The 30 Best Product Launches in November đ
November was full of amazing product launches. Some of the big tech companies launched something new, like Googleâs Poly, Firefoxâs Quantum, and Facebookâs Local. There were also many other exciting launches and product updates, like image upscaling tool Letâs Enhance, conversational tool builder Landbot, and the Founder Salary Calculator.
Even though November marked the beginning of the crazy holiday season, makers all over the world continued to create and launch amazing new products every day. Check out the most upvoted product launch on Product Hunt every day throughout Novemberâyou wonât be disappointed by the breadth of exciting new services, products, and features.
November 1: Earn
Earn money for replying to emails and completing tasks
If youâve ever felt bombarded by requests for feedback, Earn is a great solution. You can use it to earn digital currency by replying to emails and completing tasks. There are great features, like the ability to automatically bounce emails from outside your network, to earning Bitcoin for your favorite charities. With Earnâs new token feature, you can earn tokens just for being an early adopter or inviting other verified users.
November 2: Poly by Google
Explore the world of 3D
Poly by Google is a library of free 3D objects for augmented and virtual reality apps. You can find pretty much anything on hereâfrom a Boeing 727, to human avatars. This is going to make it easier for AR and VR apps to design beautiful products.
November 3: The Modern Web Design Process
An in-depth guide to the processes behind great websites
The Modern Web Design Process is an in-depth guide to building successful websites. Youâll learn how to define project scopes, create sitemaps and wireframes, conduct tests and reviews, andâlast but certainly not leastâlaunch a beautifully designed product.
November 4: Letâs Enhance
Supercharged image upscaling
If youâve ever found yourself wanting to enhance the quality of a low resolution image, you will be delighted by Letâs Enhance. This site uses machine learning to enhance low-res JPEG images by up to 4x. This will end up being a dream product not just for designers and photographers, but anyone who is looking to improve the quality of an image.
November 5: Google Design Sprint Starter Kit
A kit to help you run your first Google Design Sprint
The Google Design Sprint Starter Kit will help you run your first Google Design Sprint. It includes a planning schedule, an expert invitation list, email templates, an introduction slide deck, and a sprint week calendar. Hereâs a little more about the design process itself.
November 6: Mockup Generator
Create attractive product screenshots with just a few clicks
This DIY tool will help you create attractive product screenshots. With Mockup Generator, you can choose from 1000 mockup templates, add text, change background colors and images, or build your own template from scratch. This works great if you need a mockup for iPhones, iPads, Macbooks, Androids, Windows laptops, Smartwatches, and more.
November 8: Startup Tracker 3.0
A search engine for startups
Use Startup Tracker 3.0 to search for startups by name or filters. Learn about when companies were founded, how many team members they have, what their social reach is, and how much money theyâve raised. You can also use it to make startup lists to post or share, and track companies to get notified when they release important updates.
November 9: Thieve
A curated list of the best products on AliExpress
Thieve is a daily updated list of some of the best finds on the direct-to-factory site AliExpress. AliExpress has an overwhelming amount of product on the site, so this is a great way to filter through the noise and find the best stuff, curated by creatives. Plus, you truly canât beat the prices.
November 10: Facebook Local
Discover places to go and events happening near you
Over the past few years, Facebook has really hit the gas pedal on making the social platform a place for users to learn more about whatâs happening around them. Thatâs more clear than ever with the launch of Facebook Local, a distinct app created by the Facebook team to help you keep up with whatâs happening locallyâwherever you are. Whether you want to explore a new neighborhood or find something to do this weekend, this is a great place to start the search.
November 11: Really Good UX
A library of screenshots for UX inspiration
The Appcues team has been âscreenshotting UX gemsâ for the past few years. Theyâve captured more than 1,000 UX flows, and made them all public with Really Good UX. Learn about how some of the best companiesâfrom Jet and Airbnb, to Canva and Quoraâuse upsell prompts, announce feature releases, redesign products, onboard new users, give product tours, and more.
November 13: Shortcuts.design
Every shortcut for designers in one place
The Shortcuts.design website lists every shortcut a designer might ever need, in one place. Itâs a great tool for beginner designers who want to make their workflows more efficient, or for those who are just starting to use a new design tool and need a reference guide for making it easier to repeat actions.
November 14: Firefox Quantum
The newest, fastest version of Firefox yet
Firefox Quantum features great speed improvement and a new look. It is built to load pages faster while using less computer memory. Firefox reports that the new Quantum is 30% lighter than chrome, with more space for your computer to keep running smoothly. Perhaps the best part? Thereâs a bit more tracking protection from advertisers and other online trackers.
November 15: productboard 2.0
The product management tool for makers who care
productboard 2.0 is an all-in-one product management platform that helps teams define their strategic initiatives, visualize feature priorities, identify top-requested features, manage tasks, segment users, and much more. The sleek interface makes it easy to keep your whole product team organized.
November 16: The Influencer Marketing Stack
Free resources to launch a killer campaign
The Influencer Marketing Stack arms you with the information and resources you need to incorporate influencers into your marketing strategy. Learn how to find the right influencers (and contact them in a meaningful way), launch your campaign, monitor your performance, and get potential users to convert.
