Every week, we compile the most popular AI tools from the Product Hunt platform for you. Here are the highlights from Week 1 of 2026. Let's take a look at these innovative AI solutions together.
Table of contents
- BizCard
- Giselle
- Creaibo
- Foundire
- Qwen-Image-2512
- Scaloom AI
- Chatterbox Turbo
- Dropstone
- Nutgrafe
- Friendware
- Everyessay
- Vidcard
- NotebookLM Tools Chrome Extension
- Molmo 2
- CalPal
- Inspiration by Mind Dock
- Plannotator
- youtube-mcp-server
- Mnexium AI
- MoovAI
1. BizCard 
Introduction: Kill the LinkedIn QR code contacts. Build real connections.
Number of votes: 🔺 504 votes Posted on: December 29, 2025
Exchanging LinkedIn QR codes requires you to take out your phone and interrupt the conversation. BizCard replaces QR codes with a non-intrusive electronic ink business card that clearly displays your real-time profile. Clean, easy, and human-centered networking.
Keywords: BizCard, electronic business card, interpersonal network, LinkedIn alternative, distraction-free, E-ink technology, real-time profile, easy communication, genuine connections, business networking, business card exchange, convenient communication.
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2. Giselle 
Introduction: Build and run artificial intelligence workflows. Open source.
Number of votes: 🔺 488 votes Posted on: December 29, 2025
Aims to design and operate AI workflows that can be practically completed. Zero infrastructure setup - just build and run. Use a visual node editor and real-time tracking to handle complex long-term tasks. Combine models from multiple providers on a single canvas.
Keywords: Giselle, AI workflow, open source, design, operation, zero-based setup, visual node editor, real-time tracking, complex tasks, long-running, multi-model combination, integrated canvas.
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3. Creaibo 
Introduction: Create content that is 10 times better, sounds more like you, and is faster.
Number of votes: 🔺 454 votes Posted on: December 31, 2025
Creaibo is a comprehensive creative space for native AI that supports the entire workflow—from initial ideas and structured frameworks to ready-to-use content. It is designed for original content creators who reject generic, mechanical outputs, helping you maintain and expand your unique creativity. Creaibo addresses a core issue: significantly improving creation efficiency and content quality while maintaining a consistent style—regardless of the format, whether it's a blog, short or long videos, or any visual text posts.
Keywords: Creaibo, content creation, AI creation tools, creative efficiency, original content, content quality, unified style, blog creation, video content, visual text, creative space, rapid creation, structured framework, unique creativity, content generation.
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4. Foundire 
Introduction: First round interview automation
Number of votes: 🔺 361 votes Posted on: December 31, 2025
Stop conducting the same first-round interviews repeatedly for the recruitment team. Foundire helps teams scale their hiring through global talent searches, resume scoring, and adaptive AI interviews that generate decision-ready scorecards and records. During on-site interviews, the interview assistant provides real-time prompts, follow-up suggestions, and structured notes—all connected within a single workflow from talent sourcing to hiring and background checks.
Keywords: Foundire, automated interviews, recruitment tools, global talent search, resume scoring, adaptive AI interviews, decision readiness scorecards, interview assistants, real-time prompts, follow-up suggestions, structured notes, recruitment process, background checks, recruitment team, talent acquisition.
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5. Qwen-Image-2512 
Introduction: SOTA open-source T2I model, with higher realism.
Number of votes: 🔺 325 votes Posted on: January 1, 2026
Qwen-Image-2512 is a new state-of-the-art open-source text-to-image generation technology. It offers significantly improved photo realism, finer natural details, and superior text rendering.
Keywords: Qwen-Image-2512, open source, T2I model, text-to-image generation, surrealism, photo realism, natural details, text rendering, SOTA, image generation
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6. Scaloom AI 
Introduction: Reddit Marketing Simple Tools
Number of votes: 🔺 259 votes Posted on: January 4, 2026
Scaloom is an AI-driven Reddit marketing tool that helps founders promote safely by building trust. It enhances the activity of Reddit accounts through natural interactions to gain reputation and credibility, then assists you in finding subreddits, creating value-first posts, automatically replying to comments, and managing activities. No spam. No bans. Just proper Reddit marketing.
Keywords: Scaloom AI, Reddit marketing tool, AI-driven, secure promotion, build trust, Reddit account, natural interaction, increase Karma, enhance credibility, find subreddits, create valuable posts, auto-reply to comments, manage marketing campaigns, no spam, no bans, proper Reddit marketing.
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7. Chatterbox Turbo 
Introduction: Fast, expressive open-source text-to-speech with native watermarking feature.
