Pi

The all-in-one productivity powerhouse for your whole day

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The all-in-one productivity powerhouse for your whole day

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Pi is the perfect tool for organizing ideas, plans and work. A hub of 13 minimalist apps (pods) that solve all of your daily tasks. Simple design that allows your screen to breathe and keeps you focused. Always accessible, lightweight and fast. No subscription required 😱! Pay once 🙌 and supercharge ⚡your productivity till the end of time

Launch tags:Mac•Design Tools•Productivity

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Hello! The video is fantastic and this honestly seems like it solves most of my daily challenges. Question though: I have two user accounts on my mac (work + personal). Do I need two licenses, one for each account? That would be unfortunate :(

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8yr ago

Clai

Maker

@anna_0x glad you like the video! Thanks for the feedback! To answer your question you would only need one license. One license is valid for an unlimited amount of users

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8yr ago

@noagld That sounds great! But I just read @mark_phillips1 's semi review and it seems the app is kinda buggy at the moment and a little rough around the edges... So I will wait a bit more hoping for improvement and once it's all ironed out, I'll happily pay the full price. Otherwise I get the discount now but risk losing the "investment" if the bugs don't get fixed ;) I wish you the best of luck! And keep us updated please!

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8yr ago

Clai

Maker

@anna_0x no problem with that! Crash reporting lists the cause of all of these bugs which makes it easy to pinpoint the origin of these issues. They'll all be fixed today and an update will be released addressing the issues @mark_phillips1 brought up as well as a couple others from new users. There are areas that could be improved but I've also gotten a lot of positive feedback from new users who love using the app so far. Thanks and I will definitely keep you and everyone else updated!

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8yr ago

@noagld @anna_0x it's worth the purchase and it's a joy to use. My two uses cases were a problem with my preview and the developer is fixing it.

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8yr ago

@noagld @mark_phillips1 ah thanks for update! I'll rethink this then! Definitely keeping an eye 👁 on it in any case.

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8yr ago

Is there a way to keep the content in sync with other Macs? Does Pi integrate with Apple services, such as calendars or contacts?

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8yr ago

Clai

Maker

@finariel cloud sync will be added soon to sync everything between your other Macs (and your iOS devices once the app is released). Integrations with a host of different services, including Apple apps, are all on the roadmap

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8yr ago

At first I played and I ran into a few issues. But then I emailed the developer and he went to town cleaning it up. This is a super elegant and tasteful product, which more apps were like this. I HAVE TO SAY MORE. So when I wrote my first review, I was drowning in work and things to do and I was avoiding work and looking for a todo app to feel like I was at least organizing myself and not completely blowing off work, like I am doing now. Anyway, this app is super awesome - I love how simple and tight and useful little menu item apps can be and they are accessible, especially the feature to type and write stuff from the menubar being open and from the web. So can I live without it being perfect from the help files? Sure, really, who reads that stuff anyway and fi you can't figure it out, then should you really be using a computer? Having a collection of contact circles is useful too, so I don't have to clutter my contacts with stuff to then hide on my phone. Anyway, buy this now, this developer has a calling, he is doing it, now he needs to be supported.

Pros:

AWESOME TODO APP, Support the Developer, BUY NOW

Cons:

I am not being paid as an endorser.

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8yr ago

Amazing product! Can't imagine how difficult the process of defining what functionalities are truly important for the user was with this product. Would love to hear how you handled that research and some of the challenges you faced while doing it.

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8yr ago

Clai

Maker

@sebastianrb thanks for the positive feedback! The process was a challenge but I went through constant iteration in order to find what would work best with the overall design while adding the most value. I started off with looking at my daily habits and what I used consistently from my productivity workflow. Once I established those points I surveyed alternate productivity tools and asked what features I could go without while still contributing to helping make my everyday tasks more efficient. I quickly became aware of the crossover in features between tools and took note of those that were reoccurring. With the functionalities established I moved on to designing each pod. The window size of Pi is smaller than the typical desktop app so I had to make sure the features worked well within this constraint. In the event there was a need for removal I would attempt to find a replacement feature that would work well in the pod. The design process ended up being a big contributor to finalizing features as well as coming up with new ones. Ultimately I iterated until each pod felt intuitive enough for a new user to pick up and start using right away. I hope I answered all of your questions.

