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by longnguyen 2y ago
I’m sure Msty is a good app. And it might be better for some users while it might be worse for others. For example, it’s not a native app and doesn’t support “inline usage”, which some users may find not appealing.
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by longnguyen 2y ago
Thank you
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by longnguyen 2y ago
I’ve been running BoltAI[1] and it generates enough revenue for me to work on it full time. I follow the “perpetual license with one year of support/updates” model. So far it’s working great. My customers love it as they’re in control
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by longnguyen 2y ago
I spent the last 18 months working on BoltAI.com. It’s a native AI chat client for Mac. I didn’t have experience with Swift and Swift UI before building it. I spent most of the time asking ChatGPT to teach me SwiftUI. It generates enough re
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by longnguyen 2y ago
Yes. Mostly for searching
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by longnguyen 2y ago
Hey. I've released the fix for this (v1.25.2). You can enable or disable it by using the chat textfield's context-menu (Right-click on the textfield, read more below) https://boltai.com/changelog
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by longnguyen 2y ago
Thanks. I will take a deeper look.
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by longnguyen 2y ago
I continue to work on BoltAI ( https://boltai.com ) It’s a native macOS AI chat client. I started it last year and didn’t think much about data synchronization. I didn’t want to store user’s data server side for better user privac
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by longnguyen 2y ago
Twitter. Then Reddit and AI directories.
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by longnguyen 2y ago
Usually 4-6 hours. I’m a solo founder. 15 years of experience.
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Operation Babylift(en.wikipedia.org)
1 points by longnguyen 2y ago|0 comments
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by longnguyen 2y ago
I used to "build in public" with my first app 2 years ago, KTool[0] But back then most indie hackers only share numbers in their monthly reports, me included[1]. And it's not just MRR screenshots with no content. Many shared
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by longnguyen 2y ago
I built a native all-in-one AI client called BoltAI[0] It’s one of the first AI clients I think. I’ve been working on it for 16 months and shipped more than 100 releases. It started with the idea of invoking an LLM within the Apple Notes ap
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by longnguyen 2y ago
I've been building an AI chat client and I use this exact technique to develop the "Web Browsing" plugin. Basically I use Function Calling to extract content from a web page and then pass it to the LLM. There are a few optimi
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by longnguyen 2y ago
I've been building https://BoltAI.com a native AI client for mac. I started it last year and so far, has been serving 2,800 customers :D
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by longnguyen 2y ago
Thank you. I will improve my landing page following your suggestion. You're right, I'm not a native English speaker
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by longnguyen 2y ago
My apps are native Mac apps [0] [1] so naturally I use the native SDK for that. Apple provides PDFKit framework to work with PDFs and it works really well. For scanned documents, I use the Vision framework to OCR the content. Some additiona
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by longnguyen 2y ago
That’s probably Screen Studio. I use it a lot to create feature demo videos. For more sleek promo videos, I would work with a professional. For example this one is probably better for ad etc: https://x.com/bolt__ai/stat
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by longnguyen 3y ago
If you’re on macOS, give BoltAI[0] a try. Other than supporting multiple AI services and models, BoltAI also allows you yo create your own AI tools. Highlight the text, press a shortcut key then run a prompt against that text. Disclaimer: I
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by longnguyen 3y ago
Sorry for the confusion. I need to improve my pricing page. The license is per user, and can be used on maximum 3 devices. I figured this is enough for most users. If you have more devices or need a custom license, please send me an email (
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by longnguyen 3y ago
Hi. Actually I don’t have a pricing plan for teams yet. It’s still under (heavy) development. I changed my headline to reflect the direction I want to take this year (focus on teams) And yes, some of my customers wanted team and collaborati
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by longnguyen 3y ago
Shameless plug: I built a native client called BoltAI[0]. Unlike other clients, I prioritize UI, UX and performance. Give it a try if UI & UX is important to you. [0]: https://boltai.com
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by longnguyen 3y ago
Many of my customers canceled their ChatGPT subscription and switched 100% to API. If you want to use GPTs or to generate images with Dall-E then ChatGPT Plus is a no brainer I guess. But if your focus is on GPT-4 then I highly recommend to
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by longnguyen 3y ago
Shameless plug: if you need multiple AI Service Provider, give BoltAI[0] a try. It’s native (not Electron), and supports multiple services: OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, OpenRouter, Mistral, Ollama… It also allows you to interact with LLMs via mult
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by longnguyen 3y ago
Oh wow this blew my mind
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Be a Product Engineer(danielnguyen.me)
2 points by longnguyen 3y ago|1 comments
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by longnguyen 3y ago
Sparkles is a godsend. I use it on all my indie apps and it saves so much time. The best part is I could release with confidence knowing that I don’t have to ask for AppStore Review for each release. The new version with delta updates and f
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by longnguyen 3y ago
Users bring their own keys so no risks. I might add support for Llava later
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by longnguyen 3y ago
I've been following this strategy and it works pretty well for me. A few tips if you want to pursue this strategy (sorry, English is not my mother language): - It can be great for SEO, so pay attention to keywords for these free tools
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by longnguyen 3y ago
Thanks. Not sure if we could connect offline but sure. PDF Pals allows you to highlight a section and ask only about that content. I’m not entirely sure but for some advanced questions, it might require a code interpreter similar to ChatGPT

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