Number of votes: 🔺 216 votes Posted on: December 30, 2025
Chatterbox Turbo is an open-source TTS model with 350M parameters. It features auxiliary language tags (to control laughter, sighs, etc.), zero-shot cloning capability, and runs 6 times faster than real-time. Its uniqueness lies in the built-in PerTh watermark feature for security.
Keywords: Chatterbox Turbo, fast, rich expression, open source, speech synthesis, native watermark, 350M parameters, side language tags, zero-shot cloning, real-time speed, secure, built-in watermark.
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8. Dropstone 
Introduction: Recursive group integrated development environment. 10,000 agents in one tab.
Number of votes: 🔺 209 votes Posted on: December 29, 2025
Dropstone v3 breaks the "linear barrier" in AI coding. It is powered by the proprietary D3 engine (Dynamic Distillation and Deployment), replacing linear token prediction with a recursive population architecture. It simulates over 10,000 different timelines to prune before errors occur. It features a horizon mode for architectural planning and semantic entropy tracking for real-time illusion defense.
Keywords: Dropstone, recursive population IDE, linear barriers, AI coding, D3 engine, dynamic distillation and deployment, recursive population architecture, 10,000 agents, multi-temporal timelines, error pruning, Horizon mode, architectural planning, semantic entropy tracking, real-time illusion defense.
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9. Nutgrafe 
Introduction: News, simplified to key points.
Number of votes: 🔺 209 votes Posted on: January 4, 2026
"Nutgraf" is the paragraph in a news story that explains the content and its significance. Nutgrafe provides this function for each article. Our AI reads every article from top news websites, blogs, and publications worldwide and conveys the essence of each story in a summary of no more than 400 characters, all presented in a familiar push format (around 2015). Any post can be expanded for key points and background, or you can click the original source to read more.
Keywords: Nutgrafe, news summary, core content, AI news, article summary, important information, news aggregation, article extraction, key points, original source, news websites, blogs, publications, information simplification, convenient reading, 2015 style.
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10. Friendware 
Introduction: Use the Tab key to complete input anywhere on MacOS.
Number of votes: 🔺 191 votes Posted on: January 1, 2026
Friendware is not just a label for completing tasks anywhere. It is a new paradigm of proactive AI. Say goodbye to context switching, explaining yourself to AI, and copying and pasting.
Keywords: Friendware, MacOS, auto-completion, proactive AI, context switching, copy and paste, new paradigm, efficiency tools, smart assistant, workflow optimization.
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11. Everyessay 
Introduction: AI paper, trained based on winning human briefings.
Number of votes: 🔺 178 votes Posted on: January 4, 2026
EveryEssay is not trained based on guesses. It is trained based on those who have already succeeded. AI no longer guesses what reviewers want, but learns from real alumni essays, admission letters, and validated assessment criteria. There are no sources, no outputs. AI remains locked until a sufficient number of human-validated success cases are unlocked. What you receive is not a template or fancy empty talk, but the exact logic behind successful essays. It’s not AI writing for you, but AI supported by human proof.
Keywords: Everyessay, AI Papers, Victory Human Briefing, Alumni Papers, Admission Letters, Evaluation Criteria, Manual Verification, Paper Logic, AI Assistance, Real Cases, Paper Writing, Academic Support, Paper Generation, Artificial Intelligence Education, Paper Guidance
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12. Vidcard 
Introduction: The world's first video business card - unforgettable.
Number of votes: 🔺 149 votes Posted on: December 31, 2025
Inspired by the "map" cards in Call of Duty, Vidcard is the world's first business card. Problem: Paper business cards are often overlooked. Solution: Vidcard instantly plays your video pitch, capturing 100% attention. Combined with NFC, it can accurately track who viewed your profile and what they were interested in (data feedback). 🚀 Specifications: HD player, wireless charging, NFC tracking, ultra-thin (<5mm).
Keywords: Video business card, Vidcard, business card, HD video player, wireless charging, NFC tracking, data feedback, ultra-thin design, innovative card, eye-catching, business card revolution, Call of Duty inspiration, personal promotion, interactive card, modern business tool.
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13. NotebookLM Tools Chrome Extension 
Introduction: NotebookLM productivity tool's Chrome extension
Number of votes: 🔺 123 votes Posted on: December 29, 2025
NotebookLM Tools is a leading Chrome extension designed for Google NotebookLM, adding advanced note management, multilingual support, and batch operations not provided by NotebookLM. Whether you are managing academic research, organizing business notes, or conducting multilingual studies, this NotebookLM extension enhances your AI-based note workflow.
Keywords: NotebookLM tool, Chrome extension, productivity tool, note management, multilingual support, batch operations, academic research, business notes, language learning, AI notes, note workflow.