November 17: Tesla Semi
The safest, and most comfortable truck ever made
Surprise, surpriseâTesla has blown us away once again. The Tesla Semi is designed to be the safest and most comfortable truck ever. Four independent motors provide insane power and acceleration, while requiring the lowest energy cost per mile. With 80,000 lbs of weight, it can accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in 20 seconds. Its distance range between charges in 300â500 miles. And while it wonât be cheap to buy one of these, the Semi will provide $200,000+ in fuel savings and a two-year payback period. Pretty incredible.
November 18: Founder Salary Calculator
Unsure how much to pay yourself? Check out this calculator.
If youâre building a startup, but you have no idea what to pay yourself as a founder, try using the Founder Salary Calculator. Itâs a simple Google spreadsheet that helps founders determine a fair salary based on their company stage, family status, and location.
November 19: Avataaars Generator
A simple avatar generator
Avataaars Generator makes it super simple to create a new avatar. Customize hair, accessories, clothing, eyes, mouth, and skin color to get a new avatar for your website, bylines, and social accounts.
November 20: Tesla Powerbank
A Tesla supercharger for your phone
Tesla Powerbank is a 3350mAh battery that can charge iPhones, iPads, and any other devices that use a microUSB. For all of the Tesla nerds out there, you may recognize that itâs modeled after Teslaâs Supercharger monument at the Tesla Design Studio. Another neat invention from the Tesla teamâbut unsurprisingly, itâs already sold out. đ
November 21: Landbot
Build conversational websites, and convert more visitors
These days, it seems like everyone is building conversational bots on their websites. Why? Because they work pretty darn well. If you want to build one to connect with visitors on your site, check out Landbot. You can use the optimized chatbot builder to create your own conversational interface, and use it as a full page, banner, or widget. There are more than 20 visual elements you can customize, so itâs easier than ever to design something that will fit the design and voice of your brand.
November 22: Landing Pages in MailChimp
Easy to build, custom landing pages for free
The popular email email marketing company is now looking to help you build beautiful landing pages. Landing Pages in MailChimp is designed to help you get visitors the information they needâor make it super easy to take a desired step, like signing up for a newsletter or buying a product. Whether youâre just starting out and want to grow your email list, or youâre a big e-retailer looking to continue building your business, youâll find Mailchimpâs new landing page tool to be quite helpful.
November 23: Stomp 4.0
Turn 100 words into a cinematic intro
Stomp is such a fun tool. Input 100 words, and effortlessly build a typographic intro HTML template for your landing page. Itâs a great way to animate and draw attention to a message that helps users capture the essence of your brandâand inspire them to take a specific action.
November 24: Quick Code
A curated list of free online programming courses
Quick Code is a great collection of free online tutorials and video courses to help you learn just about any programming languageâfrom JavaScript and Python, to Swift, SQL, and C++. Find the best courses related to web, mobile, chatbots, database management, cryptocurrency, and more.
November 25: Another Lens
A research tool for conscientious creatives by Airbnb
The Airbnb team designed Another Lens for other creatives as a simple but effective research tool for conscientious creatives. This set of guiding principles and exercises will help designers address their own skewed perspectives in an effort to create thoughtful and more inclusive work. Use it to balance your biases, consider opposite ideas, and embrace a growth mindset.
November 26: Publicly
Build your product in public
Publicly is a place where you can track all of the great things being build in public by makers who are sharing their progress as they goânot after everything is already built. This is a super interesting network effects platform that may just inspire entrepreneurs to share their startup journeys more transparentlyâand give other makers an opportunity to learn from them in the process.
November 27: JSRobot
Learn to code in JavaScript by playing a game đ¤
Itâs never been easier (or more fun) to learn JavaScript. JSRobot is a game that allows you to control a robot to collect coins and reach the end of a level as you learn to code in JS. With live feedback and fun exercises, itâs a great way to make learning a new programming language easier.
November 28: Fin
Combining human & machine intelligence to get more done
Fin uses a combination of human and machine intelligence to provide high-quality, on-demand assistance so you can focus on what is most important to you. It can call, email, text, schedule, research, book meetings, and purchase things for you. This is a really interesting product with a lot of potential applications as it becomes more sophisticated over time.
November 29: New Snapchat
The new Snapchat, redesigned to separate social from media
Snapchat just got a fresh redesign. The New Snapchat attempts to separate âsocialâ from âmediaâ by keeping chats and stories from friends on the left side, and stories from publishers, creators, and the community at large on the right side. It also incorporates algorithm changes to make sure you donât miss what your best friends are posting.
November 30: FirstSearch
The worldâs best startup advice, curated and searchable
Created by the First Round team, FirstSearch is the largest database of curated, high-quality advice for building startups. More than 10,000 articles were tagged and organized to give you advice on every aspect of building a company and learning from the best entrepreneurs and thought leaders in tech and beyond. This is sure to make you better at what you do, and help you learn from other leaders every step of the way.
We were blown away by all of the launches in November. What was your favorite launch of the month? Let us know on Twitter.
And if you want to learn more about the most upvoted products every day last monthâas well as what the community thinks about each of themâcheck out the full collection on Product Hunt.