![]() ![]() Similar problems are quite normal in the beta stage but they are required to be addressed ASAP. Fix discovered bugs - a few users reported that the app crashed a few times and went white screen. We have data from our community members as well as from 1 on 1 session. Polish details - there are a few things that need better explanations for newcomers, better onboarding documents, and UX improvements. We have quite good progress already and are almost ready to test the prototype internally. It takes a bit more time but it essentially enables all extensions. We partially supported extensions 1 year ago, but due to major changes in Extensions API from Chromium, our solution becomes obsolete. * We've launched the Lifetime deals campaign from where you can support us, get instant access to the project, and become part of the team It makes us feel like all our Discord members are team members and we work together) * We have a super-active discord channel (btw, we're using the same Discord for team-only communications by just hiding our internal channels. ![]() * We have up to 500 supporters who like the product as much as we do * Performance is - blazing fast due to native elements * We've built a product that we absolutely love ![]() For instance, navigating between cards is possible using Arrows or WASD keys. We kept the core components of Stack - Cards, Stacks, and Spaces, but the whole user experience became as joyful as playing a game. * UX has been completely redesigned as well. It became colorful, minimalistic, and simply beautiful! So, for the new version, our Design team did a tremendous job. * Complete redesign - while working on the older version of Stack we learned a lot about which feature works best and which does not. We ended up having something like React Naive built on top of Electron. * Create a foundation on top of this experimental idea. Our changes are in the process of upstreaming so everyone else can benefit from them. We've been working on this together with the Electron core team. * Fork electron framework and bring native components. Last 2 years we've been working on a few different things: Their biggest concern of underestimating the amount of work turned out to be true. It wasn't an easy choice for us, and neither was it appealing to our investors. Having this as an experimental idea, we decided to rewrite Stack from scratch. Instead of creating a Web App, we added native components and by mixing web and native together we managed to create a native application. We settled back to Electron, but *hear me out*: we discovered a different way of using the same framework. For reference, building the same MVP took a few days on React Native and 2 months on Chromium, even by involving people from the Chromium team.Īfter throughout research of various technologies, we found the one that works best considering the development cost, performance and flexibility. Developing on Chromium was so slow, it was definitely a no-go. React Native is using a WebKit rendering engine that comes with a lot of limitations. We tried a few other directions, consulted with a lot of experts in the field, but none of these directions worked due to their own reasons. We also tried to fork Chromium and create a similar MVP. We tried to build the native app using React Native and create MVP for Mac and Windows. Non-technical people, skip the next paragraph It had performance problems as well as bugs related to the technology itself.Įxactly 2 years ago we decided to take a step back and experiment with other technologies. It was built as a Web App using Electron. BUT, the technology behind wasn't quite right. The first one has been publicly open since 2019, it had more than 100k users in total, helped us to win a few startup competitions, raise funds, build a strong team, create a strong company culture, and establish legal entities in 3 different countries. It'll give you instant access to additional features, and some other benefits, and gives us a little bit of extra time to finish a few things and raise the next round.Ĭurrently, there are 2 versions of Stack. I'm giving away access to the beta version, and in case you like it asking for your support on behalf of the whole team in the form of Lifetime Licenses. However it's not quite ready to go public, but due to various reasons, we're out of funds. Last 2 years we've been working on making this real and we built the product that we're proud of. I'm a co-founder of Stack Browser, Lead Engineer, and Architect.īuilding a browser is difficult. ![]()
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