Show HN: Eul – a lightweight desktop client for Skype, Slack, Gmail, and more
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Re: Show HN: Eul – a lightweight desktop client for Skype, Slack, Gmail, and more
#2Hi,
eul is a very lightweight and fast native desktop client for Skype, Slack, Gmail, VK, FB, Jabber, Telegram, and Signal. Right now only the first four are supported, and the rest should be done by the end of August.
Why did I create this? To solve two big problems I see with the current IM solutions: there are too many of them, and the clients are ridiculously bloated for what they are built to do. For example, everyone knows what a huge resource hog the Skype client is. Even the Telegram client, which is supposed to be lightweight, is using 1.3 GB of RAM on my desktop right now.
I'm obsessed with performance. The entire application is about 4 MB, and it's never going to be more than 10 MB. In fact there are still many things to optimize. It's native, so you don't need to download a 100 MB browser just to use your IM client.
eul can display thousands of messages in one conversation without the constant page fetching. The scrolling is instant and smooth. You can jump to any message without waiting. I've tested it with 50 000 messages in one chat. No lags, instant scrolling to any point, instant search. That should be enough for most :)
This is a very early alpha release. A lot of essential features are still missing (for example, images and other attachments are not supported yet). Automatic updates will be released every day. There's a built in contact form, please use it to submit bugs and suggestions.
Looking forward to hearing your feedback :)
Thanks
Re: Show HN: Eul – a lightweight desktop client for Skype, Slack, Gmail, and more
#3Hi, eul is a very lightweight and fast native desktop client for Skype, Slack, Gmail, VK, FB, Jabber, Telegram, and Signal. Right now only the first four are supported, and the rest should be done by the end of August. Why did I create this? To solve two big problems I see with the current IM solutions: there are too many of them, and the clients are ridiculously bloated for what they are built to do. For example, ev…
The in browser Slack is getting slower each day. If I don't do a full refresh of the page after about an hour, the interface is so slow that even typing text is painful.
So having a lightweight client is definitely appealing to me. However Slack keeps adding features often and every one using Slack assumes the recipient runs the same version of Slack as his.
I wonder how can your unofficial client can deal with this problem the next time Slack releases the next update that is as big as adding threaded conversations for example.
Re: Show HN: Eul – a lightweight desktop client for Skype, Slack, Gmail, and more
#4Hi, eul is a very lightweight and fast native desktop client for Skype, Slack, Gmail, VK, FB, Jabber, Telegram, and Signal. Right now only the first four are supported, and the rest should be done by the end of August. Why did I create this? To solve two big problems I see with the current IM solutions: there are too many of them, and the clients are ridiculously bloated for what they are built to do. For example, ev…
The in browser Slack is getting slower each day. If I don't do a full refresh of the page after about an hour, the interface is so slow that even typing text is painful. So having a lightweight client is definitely appealing to me. However Slack keeps adding features often and every one using Slack assumes the recipient runs the same version of Slack as his. I wonder how can your unofficial client can deal with this…
Good point. I'm planning to make sure all protocols and latest features are supported.
I came across the new threaded conversations yesterday, and they can be implemented in one or two days.
Re: Show HN: Eul – a lightweight desktop client for Skype, Slack, Gmail, and more
#5Slack, Skype and Gmail? What else?
Re: Show HN: Eul – a lightweight desktop client for Skype, Slack, Gmail, and more
#6How is this different from Franz - http://meetfranz.com or Manageyum - https://manageyum.com/
What technology & frameworks are used to create Eul?
Does Eul support being able to use multiple accounts of Telegram, Gmail, Skype etc?
Re: Show HN: Eul – a lightweight desktop client for Skype, Slack, Gmail, and more
#7How is this different from Franz - http://meetfranz.com or Manageyum - https://manageyum.com/ What technology & frameworks are used to create Eul? Does Eul support being able to use multiple accounts of Telegram, Gmail, Skype etc?
These are basically browsers with multiple tabs open.
Eul is a native desktop app built in Go. It has all your contacts in one place, it's much faster, and it uses an order of magnitude fewer resources.
Very good question about multiple accounts. Not right now, but it will be implemented very soon. This is going to be another unique advantage.
Re: Show HN: Eul – a lightweight desktop client for Skype, Slack, Gmail, and more
#8Slack, Skype and Gmail? What else?
VK, FB, Jabber, Telegram, and Signal.
After that Viber and Discord most likely.
Re: Show HN: Eul – a lightweight desktop client for Skype, Slack, Gmail, and more
#9Hi, eul is a very lightweight and fast native desktop client for Skype, Slack, Gmail, VK, FB, Jabber, Telegram, and Signal. Right now only the first four are supported, and the rest should be done by the end of August. Why did I create this? To solve two big problems I see with the current IM solutions: there are too many of them, and the clients are ridiculously bloated for what they are built to do. For example, ev…
My coworkers and I have been looking for something exactly like this, and we've been let down by numerous Electron projects like Franz that don't really offer any different, simplifying experience.
I will definitely be trying this out.
However a question essential for our pending use is: any plans to support HipChat? That would pretty near seal the deal for my current group.
Re: Show HN: Eul – a lightweight desktop client for Skype, Slack, Gmail, and more
#10Hi, eul is a very lightweight and fast native desktop client for Skype, Slack, Gmail, VK, FB, Jabber, Telegram, and Signal. Right now only the first four are supported, and the rest should be done by the end of August. Why did I create this? To solve two big problems I see with the current IM solutions: there are too many of them, and the clients are ridiculously bloated for what they are built to do. For example, ev…
My coworkers and I have been looking for something exactly like this, and we've been let down by numerous Electron projects like Franz that don't really offer any different, simplifying experience. I will definitely be trying this out. However a question essential for our pending use is: any plans to support HipChat? That would pretty near seal the deal for my current group.
Hi,
Eul's target audience is primarily professionals, so it's silly of me to forget about HipChat. I just had a look at its API, and yes, it will absolutely be supported. In fact, most likely this is going to be the next protocol implemented.
Should be done by mid-August.