Typefully
Productivity
twitter writing client
SHOW HN2020
How HN took it
18 positive, 9 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 12 critical, out of 40 comments about the project. Thread score +0.12.
Idea: 10 for, 7 againstDesign: 4 for, 1 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 2 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 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
Focused writing without timeline distraction
From 3 comments
Despite what many comments here might suggest, Twitter is a microblogging site. You do not have to consume other tweets in order to contribute your own tweets to Twitter. That’s…
jhunter1016 on HNI'm an ADHD person who is tired of being trapped by the doomscroll, but like the idea of sharing random thoughts with some friends. Sometimes I just want to write something, but…
hezag on HNThis is fantastic. I had been wanting to make this exact tool for a while and so happy your team both built it and executed brilliantly. In particular, the mobile UI has a level…
moeamaya on HN
Polished mobile UI and product craft
From 2 comments
This is fantastic. I had been wanting to make this exact tool for a while and so happy your team both built it and executed brilliantly. In particular, the mobile UI has a level…
moeamaya on HNThis is, by far, one of the best product marketing work I have seen in a while. A write-only interface for Twitter.... you, dear sir or madam, have my clicks. All of my clicks.
tomgs on HN
Works without login so you can try it first
From 1 comment
Cool! But also, thank you for allowing us to try it without logging in. This should be table stakes, but so many Show HN posts don't do this and I click right back out of them.
paulgb on HN
Objections
Write-only posting encourages shouting without listening
From 2 comments
Hmm, I'm not sure if encouraging people to shout without listening is a good thing. It seems to me like it would just exacerbate the problems with social media.
mwcampbell on HNit also feels a little disrespectful of people who follow you. if I reply to you I know you won't read it. so if someone bragged about using your app it'd be a prompt for me to…
swyx on HN
Requested OAuth permissions are too broad
From 2 comments
I was going to try it out, but the OAuth scopes include way more than just posting in my timeline, is that something you are considering changing, reducing scopes?
nakovet on HNI’d like to use this, but I’m not approving that massive list of permissions.
techstrategist on HN
Tweet threads are hard to read when written in this tool
From 1 comment
I think this tool is not very useful, because writing tweets in the character limited box is what forces you to get to the essence of the idea that you are trying to communicate.…
abdullahkhalids on HN
Requests
Support images and media in tweets
From 2 comments
This is very nice indeed. I would totally use it for my twitter threads but I usually add images and other media to my tweets. Would you consider adding that feature?
gdecaso on HNGreat idea!! It seems you can't paste an image inside the text though, which you can do on the regular Twitter webpage?
bambax on HN
Read-only client or digest option
From 1 comment
This looks very nice. Me, I would rather need a read-only twitter client. I'd like to be informed about Dionne Warwick and the occasional new cogsci paper without periodically…
Schiphol on HN
Same approach for email
From 1 comment
I would like to have this for email. I try to stay out of email except for defined time slots so that I don’t get distracted. But sometimes I would like to send an email outside…
d_theorist on HN
Questions
Why reduce OAuth scopes beyond posting
From 1 comment
I was going to try it out, but the OAuth scopes include way more than just posting in my timeline, is that something you are considering changing, reducing scopes?
nakovet on HN
Is there a real market need for this
From 1 comment
1. 99.00% people don't even think before tweeting. 2. 0.99% think but tweet only one tweet at a time. 3. 0.01% only think and create a long thread. Hence is it really required?…
biz_booster on HN
Alternatives named
Chirr
From 2 comments
Congrats with the launch! Proud to see that https://chirr.app inspired you!
kossnocorp on HNMade this before discovering Chirr. But very happy to see another great product in this space from a fellow maker!
linuz90 on HN
Birdhouse
From 1 comment
Reminds me of the good old days of Birdhouse[1]. 1. https://sandwich.co/work/a-notepad-for-twitter/
amwelles on HN
Mailbrew digests
From 1 comment
We make a product[1] that might fix this for you. It's a tool to create digests from Twitter and other sources. You get the best content via email every day, and it's read-only.…
linuz90 on HN