Lynx.boo
Productivity
link pages
SHOW HN2024
303points
160comments
#203of 3,515 in 2024
Top 6%of 2024 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
13 positive, 27 neutral or asking, 6 mixed, 26 critical, out of 72 comments about the project. Thread score -0.17.
Execution: 1 for, 14 againstDesign: 3 for, 6 againstIdea: 2 for, 3 againstDocs: 1 for, 1 againstPerformance: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Very small, fast-loading pages
From 2 comments
I want to follow up that the thing I think I'm really proud of is just HOW small the pages are. Of course, this is a stupid simple site but also I don't think it's ugly and even…
TravisPeacock on HNI really like how minimal it is. Even the markup is super clean and readable. I had no trouble going from landing -> working link page. The confirmation email did go to junk…
accrual on HN
Clean, minimal design
From 2 comments
I really like how minimal it is. Even the markup is super clean and readable. I had no trouble going from landing -> working link page. The confirmation email did go to junk…
accrual on HNMy home page on my computer is simply a static HTML page with a table structure and then a link in each box in the table. It is utterly trivial and totally useful.
WalterBright on HN
Objections
Confirmation emails land in spam
From 3 comments
I will use this, thanks. +1 to the other comment about not needing to name a link (be great if it grabbed the page title or allowed the url only.) The confirmation went to spam.…
creativenolo on HNI really like how minimal it is. Even the markup is super clean and readable. I had no trouble going from landing -> working link page. The confirmation email did go to junk…
accrual on HNmail is not arriving
Turboblack on HN
Requires JavaScript and a Cloudflare captcha
From 2 comments
I was excited to see "minimalist" and "brutalist, but you lost me at requiring to enable my javascript, and after that using cloudflare Captcha.
hypnot on HNFor a site that claims to be minimalist/brutalist and has lynx in its name I was hoping that it would work without JS. But the edit/create page doesn't.
donio on HN
Form validation is poor and the submit button sticks
From 2 comments
Tried it out real quick. The validation on the form page doesn’t require a valid url but when you hit submit the validation fails if the url is incorrect. When you click back to…
jaktet on HNIt rejects the URL Www.myurl.com For reasons unknown Then I have to refresh and then I don’t want to do it again.
kranke155 on HN
Domain name is hard to remember
From 1 comment
Maybe just a small thing, but lynx.boo is a bit of a rough domain to use for a e-business-card sort of thing. That's pretty hard to communicate and easy to misremember. (links?…
graypegg on HN
Requests
Add a demo page or example before requiring email sign-up
From 4 comments
would love to see it working without providing an email. no demo page?
shashashasha___ on HNI would start with something like an example usage rather than straight create account
m3kw9 on HNI’m on the novice side, and I think this could be neat! I’d benefit from a demo page (unsolicited feedback, regardless cool work!)
hall0ween on HNEhhhhhhh they need a demo up before they get an email, even a Firefox relay email. Sorry they lost me already :(
EasyMark on HN
Open source the code and allow self-hosting
From 2 comments
Cool! Can we self-host? Open source?
iJohnDoe on HNis it open source so we can knock the pants off linktree?
cranberryturkey on HN
Dark mode and softer colours
From 1 comment
I love the idea and drive behind your site, and the functionality, but I do have one suggestion that may help. I suggest toning down the brutalist "look" just from 10 to 9. Two…
idk1 on HN
Work without JavaScript
From 1 comment
For a site that claims to be minimalist/brutalist and has lynx in its name I was hoping that it would work without JS. But the edit/create page doesn't.
donio on HN
Questions
Will it be open source and self-hostable?
From 2 comments
Cool! Can we self-host? Open source?
iJohnDoe on HNis it open source so we can knock the pants off linktree?
cranberryturkey on HN
What is the monetization or business plan?
From 1 comment
1. Awesome! This comes at a perfect time for me as I literally today let my domain expire which I used to keep my frequently used links:-) 2. What's your monetizion / business…
NikolaNovak on HN
Alternatives named
Linktree
From 1 comment
is it open source so we can knock the pants off linktree?
cranberryturkey on HN
Pinboard
From 1 comment
Check out Pinboard https://pinboard.in/tour/ for some great minimalist link UX inspiration. My favorite 'touch' is the in-situ text replacement for canceling an action.
calmbonsai on HN
Linkpack
From 1 comment
Reminds me of Linkpack a bit: https://www.linkpack.io/lp/rWYo9k/
stavros on HN
Microfeed
From 1 comment
Another alternative is https://github.com/microfeed/microfeed which is self-hosted for free on cloudflare workers/pages
drexlspivey on HN