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tangent/feedback about the product: replacing abandoned desktop apps with a webapp with unknown future does not exactly excite me. Bundle this as a desktop app

by _def 3mo ago

tangent/feedback about the product: replacing abandoned desktop apps with a webapp with unknown future does not exactly excite me. Bundle this as a desktop app that works offline-first and you'll pique more interest.

halfradaition 3mo ago
Fair point. We went web-first to bypass driver installation hell, but a local Tauri app for offline-first use is on the roadmap.
nl 3mo ago
Strong disagree! Zero install is a huge feature both to reduce friction and to save local storage. I don't want to install yet another synth I'll use twice a year.
- RestartKernel 3mo ago
  Implementing in native code and compiling to WASM would make for a good compromise.
- gbanfalvi 3mo ago
  You can offer standalone exes without installers.
  - deleted 3mo ago
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  - nl 3mo ago
    By zero install I mean I don't want an executable on my computer. I want it transient - available when I use it, but removed when I don't.
- nine_k 3mo ago
  Zero install and locally stored, as one HTML file, or as a web bundle.
- pjmlp 3mo ago
  A long forgotten feature of desktop OS, incredible how knowledge goes lost within a lifetime.
  - nl 3mo ago
    By zero install I mean I don't want an executable on my computer. I want it transient - available when I use it, but removed when I don't.
    - pjmlp 3mo ago
      Easy, place it on a memory mapped volume, or shared drive mapped on request. There are other means, as mentioned a forgotten art.
brandonmenc 3mo ago
Yeah, and I'm certainly not paying $20 a month - indefinitely - for it.
- teliosix 3mo ago
  The pricing is totally absurd to the point I don't even want to investigate this further because the pricing is so stupid.
halfradaition 3mo ago
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