Floutwork

Productivity

personal work system

SHOW HN2023

206points
154comments
#270of 3,109 in 2023
Top 9%of 2023 by points

How HN took it

MixedNo clear lean

14 positive, 21 neutral or asking, 5 mixed, 29 critical, out of 69 comments about the project. Thread score -0.20.

Idea: 9 for, 13 againstExecution: 1 for, 5 againstDesign: 3 for, 1 againstPricing: 0 for, 4 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 against

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Interesting integration of calendar and agenda

    From 1 comment
    • Reading through the web page actually got me more interested than I thought I'd be but at the end of the day my browser reigns supreme. I can modify web pages with extensions, I…
      joshstrange on HN

Objections

  • Browser with extensions is already sufficient for many users

    From 2 comments
    • Reading through the web page actually got me more interested than I thought I'd be but at the end of the day my browser reigns supreme. I can modify web pages with extensions, I…
      joshstrange on HN
    • No offense, but a workspace with a tab bar that lets you launch apps within the same app has been created so many times already. What sets yours apart?
      CryptoBanker on HN
  • Subscription pricing not justified

    From 1 comment
    • Seems nice, but not even trying it. I discard immediately any subscription based app that doesn't provide a clear and useful service for / because of the subscription (as a side…
      ericol on HN
  • Name is confusing or awkward

    From 2 comments
    • Feel free to not answer this just curious as a developer. - native or wrapper eg. Electron/Tauri - what is your opinion of app adoption vs. web app - what tool did you use to…
      ge96 on HN
    • I suppose for remote (unspiedupon) work it's ok, but in an office where you work do you really want to be using an app called 'flout work'? Did you mean flaunt? Or is it Flo[w]…
      OJFord on HN
  • No Linux support

    From 1 comment

Requests

  • Linux support

    From 2 comments
    • Unfortunately, there is no Linux support at the moment. Since the app uses Electron, adding Linux support down the road might be easier. I just haven't gotten around to it yet.…
      daniel_sushil on HN
    • It supports Windows as well. This HN thread has convinced me to release a Linux version in the near future :)
      daniel_sushil on HN
  • Show all tabs option

    From 2 comments
    • This is actually great for me to know, and thank you for saying something about it. I have also been hearing from users of the product that a "show all tabs" functionality would…
      daniel_sushil on HN
    • Just wanted to follow up on this with an update. In the latest release of Floutwork that rolled out yesterday, you can now press a button on the tab bar to "show all tabs." While…
      daniel_sushil on HN
  • More pricing options

    From 2 comments
    • Just realized I didn't get to the last one Pricing might need to be broken out more eg. $5 seems too cheap. - Could you clarify this one as well? When you say the pricing needs…
      daniel_sushil on HN
    • I will consider more pricing options in the future. Thank you!
      daniel_sushil on HN

Questions

  • What sets it apart from existing tab-based workspaces

    From 1 comment
    • No offense, but a workspace with a tab bar that lets you launch apps within the same app has been created so many times already. What sets yours apart?
      CryptoBanker on HN
  • Is there a Linux alternative

    From 1 comment

Alternatives named

  • Station

    From 1 comment
    • I did try out Station before starting to build Floutwork, and I still have it installed. It doesn't support tabs within web apps. Additionally, it lacks several other features…
      daniel_sushil on HN
  • Browser with extensions and tabs

    From 1 comment
    • Reading through the web page actually got me more interested than I thought I'd be but at the end of the day my browser reigns supreme. I can modify web pages with extensions, I…
      joshstrange on HN

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