[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":716},["ShallowReactive",2],{"project-41517312":3},{"id":4,"name":5,"line":6,"line_source":7,"title":8,"url":9,"domain":10,"maker":11,"posted_at":12,"year":13,"points":14,"comments":15,"rank_in_year":16,"shown_in_year":17,"top":18,"tier":19,"category":20,"subcategory":21,"format":22,"keywords":23,"reception":28,"sentiment":29,"stance_mix":30,"scored_comments":35,"aspects":36,"strip":50,"post_text":52,"what":53,"said":89,"maker_in_thread":275,"shape":285,"grid":289,"attempts":679,"same_week":680,"maker_shows":43,"maker_hidden":708,"reader_version":709,"card":710},"41517312","Konty","A Balsamiq-alternative lo-fi wireframe tool for modern apps","title","Show HN: Konty – A Balsamiq-alternative lo-fi wireframe tool for modern apps","https:\u002F\u002Fkonty.app\u002Fhttp:\u002F\u002Flocalhost:4321\u002F","konty.app","niklauslee",1726111883,2024,392,138,119,3515,4,"legend","dev_tools","wireframing tool","desktop_app",[24,25,26,27],"wireframe tool","lo-fi wireframes","balsamiq alternative","ui mockup","debated",0.114,{"positive":31,"neutral":32,"mixed":33,"critical":34},26,17,6,19,68,{"design":37,"idea":40,"execution":42,"pricing":45,"privacy":47,"performance":48,"docs":49},{"positive":38,"critical":39},15,1,{"positive":18,"critical":41},5,{"positive":43,"critical":44},2,10,{"positive":46,"critical":39},0,{"positive":46,"critical":39},{"positive":43,"critical":46},{"positive":46,"critical":39},[51,41,46,46,41,46,46,41,41,41,41,46,51,51,51,46,41,51,51,39,39,39,18,43,39,41,39,51,41,39,51,18,41,18,41,51,39,39,46,51],3,null,{"problem":54,"audience":60,"pricing":71,"motivation":52,"time_to_build":52,"stack":78,"openness":87,"stage":88,"team_size":87},{"value":55,"source":56,"evidence":57},"Creating quick low-fidelity wireframes for app designs","inferred",[58],{"id":59},"post",{"value":61,"source":56,"evidence":62},"Designers, product people and developers making app wireframes",[63,67],{"id":64,"by":65,"text":66},"41517761","8mobile","Hi, Balsamiq is one of my favorite products, I have already downloaded konty and I stress it a lot. Congratulations for the idea and for the product, how did you come up with it?…",{"id":68,"by":69,"text":70},"41518292","pcranaway","I love how I just downloaded this, and had the wireframe of my app's main screen built within 3 minutes of me knowing about this piece of software",{"value":72,"source":73,"evidence":74},"Paid version planned, cheaper than Balsamiq, with early-user discounts","maker",[75],{"id":76,"by":11,"text":77},"41518220","Thank you for your feedback. I'm thinking of the paid version. I would like to offer it much cheaper than balsamiq, probably. Additionally, we'll be offering strong discounts for…",[79],{"value":80,"source":81,"evidence":82},"Electron","commenter",[83],{"id":84,"by":85,"text":86},"41522352","DonnyV","Looking into how this is built. I see they use something called Squirrel.Window for managing installs. I can't believe I've never heard of this until now!…","unknown","beta",{"praise":90,"objections":122,"requests":179,"questions":222,"alternatives":245},[91,110,115],{"value":92,"source":81,"evidence":93},"Lo-fi style reduces focus on pixel details and keeps feedback on layout and function",[94,98,102,106],{"id":95,"by":96,"text":97},"41518904","ramraj07","If I draw something in balsamiq, I’m typically “forgiven” for how basic the design looks. Try and do the same in let’s say MS paint and you could be called unprofessional and…",{"id":99,"by":100,"text":101},"41519035","Beretta_Vexee","This style says ‘it's a draft’ ‘it's an idea’. This is very important for communication within the team. It also allows you to concentrate on the essential points and not on the…",{"id":103,"by":104,"text":105},"41519208","toyg","Anybody who's ever been in a few meetings that try to put together stakeholders, designers, and developers, know how it will inevitably descend in painful back and forth about a…",{"id":107,"by":108,"text":109},"41517642","JakaJancar","Love it! I always liked Balsamiq, it really forces you not to obsess about the pixels too much, but it was so slow\u002Fbloated\u002Fbuggy, like something from the Java on desktop era.…",{"value":111,"source":81,"evidence":112},"Smooth and fast compared with Balsamiq",[113,114],{"id":107,"by":108,"text":109},{"id":84,"by":85,"text":86},{"value":116,"source":81,"evidence":117},"Feels like an upgrade to Balsamiq",[118],{"id":119,"by":120,"text":121},"41522162","replete","Gomockingbird was the best at this (for my purposes), but they decommissioned and didn't open source it like they said they would. 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And the name sounds like \"butty\" in Dutch, so that will be hard for me to recommend out loud for my…",{"id":150,"by":151,"text":152},"41522193","TuringNYC","I see the company is based in Asia. I highly recommend considering some branding feedback from westerners. The name of the app will raise eyebrows for many.",{"id":154,"by":155,"text":156},"41519715","wiradikusuma","FYI in Indonesian slang* it means penis. * which is also a slang for another slang. Inception!",{"value":158,"source":81,"evidence":159},"Bugs with drag and drop, delete key and multi-page on Windows and Mac",[160,164,168],{"id":161,"by":162,"text":163},"41601902","tritiy","Am I the only one having issues (Win 11)? - Drag\u002Fdropping from the Shapes panel does not work every time - I can not delete an object on the page - New page (+ character next to…",{"id":165,"by":166,"text":167},"41518049","the_arun","Looks really cool & easy to use. In Mac, we cannot delete a frame or other objects with \"Delete\" key after selecting it. We have to right click & select \"delete\".",{"id":169,"by":170,"text":171},"41524417","ted_dunning","This tool is distressingly delicate. open text. type something. pop up a triangle. modal deadlock.",{"value":173,"source":81,"evidence":174},"Binary download from a new site raises malware concerns",[175],{"id":176,"by":177,"text":178},"41522907","groby_b","\"Please download a random binary from a place that doesn't even charge for the binary and seems to be set up yesterday\" is... raising my hairs. I'm sure odds are this actually…",[180,190,197,207,218],{"value":181,"source":81,"evidence":182},"Linux support",[183,184,185,186],{"id":135,"by":136,"text":137},{"id":127,"by":128,"text":129},{"id":131,"by":132,"text":133},{"id":187,"by":188,"text":189},"41521964","daverobbins1","Looks great. Can we get this on homebrew?",{"value":191,"source":81,"evidence":192},"Push to Figma",[193],{"id":194,"by":195,"text":196},"41518306","steveharman","Would be nice to see a \"push to Figma\" option - where a lot of high fidelity work will probably be started, based on wireframes.",{"value":198,"source":81,"evidence":199},"AI integration to generate HTML\u002FCSS from mockups",[200,204],{"id":201,"by":202,"text":203},"41517852","nreece","Looks good! I wonder if there's a way to combine a simple tool like yours (or Balsamiq, which I've used for many years) with generative AI to create plain HTML\u002FCSS pages from…",{"id":205,"by":11,"text":206},"41518233","Yes, we are thinking about integrating with AI!",{"value":208,"source":81,"evidence":209},"Snap to grid and alignment guides",[210,214],{"id":211,"by":212,"text":213},"41519842","patafemma","Well done! Basic functionality feels pretty smooth and polished. 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