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FlowDesk - A local-first workspace for teams and creators

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FlowDesk is open source. Anyone is welcome to study, fork, and build their own projects using the source code in accordance with the project's license. However, the official FlowDesk project is maintained and released only by the FlowDesk core team. Contributions to the official project are accepted through review and approval by the maintainers.

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👋 Hi Product Hunt! I'm Kharis, the creator of FlowDesk. I started building FlowDesk because I wanted a project management tool that truly puts users in control of their data. Most productivity apps today are cloud-first, require subscriptions, or stop being useful when you're offline. FlowDesk takes a different approach. It's local-first, meaning your workspace lives on your own device by default. You can manage projects, tasks, notes, documents, and files completely offline. When collaboration is needed, you can create a Local Workspace for your team or deploy an Online Workspace without changing how you work. FlowDesk is also open source, and I'm building it as a long-term project with a focus on privacy, ownership, and simplicity. I'd love to hear your feedback, feature ideas, or questions. Thank you for checking out FlowDesk!
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A quick update for everyone supporting FlowDesk. Development will be temporarily paused for a few weeks as I focus on my university final exams and prepare for my third semester. FlowDesk is not discontinued—this is just a short break. I'll continue collecting feedback, ideas, and bug reports during this time, and development will resume once my academic schedule becomes more manageable. Thank you to everyone who has tried FlowDesk, shared feedback, and supported the project. I truly appreciate it, and I'm excited to continue building FlowDesk when I'm back. ❤️

The open source approach is refreshing, and the repo is clean enough to fork without hours of cleanup. The core team's review process seems strict though, which is probably a good thing long term.

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 Thank you for your thoughtful feedback!

Making the codebase accessible for learning and experimentation has been one of my goals from the beginning. At the same time, I want to keep the official project stable and maintainable as it grows, so contributions go through a careful review process.

Anyone is welcome to learn from, fork, or build upon FlowDesk. The official project, however, is maintained through a reviewed contribution process to help ensure long-term quality and consistency.

I really appreciate you taking the time to explore the repository and share your thoughts!

the maintainer-first approach to contributions shows real care for code quality. open source done with that level of curation tends to age really well.

Maker
Thank you! That means a lot to hear. My goal is to keep FlowDesk open for learning, experimentation, and forks while ensuring the official project remains consistent and maintainable over the long term. I really appreciate your support!

A docker compose file or one click deploy option would be a huge help for getting started quickly. Most people exploring an open source project want to spin it up in minutes, and wrestling with manual setup usually costs you potential contributors.

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Thank you for the suggestion! You're absolutely right that reducing setup time is important, especially for new contributors. A simpler onboarding experience is something I want to improve over time, and Docker support is definitely worth considering as the project grows. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!