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Slate - Floating windows for efficient multitasking on your desktop

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Experience multi-display multitasking on a single screen.

With unlimited floating windows that stay-on-top, giving you space to do even more, so you can manage your time and get things done faster without limiting or distracting yourself!

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I was looking for this on MacOS. this product seems to be only on Windows. Do you have plan to extend support to MacOS?
Maker
Hi Cedric, At the moment it's only available on windows, however, if there's enough demand and people want to use it on their Macs, I'll definitely work on making a Mac version as well soon! Thanks for your feedback!
You could try Helium in Mac
Thanks guys.
Maker
Hey Cedric, I'm happy to let you know that I've JUST uploaded the Mac version of the app and now you can get it for windows as well as MacOS for a consistent and clean experience throughout your devices. Hope you check it out and would love your feedback!
Hi, I'm not sure where to download Mac version
Maker
👋 Hey Product Hunters! Ayan here, creator of Slate. After having soft-launched Slate a couple of weeks ago and getting some amazing feedback, it finally felt like it's the right time for the official Product Hunt launch! Slate is an app that helps you level up your inner multitasker with adaptive floating windows, so that you can focus on what needs to get done without limiting yourself. Whether you want to follow tutorials in real-time as you code, relax with games as you watch your code compile or browse docs as you bring your next project to life, Slate let's you do all that and much more, so you can make the most of your time without limiting yourself. With Slate, you can have as many floating windows as you like. Whether you're multitasking on a single display or making the most of your multi-monitor setup, Slate has got you covered. It's designed so that you can make the most of your time with multiple clean and customizable windows that have a thoughtful design to give you a distraction-free experience. Slate is packed with features that are designed to help you in your daily journeys. ✔ As many windows as you need ✔ Quick Keys ✔ Click Through ✔ Drag & Drop Local Files ✔ Separate Menu Panel ✔ Light And Dark Themes ✔ Keyboard Shortcuts ✔ Adaptive Design ✔ Private And Secure ✔ Capture screenshots Would love for you to try out the app and hear your feedback on it. If you have a feature request or ideas on how Slate can be improved to fit your workspace better, feel free to share them! As this is the official Product Hunt launch, you can get Slate for 40% OFF during the launch!
Will this be available for Mac?
Maker
Hi Richard, thanks for your feedback! At the moment it's only available on windows, however, if there's enough demand and people want to use it on their Macs, I'll definitely work on making a Mac version as well!
I think it’s exactly the type of thing that would be great on SetApp
Maker
Hey Richard, I'm happy to let you know that I've JUST uploaded the Mac version of the app and now you can get it for windows as well as MacOS for a consistent and clean experience throughout your devices. Hope you check it out and I would love more of your feedback!
Does it require admin privileges to install the app. I am on a office desktop that does not have admin privilege. Wanted to make sure before purchasing.
Maker
Hi Chronikey, the app doesn't require any admin privileges to install, so you'll be able to install it on your office desktop without any issues! Hope you have a nice experience using Slate!
Thank you. Sorry to say, in first few minutes of use, the app is slow and hangs a lot. But more importantly, I misunderstood its scope of use. I was intending to float my normal files and app windows, while I realized this is a mini-web-browser so to say. Also, by saying view your local files by drag and drop, it does not open any files, including word, excel, jpg, pdf and makes the whole screen freeze. Other apps starts not responding once it can not open a file. Sometimes, windows asks if I really want to open this file, as it does not have a valid digital certificate. I was not impressed.
Maker
I'm sorry that you didn't have the best experience with the app. In terms of the lag, could you share more details on which windows version you're using and your PC specs? As for word and excel, they don't work natively with Slate, however, jpg's and pdf's should open as soon as your drop them. You had mentioned Helium in a previous comment and Slate aims at providing a similar experience and more on windows. Let me know if we can talk somewhere else, I'd be happy to know more and help you through this and try my best to make sure you have a better experience with Slate
I am using Windows 10 Enterprise running on Intel core i5-6500 CPU @ 3.20GHz, 8GB RAM. My sys admin deprived computer where there are too many security measures could be what making the app not run smoothly. You could reach out to me on twitter with same handle.
Maker
Thanks for providing the details! I've reached out to you on twitter, but it seems like your DMs are closed. You might need to follow me back for us to message.
Great product idea!
Maker
Thanks Thea, glad you like it!
Seems very interesting!
Maker
Thanks Michael, glad you like it!
Congrats! How can I test it?