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14. Molmo 2 
Introduction: SOTA Video Understanding, Pointing, and Tracking VLM
Number of votes: 🔺 106 votes Posted on: December 29, 2025
Molmo 2 is a new state-of-the-art visual language model with open weights, training data, and training code, capable of analyzing both videos and multiple images simultaneously.
Keywords: Molmo 2, video understanding, pointing, tracking, visual language model, open weights, training data, training code, multi-image analysis, video analysis.
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15. CalPal 
Introduction: A notebook calculator for your thoughts (now equipped with artificial intelligence).
Number of votes: 🔺 101 votes Posted on: January 2, 2026
Most calculators give you answers but lose context. CalPal is a cultured calculator that combines a text editor with a calculation engine, allowing your math to tell a story. Its standout feature is the BYOK AI assistant (Gemini). It addresses the "blank page syndrome"—just prompt it with "draft a travel budget" or "estimate MVP costs," and it will instantly generate items for you to adjust. It is 100% free, private (local data only), and browser-based.
Keywords: CalPal, notebook calculator, AI assistant, text editor, calculation engine, math stories, BYOK, travel budget, MVP cost estimation, blank page syndrome, free, private, browser application
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16. Inspiration by Mind Dock 
Introduction: Real-time AI trends from HuggingFace, ArXiv, GitHub, and others.
Number of votes: 🔺 100 votes Posted on: December 31, 2025
Explore artificial intelligence like never before! The AI Data Map integrates models, news, research, and trends, providing you with inspiration directly.
Keywords: Inspiration, Mind Dock, Artificial Intelligence, AI Trends, HuggingFace, ArXiv, GitHub, AI Data Map, Models, News, Research, Inspiration Exploration, Latest Updates
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17. Plannotator 
Introduction: Comment, review, and share the Claude code plan. (Plugins/hooks)
Number of votes: 🔺 93 votes Posted on: December 29, 2025
Interactive Plan Review: Use the user interface to mark and refine your plan, easily share for team collaboration, and automatically integrate with agent planning modes. Select the exact parts of the plan you want to change. Mark for deletion, add comments, or suggest alternatives. Share the plan and gather feedback from team members. Automatically send feedback to Claude Code for processing. Runs locally. Local plugin. No network requests. Plannotator runs entirely in your browser. The plan never leaves your machine.
Keywords: Plannotator, plan annotation, plan review, team collaboration, user interface, plan modification, delete tags, add comments, replacement suggestions, feedback collection, local plugins, browser operation, Claude Code, plan sharing, interactive review, automatic integration
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18. youtube-mcp-server 
Introduction: MCP server is used for YouTube video transcription and metadata.
Number of votes: 🔺 92 votes Posted on: January 3, 2026
A powerful Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for YouTube video transcription and metadata extraction.
Keywords: YouTube, MCP server, video transcription, metadata extraction, powerful, model context protocol, video processing, data extraction, video analysis
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19. Mnexium AI 
Introduction: Persistent, structured memory for artificial intelligence agents
Number of votes: 🔺 89 votes Posted on: January 3, 2026
Give your LLM persistent memory. Mnexium stores, scores, and recalls long-term context through a simple API—no vector database, no pipelines, no retrieval logic needed. Just add an mnx object to your AI requests to easily access chat history, semantic recall, and persistent user memory.
Keywords: Mnexium AI, persistent memory, structured memory, AI agents, LLMs, long-term context, simple API, no need for vector databases, no need for pipelines, no need for retrieval logic, mnx objects, chat history, semantic recall, persistent user memory.
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20. MoovAI 
Introduction: Publish viral AI ads and professional social content in minutes.
Number of votes: 🔺 82 votes Posted on: January 2, 2026
Stop hiring expensive actors. Moovai uses Kling AI to generate ultra-realistic user-generated content video ads that look like they were shot on an iPhone. Need professional visual effects? Our Nano Banana Pro integration can transform any shot into high-end lifestyle photos or high-click Instagram and YouTube thumbnails. Why choose Moovai? Kling AI videos: authentic motion and physical effects. Professional lifestyle images: studio quality in seconds. Built for advertising: optimized for TikTok and Meta.
Keywords: MoovAI, AI advertising, user-generated content, UGC video ads, hyper-realistic videos, Nano Banana Pro, high-end lifestyle photos, Instagram thumbnails, YouTube thumbnails, TikTok ads, Meta ads, film effects, quick production, visual effects, film technology, social content, high click-through rates, film production tools.
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Summarize
Above are the most popular AI tools selected on Product Hunt for the first week of 2026. These tools showcase the latest innovations in the AI field, offering users a variety of solutions. Which one are you most interested in? Feel free to share with your friends!