Buzee
Productivity
file search
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How HN took it
8 positive, 20 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 9 critical, out of 39 comments about the project. Thread score -0.08.
Idea: 2 for, 3 againstExecution: 2 for, 2 againstDesign: 1 for, 2 againstPricing: 0 for, 2 againstDocs: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Useful alternative to Windows Search and Everything
From 1 comment
Yep, you were onto something. Everything is so useful, almost vital now. If it were cross-platform and had a text-search option it would be perfect. I think the only other…
Cotterzz on HN
Good UX and solid technical foundations
From 2 comments
kudos, builds a top tier tech stack local search interface and calls self a novice programmer .
mentalgear on HNThanks to make this open source! Doesn't seem to have any AI enabled search feature does it? Honestly I think you gave up too early, there are solid foundations in the app but…
fabmilo on HN
Objections
Windows install blocked by lack of code signing certificate
From 2 comments
Hi, I am sure Buzee could be of great help to you! It certainly helps me out with my work which is quite similar to your scenario. For Windows, you should try this link [1].…
thatgurjot on HNWon’t let me download? My work environment could really use something like this. Our electronic records are so vast that Windows search no longer works. And they refuse to delete…
wileydragonfly on HN
Built-in and existing tools like Spotlight and Everything already do the job
From 2 comments
I get a lot of this with spotlight/mdfind and it's realtime. Trying to understand if I'm missing a value add.
mutant on HNWhy not Alfred or Everything?
rrr_oh_man on HN
Hard to get users to pay for file search
From 2 comments
I feel like its very easy for companies to say no to paying for something they already live without. Unless you can prove it increases productivity.
giancarlostoro on HNYou tried to make a file search utility a startup? Did you sell any copies?
ltbarcly3 on HN
Requests
Add AI or natural language search features
From 2 comments
Thanks to make this open source! Doesn't seem to have any AI enabled search feature does it? Honestly I think you gave up too early, there are solid foundations in the app but…
fabmilo on HN"did you try slapping AI on it?"
itaysk on HN
Better documentation
From 2 comments
Please improve the documentation!
alexander2002 on HNThanks for making it open-source! btw had a request, I saw your repo lacks proper documentation. We are building an open source ai documentation system, I would love to try if I…
sauravpanda on HN
Add a screenshot to the project
From 1 comment
The first link, "Download for Windows Download for Mac", seem to be a broken link to the Releases page. But the real Releases page also doesn't have any releases. I also think…
yoavm on HN
Questions
Why did the startup fail
From 1 comment
It would be great if you can share your journey, and why you think it failed? And how you would do it differently if you start today? Also this is not the first time I'm seeing a…
rukshn on HN
Whether the name has an offensive meaning
From 2 comments
Thank you for sharing your Buzee with the world. (For your next project, may I suggest double checking if the name overlaps with any colorful slang?)
SalmonSnarker on HNWhat's the overlap? (I asked Claude and ChatGPT and neither of them could figure it out.)
simonw on HN
Alternatives named
Everything
From 2 comments
Kiddan paaji? "Everything" has been my go to as well for the last 8 years!
djfobbz on HNWhy not Alfred or Everything?
rrr_oh_man on HN
Alfred
From 2 comments
Why not Alfred or Everything?
rrr_oh_man on HNAlfred is amazing, but it's Mac only.
nunez on HN
Spotlight
From 1 comment
I get a lot of this with spotlight/mdfind and it's realtime. Trying to understand if I'm missing a value add.
mutant on HN
Recoll
From 1 comment
I use recoll: https://www.recoll.org/ Recoll will index an MS-Word document stored as an attachment to an e-mail message inside a Thunderbird folder archived in a Zip file (and…
Beijinger on HN
Glean
From 1 comment
The only product I have seen do well is Glean [1] but they are B2B so not exactly consumer-grade software. I think the everyday person works better with the separation of…
thatgurjot on HN