Show HN: Yack – Community Browser for Hacker News, Reddit, YouTube and More

Post by 7961636B6572 » Tue, Aug 13, 2019, 5:15 PM UTC

rvz wrote: post #16

> Do more with less clutter, fewer clicks, less scroll, fewer tabs, fewer pages, fewer buttons, fewer ads, less mess... Looks very promising if it is really a native desktop app, but then if it is electron, then that is the equivalent to having a fixed set of Chrome tabs open with an ad-blocker on. I hope when you say 'native' that this app actually is native, otherwise it will be yet another bloated app to add to my…

Post by 7961636B6572 » Tue, Aug 13, 2019, 5:20 PM UTC

trevett wrote: post #14

Really like the concept--I think you're on to something in creating a unified UI for all these similar services. But..getting into the beta was a giant PITA. 1. Enter email 2. Check email 3. Download client 4. Go back to email, copy code 5. Paste code 6. Go back to email, click sign in link 7. Browser asks if it's ok to open Yack 8. Create profile in Yack (at this point I bounced) Honestly, just let me download the b…

Post by the_watcher » Tue, Aug 13, 2019, 5:24 PM UTC

ScottFree wrote: post #12

jccalhoun wrote: post #7

This looks nice but "Many Communities, one UI" just doesn't work for me. The way I use hacker news is different than the way I use youtube. And it is different than how I use reddit.

How do you use HN and Reddit that makes them so dissimilar? From a UI standpoint, not a 'quality of the discussions' standpoint.

Post by deca6cda37d0 » Tue, Aug 13, 2019, 5:30 PM UTC

7961636B6572 wrote: post #21

rvz wrote: post #16

> Do more with less clutter, fewer clicks, less scroll, fewer tabs, fewer pages, fewer buttons, fewer ads, less mess... Looks very promising if it is really a native desktop app, but then if it is electron, then that is the equivalent to having a fixed set of Chrome tabs open with an ad-blocker on. I hope when you say 'native' that this app actually is native, otherwise it will be yet another bloated app to add to my…

It's a mix of Electron & native code (Swift). I have done so many optimizations to make it lightweight, smooth and fast. If you have an older Mac, try it on it and see how fast it is. I use Apple Mail app for my emails and for my benchmarks so far, Yack works faster and smoother than Apple Mail. Give it a try and don't forget to report back here :)

Post by dewey » Tue, Aug 13, 2019, 5:36 PM UTC

deca6cda37d0 wrote: post #28

dewey wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> is a native desktop What does native mean in this context? Looks like Electron from the screenshots.

Its a native cross platform app. Not a native Mac app or Windows app.