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No offense, but a workspace with a tab bar that lets you launch apps within the same app has been created so many times already. What sets yours apart?

daniel_sushil 3y ago
Valid question. What sets Floutwork apart are the features that complement the web app workspace, such as task management, notes, calendar and email integration, a command bar, ChatGPT, productivity metrics, and a dedicated focus mode with a Pomodoro-type timer. People often use various siloed tools and try to piece them together to create their own "work system." Floutwork consolidates all of these into one tool, offering seamless integration between them. Just as a small example, there's a feature in Floutwork where, when you're viewing a web app like LinkedIn, an icon at the top right allows you to see all emails from the LinkedIn domain. So, if you've already checked LinkedIn notifications in the web app, you can view related emails right there and archive or delete them in bulk with one click. This level of context awareness is highly useful when all the tools are integrated well.
divbzero 3y ago
It sounds like Flout has features beyond the tab bar, but your comment makes me wonder if a tab bar layout could be implemented on the OS level.
- pmontra 3y ago
  Gnome has an extension for that. I've been using it instead of the default dock. I made the top bar and the dock disappear. Windows has that by default. On both systems Alt Tab to cycle through windows.
- wanderingmind 3y ago
  If you use Linux there are many window managers to try. I personally use i3 which can be tabbed or stacked layout based on your preference
- carlosjobim 3y ago
  Remember Windows 95? It had a tab bar at the bottom... Or at the top if you moved it there.
- utopiah 3y ago
  Maybe I'm missing sth but I don't see the novelty. I'm using Firefox on KDE and I can group tabs within a Firefox window (so within Firefox tab bar multiple ones and in KDE 1 item) but I can also split tabs in different windows (multiple Firefox tab bars, multiple items in KDE). I even could script the behavior via Vimperator or KWin Scripts. So... I don't see what's new here.
sesm 3y ago
Can you name other projects in this space? I’m genuinely interested in looking at available alternatives

daniel_sushil 3y ago

Valid question. What sets Floutwork apart are the features that complement the web app workspace, such as task management, notes, calendar and email integration, a command bar, ChatGPT, productivity metrics, and a dedicated focus mode with a Pomodoro-type timer. People often use various siloed tools and try to piece them together to create their own "work system." Floutwork consolidates all of these into one tool, offering seamless integration between them. Just as a small example, there's a feature in Floutwork where, when you're viewing a web app like LinkedIn, an icon at the top right allows you to see all emails from the LinkedIn domain. So, if you've already checked LinkedIn notifications in the web app, you can view related emails right there and archive or delete them in bulk with one click. This level of context awareness is highly useful when all the tools are integrated well.

divbzero 3y ago

It sounds like Flout has features beyond the tab bar, but your comment makes me wonder if a tab bar layout could be implemented on the OS level.

pmontra 3y ago
Gnome has an extension for that. I've been using it instead of the default dock. I made the top bar and the dock disappear. Windows has that by default. On both systems Alt Tab to cycle through windows.
wanderingmind 3y ago
If you use Linux there are many window managers to try. I personally use i3 which can be tabbed or stacked layout based on your preference
carlosjobim 3y ago
Remember Windows 95? It had a tab bar at the bottom... Or at the top if you moved it there.
utopiah 3y ago
Maybe I'm missing sth but I don't see the novelty. I'm using Firefox on KDE and I can group tabs within a Firefox window (so within Firefox tab bar multiple ones and in KDE 1 item) but I can also split tabs in different windows (multiple Firefox tab bars, multiple items in KDE). I even could script the behavior via Vimperator or KWin Scripts. So... I don't see what's new here.

sesm 3y ago

Can you name other projects in this space? I’m genuinely interested in looking at available alternatives