WebStickies
Productivity
browser extension for notes
SHOW HN2022
How HN took it
8 positive, 8 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 7 critical, out of 26 comments about the project. Thread score +0.04.
Idea: 5 for, 1 againstDesign: 2 for, 2 againstExecution: 0 for, 2 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Fun UI and useful idea for reminders on websites
From 3 comments
Reminiscent of https://hypothes.is, but with a distinctively fun UI :) Cool project!
kixiQu on HNThis is going to be incredibly helpful for me to create reminders on my work's website and even hobby sites I visit often. Thank you!
erickhill on HNReally like the implementation. Can see the corporate notification about not saving passwords on virtual sticky notes.
mywacaday on HN
Objections
Mobile UX is poor; only designed for desktop
From 2 comments
Feedback: I instantly tried moving a note around on my phone. Did not move. Then I tapped a note and it opened fullscreen and the closing x supersmall at the edge of the screen.…
taikahessu on HNThanks for the feedback. I realize the mobile UX is terrible. It's only designed for desktop, for now. And yea, the security issue is tough. I'll see if I can reduce the required…
lawrencehook on HN
Extension permissions raise privacy and trust concerns
From 2 comments
I know this is off topic, but how do people assess the risks of installing an extension like this? The permissions allow "access your data for all websites" which includes…
MikeSchurman on HNso what if it reads your passwords if it has no network permission to exfiltrate?
jazzyjackson on HN
Safari not supported
From 2 comments
nothing for Safari?
chadlavi on HNOh, it works in Safari? I wish they’d said that on the web site. I went there, saw “Chrome and Firefox” and immediately hit the back button.
thewebcount on HN
Requests
Configurable keyboard shortcuts
From 1 comment
This looks very promising. I have one issue and one feature request for your consideration: 1. Could you allow us to change the key bindings? "Alt+Shift+N" is already taken for a…
TheFreim on HN
Highlight-attached notes
From 1 comment
This looks very promising. I have one issue and one feature request for your consideration: 1. Could you allow us to change the key bindings? "Alt+Shift+N" is already taken for a…
TheFreim on HN
Pixel-based dimensions and minimized view showing first line
From 1 comment
As a regular MacOS stickes user this looks very promising! Few requests: - save sticky position on a website with scrollbar instead of being position fixed (scratch that,…
turshija on HN
Questions
Can notes be shared publicly or combined with ActivityPub?
From 1 comment
Do you see a way to combine this with ActivityPub so that there are public notes for websites?
s3000 on HN
Alternatives named
Hypothesis
From 2 comments
Reminiscent of https://hypothes.is, but with a distinctively fun UI :) Cool project!
kixiQu on HNHypothesis is one that has been interesting to use for web article annotation. It lets you save quotes and comments on articles https://web.hypothes.is/
evross on HN
Third Voice
From 2 comments
Third Voice[0] did shared annotation in ‘99. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Voice
EvanAnderson on HNBack in the early 00s there was a browser plugin called Third Voice that did this. I seem to remember people got concerned that it would lead to "graffiti-ing" of websites. I…
andyjohnson0 on HN
Apple Quick Notes and macOS Stickies
From 2 comments
This is very cool. Thank you. I use Apple’s Quick Notes in a similar fashion. It lets you highlight text in a web page and by choosing Create Quick Note, it will highlight the…
_HMCB_ on HNI wish MacOS sticky notes would actually stick to individual windows and would move with them when you moved those windows. Instead, they just float, like all the other windows.
drye on HN