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I'm not sure if it's only because I'm on mobile, but the "enter your email to download" thing gives me weird marketing stuff vibes. I find it a weird touch on o
by ocdtrekkie 5y ago
I'm not sure if it's only because I'm on mobile, but the "enter your email to download" thing gives me weird marketing stuff vibes. I find it a weird touch on open source software I presumably can get without giving them my email.
- IceWreck 5y agoI tried it, it started the download and gave the enter email box at the same time. So its optional.
- pimterry 5y agoI'm the creator of HTTP Toolkit - you don't need to share your email to use it. It is a desktop app though, so you can't download it usefully on mobile. If you visit the landing page on mobile, it just offers to take your email address and send download links to your computer to get you started (and as an easy "bookmark this for later" option). That sends one follow up "Did you try it? Let me know what you think" email a week later, then it deletes your email, that's it. It's never shared elsewhere, it doesn't sign you up to the mailing list, there are no "great new offers", nada. Meanwhile, if you're on desktop it just shows a download button directly. After that starts it asks if you want to join the mailing list for updates, but you don't need to - the download starts immediately.
- cyberge99 5y agoThis is exactly what should be noted. You’ll probably get more signups if people know how it’s going to be used.
- ocdtrekkie 5y agoI both understand the goal there, since indeed I can't meaningfully download it on mobile, but I would also point out many others will get the same vibes I noted above from it. Which is probably just to say after being burned too many times by bad actors, folks will start to group good actors in the same lot for similar patterns, even if the intent and design is better.