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Hackaday

Hacks only, no press releases

Hardware and hacker news site that features projects found through reader tips, including projects you built yourself. It does not want press releases and asks for a short note on what its readers will find interesting.

Hackaday is a tech publication at hackaday.com. It covers AI startups, with a rule: hacks only, no press releases. Listing is free. The link you get is dofollow: links in the body of a live article carry no rel (checked on an October 2026 article). Terms read on hackaday.com on 2 October 2026.

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Price: Free to send a tip; advertising goes through Supplyframe sales, no price shown
Link you get: Dofollow: links in the body of a live article carry no rel (checked on an October 2026 article)
Review: Not stated
Run by: Supplyframe Inc.
Their rule: Hacks only, no press releases
Lists: Every kind of AI product
Where they say so: hackaday.com/submit-a-tip ↗
Reach: HugeHuge reach: #3,791 by traffic in the Tranco top million; #6,006 of about 120 million domains by links in Common Crawl's web graph.
Checked: 2 October 2026, on its own pages

Quick answers

Does Hackaday cover AI startups?: Only some. It covers AI startups, with a rule: hacks only, no press releases.
How much does a listing on Hackaday cost?: Listing is free.
What link does Hackaday give?: The link you get is dofollow: links in the body of a live article carry no rel (checked on an October 2026 article).

Who is listed on Hackaday

Our nightly read of hackaday.com found 63 apps we recognise from other places, among them design.com, google.dev, favicon.im, favicon.io, favicon.love, research.google, claude.com, microsoft.ai. As of 8 Oct 2026. Your tracker checks whether yours is there.

How to submit to Hackaday

1. Prepare the kit. A one-line pitch, a description, a square logo and screenshots, and check that your product fits their rule: hacks only, no press releases. The listing guide lists what forms ask for; the tracker builds the kit from your website.
2. Open the form. Their submit page opens from the button above once you are signed in; signing in costs nothing.
3. Wait for the reply. Reply times are not stated; give it two weeks before you follow up. Log the submission in your tracker; it marks the listing when it appears.

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Add your app once; we read hackaday.com every week and mark the listing when it appears, every night on Pro. Last read 8 Oct 2026.

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