“Yes, Clippy from Microsoft Office is back — on macOS!”
Clippy launched on Product Hunt on September 6th, 2019 and earned 161 upvotes and 10 comments, placing #24 on the daily leaderboard. Yes, Clippy from Microsoft Office is back — on macOS! Clippy can be moved around (drag with mouse) and be animated (right-click).
Clippy was featured in Mac (103.5k followers), Productivity (650.3k followers), Open Source (68.3k followers), Developer Tools (511.4k followers) and Menu Bar Apps (12.2k followers) on Product Hunt. Together, these topics include over 216.4k products, making this a competitive space to launch in.
Who hunted Clippy?
Clippy was hunted by Product Hunt. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
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