Product Catch is a Product Hunt–style directory for AI products and software. It lets users discover, launch, and discuss products in a vibrant community. Built with modern web technologies, it provides a complete ecosystem where users can discover innovative AI and SaaS solutions while creators can effectively launch and monetize their products through various promotional channels.
The platform combines the functionality of a product discovery engine with powerful admin tools, community forums, payment processing, and content management systems. It's designed to bridge the gap between AI and SaaS product
creators and potential users, offering monetization opportunities through product submissions, promoted placements,
and subscription-based services.

• For Users: Discover and evaluate AI and SaaS products with comprehensive reviews, ratings, curated collections, community forums, and daily/weekly/monthly rankings
• For Creators: Launch products with built-in promotion tools, payment processing, launch guide, scheduled launches, and audience reach
• For Admins: Complete control over content, monetization, forums, and platform operations through an intuitive dashboard

Demo:

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Key Features:

• Product Discovery: Today's launches, yesterday's top products, weekly/monthly rankings, categories, collections, and topics.
• Product Launch Services: Submit products via /posts/new, paid submission plans (submit, promote, expert), launch guide, scheduled launches, and launch team.
• Community Forums: Topic and product forums, threads, comments, upvotes, and forum search.
• User Engagement: Upvotes, comments, reviews with pros/cons, "Add to stack", alternative suggestions, badges, and streaks.
• User Profiles: Followers, following, stacks, reviews, submitted products, and @username shortcuts.
• Admin Management System: Products, categories, collections, blogs, deals, forums, users, badges, plans, promotions, reports, and comprehensive settings.
• Content Management: News/blog (stories), deals, events (community, AMA, workshop, launch, meetup), launch guide, and travel guides.
• Monetization: Product submission plans, Stripe and LemonSqueezy, promotions, and sponsored placements.
• Responsive Design: Modern UI with dark/light theme support and mobile-first design.
• SEO Optimization: Meta tags, structured data, and search-friendly URLs.
• Internationalization: Multi-language support (en, de, tr, es, ja) with i18next and next-intl.
• Email Verification: Secure email verification for new user accounts.
• Password Reset: Self-service password recovery system for easy account management.
• Authentication: NextAuth with OAuth (Google, GitHub, LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Apple) and credentials (email/password).
• Search & Filtering: Comprehensive search and filtering for products and blogs.
• Product Categories: Organized classification with hierarchical categories.
• Product Details: Rich pages with overview, alternatives, makers, customers, awards, and analytics.
• Alternative Products: Suggestions for similar or competing products.
• Product Ratings & Reviews: User-generated ratings and detailed review system.
• Blog Management: Full-featured blog system with categories and author management.
• Deals & Promotions: Time-limited offers and discount management.
• Collections: Curated product collections for specific use cases or themes.
• FAQ Management: Dynamic FAQ system for user support.
• Product Submission Payments: Paid submissions for product creators.
• Payment Processing: Integration with Stripe and Lemon Squeezy.
• Promoted Advertising: Sponsored content placement throughout the platform.
• Analytics Integration: Plausible Analytics and Google Analytics for tracking and reporting.
• Email Services: Integration with SendGrid and Nodemailer for transactional emails.
• Newsletter Integration: Seamless integration with Mailchimp for newsletters and campaigns.

Technical Architecture:

• Framework: Next.js 16 (App Router), React 19, Prisma 5.
• Database: PostgreSQL via Prisma.
• Styling: Tailwind CSS 4.
• Auth: NextAuth v4 (JWT, OAuth + credentials).

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