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Hi Product Hunt 👋 I'm the solo developer behind Roost. I built it after one too many nights with 180 tabs open, terrified to close any of them. Roost saves every open tab as a named session in one click, restores the whole window later, de-dupes, and suspends inactive tabs to free up estimated RAM. Everything is stored locally — the only network call it makes is to verify a Pro license key. Pro is $5 once, no subscription, because a tab manager shouldn't be a rental. The free tier is genuinely usable forever. I'd love your honest feedback — especially: what would make you switch from whatever you use now?
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Took it for a spin and the local-only angle is genuinely refreshing, no surprise syncing or login popups. The keyboard shortcuts feel snappy and the one-time price is a nice change from the usual subscription grind.
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@emin6zgn Thanks Emin — that's exactly the itch I built Roost to scratch. No syncing, no login walls, and $5 once because a tab manager shouldn't be a subscription. Really glad the shortcuts feel snappy. 🪺
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how does it actually handle tab sync across devices if everything stays local?
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@meralyarba57925 Great question. Roost is intentionally local-only, so it doesn't sync across devices — that's the tradeoff for privacy and no account. What you can do today is export any session to JSON and import into another device. Cross-device sync is the most-requested thing on my radar, and if I add it, it'll be optional and encrypted — never at the cost of the local-first default.
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Does the $5 include future updates, or is it a one-time purchase for the current version only?
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@rojinbalarman $5 gets you Pro and future updates — it's a one-time purchase, not version-locked. No renewal, no "Pro 2.0" upsell later. Buy once, keep improving. 🪺
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The local-first angle is a genuinely thoughtful choice, especially how it sidesteps the whole subscription creep that's made tab tools feel like rentals. Paying once and keeping my data put is a relief.
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@sinemtecim Appreciate this, Sinem — "paying once and keeping my data put" is the entire thesis. Tab tools drifting into rentals is what pushed me to build it.
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Finally, a tab manager that doesn't try to sync my browsing history to the cloud. Five bucks once and my tab hoard stays mine, exactly how it should be.
You hit the nail on the head—your browsing data is your privacy, and it shouldn't be casually synced to the cloud. That's exactly why we're sticking with buy-once and local-first: Roost is here to help you organize your messy tabs, not turn your data into another commodity.
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The $5 once model is genuinely refreshing and feels like the right call for something this simple. Love that it stays local too, no tab data leaving my machine.
"Refreshing"—that word truly hits home for us. In a world full of subscriptions, we just wanted to prove that a simple, straightforward tool deserves a simple, straightforward price tag.
And you're absolutely right—tab management should happen quietly and locally. All your data stays on your machine; we don't touch it. We hope Roost will always be your "quiet butler" for tabs 🦉🔒
Took it for a spin and the local-only angle is genuinely refreshing, no surprise syncing or login popups. The keyboard shortcuts feel snappy and the one-time price is a nice change from the usual subscription grind.
@emin6zgn Thanks Emin — that's exactly the itch I built Roost to scratch. No syncing, no login walls, and $5 once because a tab manager shouldn't be a subscription. Really glad the shortcuts feel snappy. 🪺
how does it actually handle tab sync across devices if everything stays local?
@meralyarba57925 Great question. Roost is intentionally local-only, so it doesn't sync across devices — that's the tradeoff for privacy and no account. What you can do today is export any session to JSON and import into another device. Cross-device sync is the most-requested thing on my radar, and if I add it, it'll be optional and encrypted — never at the cost of the local-first default.
Does the $5 include future updates, or is it a one-time purchase for the current version only?
@rojinbalarman $5 gets you Pro and future updates — it's a one-time purchase, not version-locked. No renewal, no "Pro 2.0" upsell later. Buy once, keep improving. 🪺
The local-first angle is a genuinely thoughtful choice, especially how it sidesteps the whole subscription creep that's made tab tools feel like rentals. Paying once and keeping my data put is a relief.
@sinemtecim Appreciate this, Sinem — "paying once and keeping my data put" is the entire thesis. Tab tools drifting into rentals is what pushed me to build it.
Finally, a tab manager that doesn't try to sync my browsing history to the cloud. Five bucks once and my tab hoard stays mine, exactly how it should be.
@ftavukcuyo70638 Thanks for the support, Fevzi! 👋
You hit the nail on the head—your browsing data is your privacy, and it shouldn't be casually synced to the cloud. That's exactly why we're sticking with buy-once and local-first: Roost is here to help you organize your messy tabs, not turn your data into another commodity.
The $5 once model is genuinely refreshing and feels like the right call for something this simple. Love that it stays local too, no tab data leaving my machine.
@sedabakrdvqaup Thanks, Seda! ✨
"Refreshing"—that word truly hits home for us. In a world full of subscriptions, we just wanted to prove that a simple, straightforward tool deserves a simple, straightforward price tag.
And you're absolutely right—tab management should happen quietly and locally. All your data stays on your machine; we don't touch it. We hope Roost will always be your "quiet butler" for tabs 🦉🔒