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Re: Glaze by Raycast

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Post by rajatkulk »

elxr wrote: post #139
rajatkulk wrote: post #134

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Octarine dev here! Unfortunately the app doesn't work for the web given the architectural decisions. Also the app's been around for over 3 years now, and isn't vibe coded (since I saw it in this thread around vibe coding apps). Open to any feedback if you've been using it for a while

Yup, I know it's been around for longer, probably wasn't the best example. But it's just the first native app I've thought of and with how much it's been changing, it constantly feels new. I do like most of it, but the pace of upgrades is a bit too fast for me compared to obsidian, which feels more stable for now. There's also parts of the obsidian editor (the plain-text view, I never use preview mode) that just feel…

Ah the fast pace of updates is because I quit my startup job to go full time on this since last September! So it's a day job for me now, which means I don't need to only spend a few hours per weekend, and thus can get to my backlog faster!

As for revenue, it did give me enough confidence to quit my day job (was pretty well paid for my country), and Octarine since the past 3 months, has exceeded that as well :)

Re: Glaze by Raycast

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Post by elxr »

rajatkulk wrote: post #141
elxr wrote: post #139

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yup, I know it's been around for longer, probably wasn't the best example. But it's just the first native app I've thought of and with how much it's been changing, it constantly feels new. I do like most of it, but the pace of upgrades is a bit too fast for me compared to obsidian, which feels more stable for now. There's also parts of the obsidian editor (the plain-text view, I never use preview mode) that just feel…

Ah the fast pace of updates is because I quit my startup job to go full time on this since last September! So it's a day job for me now, which means I don't need to only spend a few hours per weekend, and thus can get to my backlog faster! As for revenue, it did give me enough confidence to quit my day job (was pretty well paid for my country), and Octarine since the past 3 months, has exceeded that as well :)

That's amazing, great job mate.

What's the number one place/site you got customers from?

Re: Glaze by Raycast

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Post by nusl »

I think it's time for me to move on from Raycast. It's decent, but I genuinely hate this direction. Shove AI in to every orifice, doesn't matter if anyone wants it.

I guess they're trying to make more money and Raycast is a bit of a dead-end there.

Re: Glaze by Raycast

#144

Post by rajatkulk »

elxr wrote: post #142
rajatkulk wrote: post #141

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Ah the fast pace of updates is because I quit my startup job to go full time on this since last September! So it's a day job for me now, which means I don't need to only spend a few hours per weekend, and thus can get to my backlog faster! As for revenue, it did give me enough confidence to quit my day job (was pretty well paid for my country), and Octarine since the past 3 months, has exceeded that as well :)

That's amazing, great job mate. What's the number one place/site you got customers from?

I wanna say reddit? But it's a mix of things, some users come from chatgpt, some from searching for competitors on google.

I don't do marketing (I do a post on reddit once in 3 months or so for updates, but it doesn't get that much traction). Feel like it's word of mouth. Some of the early users told more people they knew, and they did the same.

Now a ton of customers bring the name up in their reddit threads (like you did here), and that's generally it.

I'd love for conversions to be higher compared to the install count, but it's still healthy for an indie project with a relatively higher price point (people are too used to free, or $19 products).

Re: Glaze by Raycast

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Post by realharo »

sporksmith wrote: post #27

I thought this must be a joke at first. "Glaze" is in pretty heavy use as recent slang for "when someone excessively praises another person in a way that feels over-the-top." https://creativesimiles.com/glaze-meaning-slang/ ie the annoying way that LLMs interact with users

This has to be intentional, right?

Re: Glaze by Raycast

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Post by jFriedensreich »

adamtaylor_13 wrote: post #69
jFriedensreich wrote: post #43

Just what absolutely no one needed: another locked down and non web platform with horrific security that tries to digitally enslave people just the tiniest level above what they can accept now. I don’t see any future where raycast can survive and i would say its a good thing.

I understand some of the skepticism towards this product, but are you saying this will somehow negatively impact Raycast (the company)? Raycast the tool is incredibly useful, so I'm surprised to see this sentiment.

I am saying its as toxic as the main product of raycast and they got away with it in a world where people could not replicate apps and 100 plugins they use in days. There is zero possibility anyone i know will tolerate a locked ecosystems like this any longer than absolutely needed.

Re: Glaze by Raycast

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Post by lunias »

So... can you explain why I wouldn't just use my own models and workflow? What does Glaze actually do? It looks like it has a private and public "store" where you can upload your apps? Can you explain to me how this is different than say, uploading my source / binaries to a server which is connected to the internet?

Re: Glaze by Raycast

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Post by Leftium »

FelipeCortez wrote: post #120
mgrandl wrote: post #35

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Raycast are not building Mac apps the apple way though. They are using react native and I am willing to bet that this does too.

I always thought it was native. You can write extensions using React, yes, but I was under the impression those got compiled to their internal Swift-based UI components

Raycast could be both native and written with React Native:

React Native itself renders JSX as native components (not a web view that renders HTML/CSS).

People conflate React with HTML because that is the most common renderer, but React can be rendered into anything.

Re: Glaze by Raycast

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Post by anonzzzies »

mabedan wrote: post #90

I don't understand how these type of projects are still tried and get any traction... anyone who has tried them will 100% know it won't go beyond a happy path demo. If they want to seriously use/publish the app beyond playing around, it'll require weeks of iteration via AI, which will cost you an arm and a leg in tokens.

What kind of application are you thinking off? We build fairly complex applications in days for our clients, from presentation to launch. These are not trivial applications or landing pages; accountancy, payments (banking), erp, hrm backends, portals and mobile apps.

(using claude code max by the way)

Re: Glaze by Raycast

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Post by nsonha »

Mongoose wrote: post #84

Not to be a curmudgeon, but why are they spending time on this? As an enthusiastic Raycast user, I would prefer to see them focus on making Raycast better, not finding new ways to jump on the AI bandwagon.

I am an Raycast user and I see them improving Raycast (while working on this) including the AI features that I do use, so...
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