Fraidycat

Productivity

feed reader

SHOW HN2020

807points
150comments
#8of 3,028 in 2020
Top 1%of 2020 by points

How HN took it

MixedNo clear lean

45 positive, 26 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 11 critical, out of 85 comments about the project. Thread score +0.39.

Idea: 27 for, 2 againstDesign: 8 for, 2 againstExecution: 2 for, 3 againstDocs: 0 for, 4 against

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Focus on people instead of posts keeps loud posters from dominating

    From 2 comments
    • One of the things you've done that I really like is the focus on people instead of posts - this shifts the system away from favoring noisy or loud individuals which is the…
      vorpalhex on HN
    • > There is no news feed. Rather than showing you a massive inbox of new posts to sort through, you see a list of recently active individuals. No one can noisily take over this…
      fenwick67 on HN
  • Design and branding are unique and fun

    From 2 comments
    • I like that you have a style for your UI that (at least looking at your other projects) is completely yours. I think more developers that release small projects all the time…
      pletsch on HN
    • This is awesome! The design / branding itself is pleasantly unique and fun! @kickscondor feature idea: it would be awesome if users could share their feed sources as a community…
      newtoday on HN
  • Video launch is well produced

    From 2 comments
    • I think you're exploring an important space here. Good luck! Also, the video essay you made about this (https://youtu.be/zgA4GzRsldI for anyone interested) is incredibly…
      atroche on HN
    • I had read through the page and figured that it's probably not for me, but then decided to watch the video based on this comment and it is absolutely amazing! It is not just…
      skoodge on HN

Objections

  • Scraping sites needs ongoing upkeep

    From 1 comment
    • Very cool project and basically a modern RSS feed reader for a modern web where not everything has a standardized feed to digest. Which is a little sad... Something like this is…
      overshard on HN
  • Big networks may block access to avoid losing ad views

    From 1 comment
    • "If only every network used RSS!" The big ones dont use RSS for a reason, they want you on the page to show adds. I expect they will start blocking access once you get above…
      boznz on HN
  • Instagram fails with a networkError under Firefox strict tracking protection

    From 2 comments
    • I am getting a networkError when attempting to fetch resource on any instagram links...
      minusSeven on HN
    • This is likely due to Firefox 'Strict' Tracking Protection. If you are okay turning it down to 'Standard', it will be fine. https://github.com/kickscondor/fraidycat/issues/26 Not…
      kickscondor on HN

Requests

  • Mobile support

    From 2 comments
    • I would really really love this for mobile. 90% of my mindless browsing that I'd like to take control of happens on my phone.
      jdpigeon on HN
    • I love the idea, I think it's Really Clever. I can't wait for mobile support, although I noticed the plan is for Firefox users and I'm still stuck on Chrome. I think a neat…
      Jarwain on HN
  • Keyboard shortcuts

    From 1 comment
    • I love this. And the video is amazing. I love the design, especially the bizarre loading screen. Initial UX thoughts from a elfeed user who imported their feeds with an opml: -…
      nanna on HN
  • Option to hide reposts

    From 1 comment
    • I wish there was a way to follow someone's posts on, say, Twitter, but not re-posts. Is there an easy way to do that?
      listic on HN
  • Login support for private accounts

    From 1 comment
    • Is there a way to actually add account login data so you can grab feeds from users who are not visible if not logged in? I see that happening on Instagram for example.
      Krasnol on HN
  • Sharing feed sources as community feeds

    From 1 comment
    • This is awesome! The design / branding itself is pleasantly unique and fun! @kickscondor feature idea: it would be awesome if users could share their feed sources as a community…
      newtoday on HN

Questions

  • How does it sync between browsers and is data stored centrally

    From 2 comments
    • How so? Citation needed. The website state: "Fraidycat doesn't communicate with a central server - unless your browser syncs Fraidycat's settings to a central server." So it seem…
      m3at on HN
    • What does it mean there's no online sync for the binaries?
      listic on HN
  • Does it track read items

    From 1 comment
    • I love the idea, I think it's Really Clever. I can't wait for mobile support, although I noticed the plan is for Firefox users and I'm still stuck on Chrome. I think a neat…
      Jarwain on HN

Alternatives named

  • Feedbro

    From 1 comment
    • Feedbro is better with more social media integration support. https://nodetics.com/feedbro/
      calmchaos on HN
  • FriendFeed

    From 1 comment
    • previously a similar service was present - FriendFeed. You could aggregate all your friend's feeds into a single location. Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FriendFeed They…
      sairamkunala on HN
  • Fever

    From 1 comment
    • I was just looking for something like this - a way to aggregate all my chosen feeds across multiple services. It sort of feels like the next iteration of Fever[1] [1] -…
      Neff on HN
  • Google Reader and RSS readers

    From 2 comments
    • So I built this - and its initial purpose was just to help me keep up on public TiddlyWikis (like philosopher.life) that I had discovered. But I couldn't get myself to rip off…
      kickscondor on HN
    • When the iPhone first allowed apps in an app store I had a conversation with another developer. We brainstormed an idea of an application that would allow you to aggregate all of…
      reggieband on HN

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