CloudTabs Web Browser
Infrastructure
remote browser hosting
SHOW HN2024
67points
49comments
#1,109of 3,515 in 2024
Top 32%of 2024 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
4 positive, 12 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 5 critical, out of 22 comments about the project. Thread score -0.03.
Performance: 0 for, 3 againstDocs: 1 for, 1 againstIdea: 1 for, 0 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Responsive for some users, and the idea is interesting
From 3 comments
Is there an about page I'm missing? Or somewhere to see pricing info, or... anything that's not the actual app? (Regardless, it's cool, and does in fact seem to work pretty well)
yjftsjthsd-h on HNThat's why close servers are important. Streaming the SKIA instructions will have the same latency issue as streaming pixels. Something changes on the server, and the change is…
keepamovin on HNLove the "Loopback" photo! Very cool product, nice work!
peterleiser on HN
Objections
Latency makes the experience sluggish for some users
From 2 comments
> I don't see bandwidth as an issue. The issue is latency
internetter on HNYes, hardly anywhere close to a smooth experience. I live in Vermont, my internet is good enough to hit 4k if it tries hard enough.
internetter on HN
Requires account signup to see pricing information
From 1 comment
I'm not fond of having to create an account in order to see information about the product, especially pricing. (Yes, I understand that creating an account doesn't take money, but…
yjftsjthsd-h on HN
Servers overloaded and sessions failing under load
From 2 comments
After "Browser Loaded", how long must I wait for something else to happen? (iOS 17.4, btw)
saurik on HNUse Case: As a dog I want to chase my tail so that I can see what happens. Issue: CloudTabs Web Browser locks up and does not respond to further input. Steps to reproduce: 1. On…
peterleiser on HN
Requests
Add an embeddable API
From 1 comment
Adding to what the other comments say you can also: - whack it on a "Web Desktop"! See an example of it embedded here: https://puter.com/app/cloudtabs-browserbox - share the…
keepamovin on HN
Questions
What is the use case?
From 1 comment
Very cool. But what for?
Takennickname on HN
Alternatives named
Cloudflare remote browser isolation
From 1 comment
Cloudflare acquired a startup from Seattle that took this idea to its logical conclusion: streaming the DOM itself from the remote browser to provide full browser isolation…
ttul on HN
Switchboard
From 1 comment
Our product, Switchboard, also has this feature but it's part of a larger collaborative experience where you can share the browsers (yes multiple on the canvas) with other users…
theogravity on HN