Screely
Creative
screenshot beautifier
SHOW HN2018
121points
78comments
#357of 2,155 in 2018
Top 17%of 2018 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
9 positive, 26 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 6 critical, out of 42 comments about the project. Thread score +0.06.
Execution: 2 for, 3 againstIdea: 4 for, 0 againstPrivacy: 1 for, 2 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 againstDocs: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Simple, does one thing well
From 3 comments
>Tangentially, though, I'd love to know how such a simple, half-functional, and clearly proof-of-concept site can garner almost a thousand upvotes on ProductHunt?! I've submitted…
0verAchiever on HN> I think that the simplicity is exactly what people like about it. I totally agree. I know there's a bitchy comment on the PH about it 'not doing enough', but I think that's…
oneeyedpigeon on HNThere are many factors for your project being a success on PH, but I must agree with @yoshyosh that the most crucial thing is having a product that caters to the audience on the…
curiousigor on HN
Useful for quick sharing
From 3 comments
Looks useful, congrats on the launch!. One thing, since the page says you're not uploading images to your server(s) - you might want to rename the "Upload the screenshot" button…
perk on HNThis is great! I've wasted so much time in the past doing this manually in Sketch. We're planning to release some major features for EnvKey[1] over the next few weeks, and so…
danenania on HNThis is really awesome! I will definitely use this. Congratulations on the launch :D Do you plan on allowing someone to add a text overlay in the future? That would really help.…
kuczmama on HN
Objections
Mac already frames screenshots natively
From 1 comment
OSX/macOS has already been doing this for me for quite some time. I always try to frame my screenshots to look fairly "presentable." E.g.: https://i.imgur.com/rozu1Do.png Edit: I…
leetbulb on HN
Unclear value of the fake window frame
From 2 comments
I am trying to figure out what's the value of this additional fake window around the screenshot. Could you describe any valid use case, please?
gbajson on HNAm I the only one who prefers the "naked" screenshot (https://www.screely.com/img/before3.png) over the one with gimmicks? (https://www.screely.com/img/after3.png) The gimmicks…
ktpsns on HN
Upload button name implies server upload
From 1 comment
Looks useful, congrats on the launch!. One thing, since the page says you're not uploading images to your server(s) - you might want to rename the "Upload the screenshot" button…
perk on HN
Requests
Paste from clipboard
From 1 comment
Killer feature of all screenshot webapps: paste. Meaning, I should be able to paste an image on my clipboard to your app and have it generate. Snag.gy (https://snag.gy/) does…
basseq on HN
Slack integration
From 1 comment
Nice work, and congratulations! I have a suggestion for you: create a Slack plugin, so you can type /screely and then a URL (or even cooler, if you could drag and drop) and it…
dsnuh on HN
Text overlay
From 1 comment
This is really awesome! I will definitely use this. Congratulations on the launch :D Do you plan on allowing someone to add a text overlay in the future? That would really help.…
kuczmama on HN
Chrome extension or native tray app
From 2 comments
At those "done feature list" you should add: - tray icon enabled native app for all big three Nothing would make this stick faster than just having to press a key combo (like we…
fb03 on HNI think we spoke earlier about this on Drift, but just to be sure you get a reply if that was someone else.. I don't have any immediate plan for integrating with Sharex but I am…
0verAchiever on HN
Questions
Does the image get uploaded to a server
From 2 comments
How are they not uploading the image? Maybe they mean they are not storing it permanently on disk. The upload is still happening, right? Or is it all being done in browser with…
natch on HNI might be old school but it always seems very dubious for me to rely on a web server controled by who the f... know for such basic task that can be done more efficiently…
Twisell on HN
Why the fake window is useful
From 1 comment
I am trying to figure out what's the value of this additional fake window around the screenshot. Could you describe any valid use case, please?
gbajson on HN
Alternatives named
OS screenshot tools with window capture (macOS, Windows Alt+PrintScreen)
From 3 comments
Windows does that natively, with Alt+PrintScreen. Some Linux distros also support that out of the box.
kroltan on HNOn mac: <CMD> + <Shift> + <4> then pressing <space> will allow you to select a window for screenshot which includes the window border, title, and transparent shadow.
null0pointer on HNAlt+PrintScrn on Windows, takes the focused window and no extra shadows.
croon on HN
Snag.gy
From 1 comment
Killer feature of all screenshot webapps: paste. Meaning, I should be able to paste an image on my clipboard to your app and have it generate. Snag.gy (https://snag.gy/) does…
basseq on HN
SnagIt
From 1 comment
> I wanted to make it look better. Give it a background, put it in a fake window with some shadows etc. Interesting, I'm the complete opposite. When I make or receive a…
dingaling on HN