Intro.js v2.3.0
Languages and libraries
javascript ui library
SHOW HN2016
How HN took it
2 positive, 9 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 6 critical, out of 18 comments about the project. Thread score -0.33.
Pricing: 1 for, 2 againstExecution: 1 for, 1 againstDesign: 0 for, 2 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Polished highlighting of target elements with greyed-out surroundings
From 1 comment
I have used bootstraptour, Intojs and hopscotch in order for my recent project http://www.jeviz.com . Here prons and cons: I started with bootstraptour and it was pretty good on…
ceyhunkazel on HN
Objections
Licensing unclear for commercial use
From 3 comments
I was evaluating using this library recently. At the time I wasn't sure if they forced you to take a commercial license or not. On their website it says: if you are using the…
planetjones on HNFor others wondering about how this works and considering their options: I've spent a significant time around lawyers who do license/copyright work for the two startups I've…
wwalser on HNI'm sorry, but the commercial aspect of this just seems crazy. Would people really pay money for this, or ever want a code review (one of the plan differentiators)?
bshimmin on HN
Breaks on mobile scrolling and dynamic DOM changes
From 2 comments
I have used bootstraptour, Intojs and hopscotch in order for my recent project http://www.jeviz.com . Here prons and cons: I started with bootstraptour and it was pretty good on…
ceyhunkazel on HNI can say that out of the box Bootstrap Tour provides best experience for dynamic code/DOM changes.
ceyhunkazel on HN
Many open issues and old pull requests
From 1 comment
Library looks attractive, but it has 185 open issues and 106 pull requests. The pull requests go back to 2013, I have no idea why people continue to open new ones since it…
nathanstitt on HN
Tours feel heavy-handed on mobile and for usability
From 2 comments
I feel completely lost using any of the options in this thread on their sample pages. Especially on a mobile phone, it's jumping everywhere an popups and grey outs..Yanks. What's…
bastijn on HNIf you have to highlight where the user should read next you have failed wrt UX.
vorotato on HN
Requests
Non-technical users able to build tours via a UI
From 1 comment
I would pay monthly for a SaaS that allowed non-technical users to create (complex) tours with a fancy UI. Anybody know about these offerings?
leesalminen on HN
Questions
Whether the commercial payment is one-off or recurring
From 1 comment
I was evaluating using this library recently. At the time I wasn't sure if they forced you to take a commercial license or not. On their website it says: if you are using the…
planetjones on HN
Alternatives named
Bootstrap Tour
From 3 comments
I was evaluating using this library recently. At the time I wasn't sure if they forced you to take a commercial license or not. On their website it says: if you are using the…
planetjones on HNI have used bootstraptour, Intojs and hopscotch in order for my recent project http://www.jeviz.com . Here prons and cons: I started with bootstraptour and it was pretty good on…
ceyhunkazel on HNI can say that out of the box Bootstrap Tour provides best experience for dynamic code/DOM changes.
ceyhunkazel on HN
Hopscotch
From 2 comments
If the licensing is a concern, LinkedIn open sourced their onboarding library a while ago: https://github.com/linkedin/hopscotch Hopscotch has an Apache license which should play…
MikeKusold on HNI have used bootstraptour, Intojs and hopscotch in order for my recent project http://www.jeviz.com . Here prons and cons: I started with bootstraptour and it was pretty good on…
ceyhunkazel on HN
Chardin.js
From 1 comment
For something simpler and less time consuming for users I'd recommend https://heelhook.github.io/chardin.js/
pablobaz on HN
Pendo.io
From 1 comment
Pendo.io does this and a lot more.
bigtones on HN