Kraa
Productivity
markdown editor
SHOW HN2025
127points
75comments
#587of 3,837 in 2025
Top 16%of 2025 by points
How HN took it
RoastedHalf or more of the comments are critical
5 positive, 9 neutral or asking, 4 mixed, 19 critical, out of 37 comments about the project. Thread score -0.29.
Idea: 2 for, 5 againstExecution: 1 for, 5 againstDesign: 2 for, 2 againstPricing: 0 for, 3 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 2 against
The thread, comment by comment
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Clean, slick UI and clear homepage
From 3 comments
I love it. What little I tried it. First homepage is actually clear and obvious. I was thinking of similar markdown editing experience, so I am happy you did this so I don't have…
desireco42 on HNMine got laggy after refresh, however have to commend them for such slick UI
linhns on HNThis is damn awesome! Edit: at first I thought it was too damn awesome, but then I noticed that my phone is overheating after just a few minutes watching the live chat.
imcritic on HN
Good for quick jotting of ideas
From 1 comment
I love this product immediately after typing something in it. For the foreseeable future, I'll be using it as my first choice when I want to jot down anything. I've used products…
frankhsu on HN
Objections
Unclear value versus existing tools
From 3 comments
This is intriguing, but honestly the first thought that came to my mind reading the home page was “jack of all trades, master of none”. Take it as constructive criticism, but I…
edu on HNi don't get it. if i need to write a document, i'll still use google docs. if i want to write a blogpost, i'll use a blog hosting platform. if I want a wiki, i'll use a wiki…
taco_emoji on HNApparently, Notion, Obsidian, Google Docs, Word, Notes, Reminders, Evernote, Bear, Typora, iA Writer, Ulysses, Standard Notes, Simplenote, Roam, LogSeq, Craft, Vim, Emacs and the…
vinclou on HN
Editor did not focus on click outside a small area
From 2 comments
- Click "Start Writing" - Start typing, nothing happens - Editor apparently didn't focus, I try clicking anywhere on the page to give text editor focus - Editor doesn't focus…
embedding-shape on HNSorry to be doubting, but are you sure? I got curious, and looked at the DOM, and seems the editor when empty is just one line of the full page, which if you click anywhere else…
embedding-shape on HN
Pricing not visible without account
From 2 comments
If I have to create an a/c to find out the price, then no.
TheAtomic on HNI mean, you can try the product, sure. And then decide depending on the price. But would invest time into a product that doesn't even a pricing page?
tigroferoce on HN
No end-to-end encryption
From 2 comments
Beautiful. Is it E2E encrypted?
dwa3592 on HNDoes it matter? They'll surely wouldn't implement a local/client-first E2E encryption, so in the end they'll be holding the keys anyways. If you want something private, don't put…
embedding-shape on HN
Live chat moderation and spam issues
From 2 comments
This went to hell fairly quickly
kylecazar on HNAfter watching a bunch of people use the live chat, I am not discouraged by live chat anymore. I actually think one can make it work, one simply needs to account for moderation…
steego on HN
Requests
Self-hosting option
From 1 comment
self hosting when?
_kidlike on HN
End-to-end encryption
From 1 comment
No, it is not. But that's high on the list of things we're focusing on.
levmiseri on HN
Voice recording and sketching features
From 1 comment
I love this product immediately after typing something in it. For the foreseeable future, I'll be using it as my first choice when I want to jot down anything. I've used products…
frankhsu on HN
Setext heading support
From 1 comment
Pretty neat, good job! It doesn't seem to support Setext headings though unfortunately.
jbenner-radham on HN
Questions
Is it end-to-end encrypted?
From 1 comment
Beautiful. Is it E2E encrypted?
dwa3592 on HN
What is the authorization architecture?
From 1 comment
nice work. i'm curious, what's the architecture for authorization?
qntmfred on HN
How is conflict resolution handled at scale?
From 1 comment
Your approach looks promising. One question: how do you handle conflict resolution at scale? ProseMirror's steps model helps, but once you mix in multiple cursors, mobile…
mr_windfrog on HN
What does the name mean?
From 1 comment
I love it. What little I tried it. First homepage is actually clear and obvious. I was thinking of similar markdown editing experience, so I am happy you did this so I don't have…
desireco42 on HN
Alternatives named
Google Docs, Notion, Obsidian, Evernote
From 2 comments
i don't get it. if i need to write a document, i'll still use google docs. if i want to write a blogpost, i'll use a blog hosting platform. if I want a wiki, i'll use a wiki…
taco_emoji on HNApparently, Notion, Obsidian, Google Docs, Word, Notes, Reminders, Evernote, Bear, Typora, iA Writer, Ulysses, Standard Notes, Simplenote, Roam, LogSeq, Craft, Vim, Emacs and the…
vinclou on HN
SecuriNote
From 1 comment
I was looking for this too. shared one that was client side encrypted. No realtime chat though. SecuriNote.com
bilekas on HN