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Productivity

screenshot organizer

SHOW HN2016

53points
47comments
#699of 2,264 in 2016
Top 31%of 2016 by points

How HN took it

CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments

1 positive, 14 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 8 critical, out of 25 comments about the project. Thread score -0.28.

Idea: 0 for, 4 againstPricing: 1 for, 3 against

The thread, comment by comment

Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.

positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker

What HN said

What people liked

  • Simple landing page that explains the product quickly

    From 1 comment
    • Props for a landing page that quickly describes what the thing does. However it seems to me that Gyazo does the same plus snapshotting of windows/applications, easy sharing,…
      m12k on HN
  • Smart to monetize from the start

    From 1 comment
    • Smart to monetize from the beginning vs disappearing later
      homero on HN

Objections

  • Pricing too aggressive; would prefer freemium like Pocket or Dropbox

    From 3 comments
    • Hey drikerf, that's nice that your taking the time to answer comments here. I'll try to make a more constructive comment: I think the pricing is too aggressive, people might like…
      baby on HN
    • I don't see any reason why would somebody pay for it. There are free addons to upload screenshots directly on imgur already.
      pradeepsaini on HN
    • if you have firefox it's pretty easy to take a screenshot of the fullpage by opening the console and typing something along the lines `screenshot --fullpage` if you have OSX and…
      baby on HN
  • Free alternatives exist (Gyazo, imgur addons, Pinterest, Google Save)

    From 4 comments
    • I don't see any reason why would somebody pay for it. There are free addons to upload screenshots directly on imgur already.
      pradeepsaini on HN
    • Props for a landing page that quickly describes what the thing does. However it seems to me that Gyazo does the same plus snapshotting of windows/applications, easy sharing,…
      m12k on HN
    • Yet Another App. What about Pinterest? And it's free.. I would rather pay for something that would help me organize pinterest, like changing descriptions of several pins in one…
      galfarragem on HN
    • Can't you use Google Save to do something similar? What are the benefits on top of that?
      jharohit on HN
  • Unclear why it's needed beyond existing tools

    From 2 comments
    • Why will I need this? (What problem do you solve?)) I use Pocket to read things later, and offline. I use screenshots to convey a visual point of view, and it's usually…
      nubela on HN
    • What does this do that you can't do with http://puush.me/ or ShareX? The only difference is this is limited to the browser.
      gravypod on HN

Requests

  • Ability to download or back up data locally

    From 1 comment
    • > We'll keep your data safe and accessible for you anywhere, anytime. I would like the option to backup the data, I don't want it to only live in the cloud. Is there an option…
      staticelf on HN
  • Search of screenshot content via OCR

    From 1 comment
    • I take a lot of screenshots for work doing competitive analysis with Chrome Extension Screenshot Minus, which are saved to Dropbox. Now, what problem do I actually have that I…
      klous on HN
  • Yearly pricing option

    From 1 comment
    • Before I saw the pricing, I thought I wouldn't use this because it'll disappear. I don't need it but if I did, I'd be confident. You may want to do yearly pricing.
      homero on HN

Questions

  • What problem does it solve over Pocket or existing tools

    From 1 comment
    • Why will I need this? (What problem do you solve?)) I use Pocket to read things later, and offline. I use screenshots to convey a visual point of view, and it's usually…
      nubela on HN
  • What features differentiate it for makers and developers

    From 1 comment
    • Do you have any features planned to differentiate it for that niche? I'm asking because all the people I know who use Gyazo are precisely makers/developers/designers. I know that…
      m12k on HN

Alternatives named

  • Gyazo

    From 1 comment
    • Props for a landing page that quickly describes what the thing does. However it seems to me that Gyazo does the same plus snapshotting of windows/applications, easy sharing,…
      m12k on HN
  • Pinterest

    From 1 comment
    • Yet Another App. What about Pinterest? And it's free.. I would rather pay for something that would help me organize pinterest, like changing descriptions of several pins in one…
      galfarragem on HN
  • ShareX and puush

    From 1 comment
    • What does this do that you can't do with http://puush.me/ or ShareX? The only difference is this is limited to the browser.
      gravypod on HN
  • Google Save

    From 1 comment
    • Can't you use Google Save to do something similar? What are the benefits on top of that?
      jharohit on HN

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