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8yr ago

Clai

Maker

Hi everyone, 👋 Today I'm excited to launch Pi with the PH community! This is a project I've been working on day and night for the last couple of months and is now officially ready for the world. Pi was crafted to solve a common issue with a simple and effective solution. I noticed a lot of my "productivity" throughout the day was very inefficient and pretty hectic. I was constantly switching between browser tabs, always had 4-5 desktop spaces open and struggled to manage multiple projects/ideas between all of my tools and screens. I had more of my desktop dedicated to "productivity" than actual work. I knew I couldn't be the only one with this issue. There wasn't any one tool that could address all of my problems and the countless tools I came across either required a subscription 🙄 or were complete overkill. In the event I put together all of these tools I would be stuck paying never ending set of bills 💰 forever and my original issue of managing data between tools still wouldn't be solved. With no luck in sight I set out to build a simple, fast and effective productivity hub. So I created Pi. Replace your countless desktop spaces and windows with a single hub for all of your daily tasks. Pi offers an always accessible set of minimalist apps (pods) managed in one space. 13 pods for what you actually do everyday. No feature bloat. The global hotkey saves you from what I call the scroll of death 💀. Having so many tabs and windows open you're left scrolling and scrolling until you scroll onto a random Youtube video or article. 45 minutes later you've gone down an endless spiral of videos and links but have got absolutely nothing done 🤦. We all do it but now those days are over. Now no matter where you are you can toggle Pi and instantly get access to whatever list, calendar, pinboard, etc. that you need. ✅ Global hotkey (works no matter what the active application is even in full screen mode) ✅ Quick access (hotkey and menu bar) ✅ Automatic saving (never lose anything) ✅ Collections for multiple projects/ideas ✅ Lightweight and fast ✅ Optimized for performance 💪 (built with Swift + Xcode, no electron) ✅ Easy drag and drop ✅ Easy import and export ✅ Quick switch between collections ✅ No more scroll of death 💀 ✅ Cool customizations (rain 🌧️, themes 🎨, emojis 🎉) ✅ Mobile app (coming soon) This launch is only the beginning. I have tons of updates, features and functionality planned in the roadmap. With the help and support of users we can make Pi the perfect productivity powerhouse it has the potential to be. Let me know what you think, I'd love to hear all of your feedback! *Pi is launching with a 35% off discount! Thanks hunters!

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8yr ago

After watching the preview video, I immediately took advantage of the sale (since there's a refund if needed within 3 days for any reason) and I've gotten a good feel for the app and whether it will fit with my workflow. I love that I'll own this forever for one price, that's so rare these days!

The app has been running smooth for me besides when I tried deleting pictures I put in one field. The app crashed. Notified Noa and he said that it would be fixed soon.

Overall it's hard to tell what each pod is meant to do without looking at the guide, but I'm figuring it out slowly. There's also an occasional graphical issue that others have pointed out, but definitely useable and sure to improve in the future.

I'm really looking forward to the iOS app and syncing. That will help Pi fit into my workflow much better. For now I'm stuck saving things I need to access somewhere else because I'm afraid I'll need it and not have it, but it's unbeatable for quick notes and things like writing this review! Things I think I'll need elsewhere can be exported for the most part.

All in all, I feel there's a lot of good things coming for this app. Noa has been very responsive to emails and I take that as a good sign.

Pros:

Great pricing model, super responsive developer, great concept

Cons:

Needs some polish and some core features but they're on the way

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8yr ago

Clai

Maker

Update 1.1.1 has just been released fixing many of the issues from the initial user feedback. All users should have received an update email. Thanks everyone! Be on the lookout for more updates!

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