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Productivity · Consumers6.3

Mac users struggle to control windows across displays

For mac power users with multiple displays

14 people · 13 threads
Productivity · Consumers5.7

Large personal document archives are hard to search and organize

For people with large personal and research document archives

+45 people · 43 threads
Productivity · Consumers5.2

AI assistants flatter users instead of answering plainly

For AI assistant users seeking candid, dependable answers

+36 people · 35 threads
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Productivity · Consumers4.8

Windows users lose time repeating and restoring system tweaks

For windows power users and PC setup technicians

11 people · 11 threads
Productivity · Consumers4.8

Desktop users struggle to make window layouts fit their workflow

For power users who juggle many desktop windows

10 people · 10 threads
Productivity · Consumers4.7

Readers struggle to follow web content in one calm, user-controlled place

For RSS-first readers and independent news consumers

+101 people · 94 threads
Productivity · Consumers4.5

Obsidian users struggle to explore filtered note relationships

For obsidian users with structured, highly linked vaults

23 people · 19 threads
Productivity · Consumers4.4

People lose ideas when capturing notes on the go is too slow

For mobile-first note takers and writers

24 people · 21 threads
Productivity · Consumers4.3

Saved links get trapped in rigid folders and scattered lists

For people who save lots of links and posts for later

14 people · 13 threads
Productivity · Consumers4.2

Social media users lack control over feeds and scrolling

For social media users seeking safer, less distracting feeds

13 people · 13 threads
Productivity · Consumers4.1

Obsidian users lack reliable project views over their Markdown notes

For obsidian users managing projects in Markdown

29 people · 17 threads
Productivity · Consumers4.0

Saved web pages and sites are hard to preserve and retrieve

For web-heavy readers, researchers, and hobbyist archivists

15 people · 15 threads
Productivity · Consumers3.9

Busy adults lose focus managing work, home tasks, and transitions

For busy adults balancing work and personal responsibilities

6 people · 6 threads
Productivity · Consumers3.8

People lose access to chat histories across apps and workspaces

For AI-chat users, developers, and messaging-app users

+71 people · 61 threads
Productivity · Consumers3.8

Obsidian users can’t use formulas flexibly in notes

For obsidian users with formula-heavy notes

5 people · 3 threads
Productivity · Consumers3.5

Obsidian users lack reusable inline computed properties

For obsidian power users and personal-knowledge-base maintainers

8 people · 5 threads
Productivity · Consumers3.5

Readers lose track of fragmented publication subscriptions

For readers of independent journalism and email newsletters

6 people · 6 threads
Would pay
Productivity · Consumers3.4

Note users struggle to keep structured data connected to documents

For people building document-centric knowledge systems

6 people · 6 threads
Productivity · Consumers3.3

People struggle to keep unwanted AI out of everyday apps

For people who prefer software without generative AI

6 people · 6 threads
Productivity · Consumers3.3

Users struggle to copy, verify, and recover text

For desktop and web users who frequently copy text

5 people · 4 threads
Productivity · Consumers3.3

Multilingual users repeatedly reset language preferences across websites

For multilingual internet users

9 people · 8 threads
Productivity · Consumers3.2

People lose track of personal tasks and struggle to follow through

For people managing personal tasks and recurring routines

24 people · 23 threads
Productivity · Consumers3.0

People struggle to coordinate plans across fragmented calendars

For people coordinating personal, work, and group schedules

+38 people · 38 threads
Productivity · Consumers2.9

People lose time finding, editing, and reusing clipboard content

For desktop users who frequently move text between apps

9 people · 9 threads