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Re: Show HN: Web browser to help programmers think clearly

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Charging for a browser sounds crazy to me.

I'd buy a browser if it guarantees me privacy, is fast, and does the job. I use a browser every day for multiple hours per day, $50 seems very reasonable.

Sure, but a wrapper around Electron isn't a hard thing to copy, and they've got to go from a neat tech demo to what you are describing.

Re: Show HN: Web browser to help programmers think clearly

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I actually really love that there's more people focusing on this problem. Its one a friend of mine also tried to address, with https://enterflow.app/

As someone with extreme ADHD, this has made my life so much easier and reduced my tab clutter.

I love how this is so hot-key rich, I think like everyone else has kind of mentioned I wish we had chrome extensions, last pass, editthiscookie etc. It's the pro vs con of going extension vs full blown browser.

One of the other hurdles I've encountered is restricted installs by internal companies due to "security" reasons.

I am gonna be giving this a go for the next few days and see how I adapt to it.

Seriously love the fact this is becoming a focus for people.

Re: Show HN: Web browser to help programmers think clearly

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Really cool idea, looking forward to trying it out! My only complaint is that the default hotkey is the same as Alfred -- Is there any way to customize it?

Not right now. I'll add that to our todo list.

It's also the way to input a non-breaking space (\xa0) with the standard keyboard, something I use a lot.

Re: Show HN: Web browser to help programmers think clearly

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> prove the browser is something people want. prove the browser is something people want for free

Charging for a browser sounds crazy to me.

Crazy? I’m curious how you would characterize a cloud-based web browser that is sold using a subscription model?

Link: https://www.mightyapp.com/

Show HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26957215

Re: Show HN: Web browser to help programmers think clearly

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What I really want is a browser that displays information in a clear, unified format that I can customize to my liking.

I want this browser to disregard all visual HTML and CSS rendering, and rather instrument a headless browser to gather the navigation and content from sites.

I want to be able to easily make my own instrumentation for sites that do not yet work on this browser.

I’m want to allow some branding in the form of one theme color, used for one top navigation bar background, and a site logo there. That’s it. Nothing else. But maybe make this easily customizable with the rest of the interface.

In effect, a ”reader mode” but for the entire browsing experience, not just the main content.

Re: Show HN: Web browser to help programmers think clearly

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post #72

I actually really love that there's more people focusing on this problem. Its one a friend of mine also tried to address, with https://enterflow.app/ As someone with extreme ADHD, this has made my life so much easier and reduced my tab clutter. I love how this is so hot-key rich, I think like everyone else has kind of mentioned I wish we had chrome extensions, last pass, editthiscookie etc. It's the pro vs con of goi…

Your "Add Flow to Firefox" Link results in a 404 for me. It links to https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/enter-flow/.

Re: Show HN: Web browser to help programmers think clearly

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It looks like a nice idea. Definitely add a feature to change the shortcut. I want it to behave more like a regular window. The full screen version can't be un-maximized. The Groups in the workspace can only be expanded horizontally. I want to be able to pick a color for the box too.

I think this will be great once you have added some more features.

Re: Show HN: Web browser to help programmers think clearly

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post #72

I actually really love that there's more people focusing on this problem. Its one a friend of mine also tried to address, with https://enterflow.app/ As someone with extreme ADHD, this has made my life so much easier and reduced my tab clutter. I love how this is so hot-key rich, I think like everyone else has kind of mentioned I wish we had chrome extensions, last pass, editthiscookie etc. It's the pro vs con of goi…

I've been working on adding better support for browser extensions in Electron. It's an absolutely necessary feature for web browsers. Maybe OP can have a look: https://www.npmjs.com/package/electron-chrome-extensions
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