Hey Product Hunt! 👋 I built Thooval out of a very personal frustration. Like a lot of developers and indie makers, I wanted a simple way to write online, but I felt trapped between two bad options: "renting" space on platforms where I don't own my data (and dealing with their popups and dark patterns), or wrestling with clunky, heavy developer setups that constantly break. I had the idea for a local-first writing tool in my head for a long time, but it was a tweet by Andrej Karpathy that finally forced me to build it. He perfectly outlined the "ideal blogging platform" and validated a massive gap in the market. He pointed out the need for seamless Markdown, zero-bloat static deployment, easy maintenance (analytics + comments), and *total file ownership*. He ended it by saying, "I don't believe this exists." So I built it. Thooval (which means "feather" in Malayalam) is a desktop app for writers who refuse to rent their digital space. **Here is how it solves the exact problems we've all been facing:** * **100% Ownership:** All your writing is saved strictly as local Markdown files on your Mac. No remote databases to crash. You own the raw files in perpetuity. * **Zero-Bloat Deployment:** It uses an integrated Astro build engine to generate lightning-fast, static HTML. Publish to the web with a single click. * **Frictionless Writing:** A clean, distraction-free environment where you can just write and drop in images effortlessly without fighting the editor. * **Built-in Maintenance:** I integrated Google Analytics and a native comments section powered by GitHub Giscus. You get the community and tracking you need without the heavy bloat of plugins. * **Built for Speed:** A native macOS application powered by a highly efficient Rust/Tauri backend. I'm offering a 7-day free trial so you can download it and experience the workflow yourself. I’d love to hear your feedback on the local-first approach and what features (like developer APIs or AI agent support) you'd want to see next! Let me know what you think, Akhil

Thooval

The simplest way to run a personal blog

The simplest way to run a personal blog