Repaint
Web and SaaS
website builder
SHOW HN2024
236points
164comments
#312of 3,515 in 2024
Top 9%of 2024 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
20 positive, 79 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 29 critical, out of 131 comments about the project. Thread score -0.07.
Execution: 5 for, 10 againstIdea: 7 for, 3 againstDesign: 1 for, 3 againstPerformance: 2 for, 1 againstDocs: 0 for, 3 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Impressive engineering and smooth performance.
From 3 comments
I'm obviously biased because we've been in the same YC batch, but I just want to say that one thing that always impressed me about you guys is how obsessed you were with building…
lucasfcosta on HNThis is incredibly impressive engineering and a wonderful UI! As a dev, I would have to agree with some of the other comments here about access to generated code. I'd definitely…
scratchyone on HNCongrats on launch, fantastic work! The smooth experience is impressive. I launched an online video editor, Chillin - https://chillin.online, which is also WebGL-based and…
lukaqq on HN
Text rendering and custom editor are a major feat.
From 2 comments
If you look at the text rendering alone, this is a massive feat. People take text rendering for granted. No sir, it is not. Even for Latin script, it is not. Let alone exotic…
wg0 on HNCongratulations. The product looks very interesting. Also congratulations on building a canvas engine library! Nothing is easy when it comes to canvas. Creating one for the WebGL…
rikroots on HN
Objections
No HTML/CSS export or self-hosting; locks users into hosting.
From 4 comments
A "website builder" should spit out static html that you can host yourself. Otherwise, this is another hosting service with a really nice proprietary wizard.
tantalor on HNSorry to be kind of a downer, because the product looks really nice, but I was excited until I realized I couldn't export my site's HTML/CSS and host someplace of my choosing.…
replwoacause on HNThings that annoy me about Figma: - No way to set defaults for new frames etc ( that I know of ) - Some things rely on mouse input (setting width modes etc) which breaks flow -…
truckerbill on HNA pivot that I would be really interested in if you guys were so inclined would be open sourcing the rendering engine you've built. There is a lot of demand for Figma's…
nikkwong on HN
Login required before trying the product.
From 3 comments
Absolutely get rid of that signup page, not going to try it out if I have to sign up, soz.
webprofusion on HNLogin to try a website? No, thanks.
garganzol on HNI just wish it would let me get the feel without any data collection first and as soon as I look like I'm interested .. I want to share, save, do something more advanced .. only…
amne on HN
No support for non-Latin input methods or IME.
From 3 comments
How is internationalization, IME support, emoji, accessibility? I just tried to insert an emoji on the demo. The page didn't recognize the IME was up and when pressed enter in…
nox101 on HNthis doesn't seem to support non-english language that requires input methods.
billconan on HNWe've only focused on latin script so far. We'll expand over time. You actually just found a bug in our text editing. Cut/copy/paste is supposed to work. We've always tested with…
benshumaker on HN
Requests
Export static HTML/CSS or React code.
From 3 comments
This is incredibly impressive engineering and a wonderful UI! As a dev, I would have to agree with some of the other comments here about access to generated code. I'd definitely…
scratchyone on HNI appreciate this is at an early stage, and it's looking great so far. Some questions: - Is there a plan to offer an export option to output the static html? - What are the…
hi_hi on HNWill it ever be possible to export the code, or will it follow the Framer playbook?
handfuloflight on HN
Import existing HTML/CSS or Figma projects.
From 2 comments
This looks cool. Here's my feature request list (can't tell if these are there yet): - import existing html/css. This would allow me to use it for non-greenfield projects, and…
yaj54 on HNLooks insane! Since you mentioned Figma, a Figma project import feature would be very useful for a project like this.
sdwrj on HN
Embeddable builder.
From 1 comment
Dude. PLEASE MAKE IT EMBEDDED!!! I need to integrate a "site builder" for a landing page service. I cant use things like the other options out there because they require actually…
Exuma on HN
Questions
Does it need WebGL rather than cached rendering or browser rendering?
From 1 comment
> We wanted users to be able to see all their content on one screen > with many thousands of nodes on the screen Does it really need WebGL? You could pre-render things to images…
xpl on HN
What text generation and toolchain were used?
From 2 comments
I’m curious what you guys used for generating text. Canvas 2D to a texture? And congrats. I’ve dabbled a little in trying to use WebGL in places where DOM would the typical…
runlaszlorun on HNCongrats on launching! What language / toolchain are you using?
JaggerJo on HN
How does it compare to Webflow and Framer?
From 1 comment
This is very cool! How do you guys compare to the incumbents like Webflow and Framer?
suchintan on HN
Alternatives named
Figma
From 2 comments
Things that annoy me about Figma: - No way to set defaults for new frames etc ( that I know of ) - Some things rely on mouse input (setting width modes etc) which breaks flow -…
truckerbill on HNHey Ben! Thanks for making Repaint. It looks awesome and I agree with some of the comments here. I'd go absolutely bananas for a convenient web design tool that enabled me as a…
sjud on HN
Webflow
From 2 comments
As a designer with some technical skills, I feel like I’m the ideal target audience for this. I’ve gravitated towards Webflow because it strikes a great balance between design…
postscape on HNThis is very cool! How do you guys compare to the incumbents like Webflow and Framer?
suchintan on HN
Framer
From 1 comment
Will it ever be possible to export the code, or will it follow the Framer playbook?
handfuloflight on HN