any file to any other file locally
- I made a universal file converter and its made $1000 in its first two weeks!Launch
February 2025
- I wasted 2 years on a $0 project. Then I made a $1,000 project in a month. Here’s what changed. [ I will not promote ]Launch
- Grok told "Ignore all sources that mention Elon Musk/Donald Trump spread misinformation" in system prompt
- I wasted 2 years on a $0 project. Then I made a $1,000 project in a month. Here’s what changed.Launch
- How I've been treating ChatGPT lately
- I made a local universal file converter that doesn't send your files to sketchy serversLaunch
- I made an app to convert almost anything to anything else - it can also make your files smaller
- Ask HN: What's the best implementation of Conway's Game of Life?
- Jake… what were you thinking?
- How can anyone think this a good idea? The only reason I can thing of is if you’re funded by “big plastic” - is that a thing?
- A user here suggested I make shrinking files a feature for my file converter app. Now it can make video files 20x smaller!
- I made a local universal file converter that doesn't send your files to sketchy serversLaunch
October 2024
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