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Also, when I hear "software" I expect software for the computer, not websites that provide a service.
I recommend https://alternativeto.net/ -- very easy to recommend alternatives and add new ones.
When I seen the title, I thought, 'a search engine that allows me to search for communities that fit an inputted search criteria, cool!' Sadly, it doesn't seem to be the case and it is more of a tool for searching alternatives to popular software.
Indeed, this is not the problem we are answering, but your first though seems a great idea.
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I signed up and was presented with a French dashboard page. Everything was in English before. I manually changed the 'fr' in the URL to 'en' and then everything seemed to work fine :-).
I had this same experience, and between this experience and the GP comment -- how in the world is asking users to do URL surgery considered a valid UX? To say nothing of the hubris of ignoring the `accept-language:` header sent from every browser since I can remember
I tried using alternative-a but couldn't find anything (just search for "photo" for example). And there is no obvious way to add what's missing. Also, when I hear "software" I expect software for the computer, not websites that provide a service. I recommend https://alternativeto.net/ -- very easy to recommend alternatives and add new ones.
We are covering website, software, toolkit, code, API, and library. You'll have this detail in the detail sheet. In addition, if you sign in, the comparator allows you to filter by type (for example "software").
Alternative is focusing on comparison tools to make your selection faster. The database is growing but it still new. Join us to make a difference!
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You can use Alternative now. It's an online service. More we are to share our knowledge on Alternative faster you will find your software. Have you tried it?
Not to be flippant, but I _still_ don't know what it does. Am I just ignorant of current trends? Does the name provide enough information that folks will immediately know what it is? Honestly, a short paragraph describing what it does would be really helpful. Some of your target audience may be the "poke around spend time finding out what it does" type. But another swathe could be of the "tell me what this is before…
With these data, Alternative helps to select your future software.
You can start from a similar software search or a functionality search and then reduce the results list to a shortlist of 3 candidates using the tools we provide.
Does it sound clearer? :)
what is "community software"?
"Introducing Alternative, the community-powered search engine for software"
Unfortunately, I couldn't edit it on HN
Does it sound better?
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Not to be flippant, but I _still_ don't know what it does. Am I just ignorant of current trends? Does the name provide enough information that folks will immediately know what it is? Honestly, a short paragraph describing what it does would be really helpful. Some of your target audience may be the "poke around spend time finding out what it does" type. But another swathe could be of the "tell me what this is before…
Alternative store data, provided by the community, about the software and online service market. With these data, Alternative helps to select your future software. You can start from a similar software search or a functionality search and then reduce the results list to a shortlist of 3 candidates using the tools we provide. Does it sound clearer? :)