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Our desktop app Pinegrow Web Editor (http://pinegrow.com http://pinegrow.com) is build with HTML / JS / Node.js packaged with NWJS/Electron. Three years ago I s
by mattront 10y ago
Our desktop app Pinegrow Web Editor (http://pinegrow.com http://pinegrow.com) is build with HTML / JS / Node.js packaged with NWJS/Electron. Three years ago I started by myself, now we're three working on the app full time and making a comfortable living (mid six figures in yearly sales).
Choosing this tech stack lets you postpone web vs desktop app decision and keep both options open. While recurring web app revenue sounds appealing it requires servers and responsibility to secure user data. With desktop app you'll never receive a 3am call that your service is down.
Btw. Subscriptions and desktop apps are not mutually exclusive. We give both options (one-time license purchase or monthly subscription) to our customers and the split is about even.
- phodo 10y agoI love pinegrow (paying customer).
- spdustin 10y agoHoly shit, that's a nice app. I have many (adult) students who would greatly benefit from its simplicity, any way to get a discount/promo code for them? You can reach me at my username @ gmail.com. Edit: this isn't a strictly "educational" setup - these are corporate students, not academic.
- bung 10y agoI'm not sure why it bothers me, maybe I'm just grumpy this morning haha, but I might have preferred "Enter your email for a free trial" rather than being forced to do it after I've already downloaded and installed and run it and can't use it.