From Product Hunt
Privacy tools, developer utilities, and open-source alternatives caught my attention today.
Burner Note — Zero-knowledge self-destructing notes
End-to-end AES-256-GCM encrypted notes that self-destruct. Open source, no tracking. New "Burn Box" feature lets anyone send you encrypted notes via public link.
Pane — The AI that works in your spreadsheet's grid
First agentic-native spreadsheet where AI manipulates the grid like a human expert. Describe what you want in natural language and watch data transform.
SkreenPro — Open Source Screenshot Editor
Free screenshot editor for macOS with custom backgrounds, shadows, borders, and rounded corners. Built with Electron and React. Cloud sync via Supabase.
HtmlDrag — Freeform HTML canvas
No grids, no wireframes. Import via URL, upload HTML, or paste code. Drag elements anywhere, double-click to edit. Export as shareable link or download production-ready HTML.
VPN Peek — Menu bar VPN monitor
macOS utility that monitors VPN status and detects DNS/IPv6 leaks. Real-time connection status, public IP, and instant notifications when VPN drops. $3.99 one-time.
Prism — Self-hosted multistreaming
Open-source Restream alternative. Stream to YouTube, Twitch, Facebook, custom RTMP from your own server. Uses Docker, nginx, stunnel. Works on cheap VPS.
From Reddit
GPT-5.2 solves another Erdos problem, Anthropic blocks xAI from Claude, and DeepSeek V4 is coming.
Update: Following yesterday's Erdos #728, the same team used GPT-5.2 to solve Erdos Problem #729. Full proof formalized in Lean using 5.2 Thinking, 5.2 Pro, and Harmonic's Aristotle.
Literature review ongoing to confirm novelty. Two back-to-back AI-assisted proofs of long-standing open problems in mathematics.
Anthropic cuts off xAI developers from Claude
Anthropic blocked xAI developers from using Claude via Cursor. Internal xAI Slack message from cofounder Tony Wu confirms productivity hit but says it "pushes us to develop our own coding product/models."
DeepSeek V4 coming mid-February with strong coding focus
DeepSeek targeting mid-February launch for V4, focused on long-context code understanding. Internal benchmarks show it outperforming Claude 3.5 Sonnet and GPT-4o in coding.
Geoffrey Hinton: LLMs now reason, not just predict
Hinton says LLMs are no longer just predicting next words. New models learn by reasoning and identifying contradictions in their own logic. This unbounded self-improvement will "end up making it much smarter than us."
Quick hits from the AI world.
AI compute is doubling every 7 months
Faster than Moore's Law. This exponential growth underpins rapid capability improvements.
Waymo pays passersby $20 to close car doors
Self-driving cars can't close their own doors. Unexpected edge case of autonomous deployment.
From Reddit
LTX-2 workflows continue to evolve. Practical tips for better video generation.
LTX-2 I2V quality tips: Higher resolution, 48fps
Always generate in landscape, change fps from 24 to 48, generate at higher resolutions. Reduces melting and improves motion quality significantly.
Add AI audio to any video with LTX-2
Workflow to add AI-generated audio to any existing video, including WAN 2.2 videos. Video frames are encoded and a latent mask generates matching audio.
Camera Angle Selector for FAL Multi-Angle LoRA
ComfyUI custom node with interactive 3D interface. Select from 96 camera angle combinations. Works with Qwen-Image-Edit-2511.
LTX-2 Herocam LoRA
New LoRA for consistent orbital camera movements. Great for hero shots and product presentations.
From Reddit
Self-hosted music player for Jellyfin, macOS utilities, and offline-first tools.
Just open-sourced. Cross-platform music player with Lidarr integration. Available on iOS, Android, and web.
Works with self-hosted music libraries. A solid addition to the *arr ecosystem for music streaming.
FreeUpMyMac — Fixes the "System Data" problem
Mac disk cleaner from ex-YC/Google engineer. Fixes System Data that can consume 100s of GB. Offline, one-time purchase. Sunburst/treemap visualizations.
Snippety — Snippets manager for macOS and iOS
5 years in development. Custom iOS keyboard for quick access to snippets. iCloud sync, lifetime purchase. Dev also made FlashSpace, a free workspace manager.
Invoice Builder — Offline-first invoicing app
Local SQLite, no accounts, no cloud. PDF generation, multi-currency, taxes, discounts. macOS, Windows, Linux builds. Open source.
Quick hits — smaller apps and utilities.
MDC — Safari extension for Markdown copy
Converts web pages to Markdown with one click. Perfect for saving articles to Obsidian.
FlareBar — Cloudflare DNS menu bar
Quick access to Cloudflare DNS settings from the menu bar. Free for one account.
Self-hosted temp email with Cloudflare Workers
Runs on Cloudflare free tier. Privacy-focused, no signup required. Open source.