Hacker News with Generative AI: Productivity Tools

Workbrew 1.0 (Homebrew for Work) (workbrew.com)
Today, Workbrew is graduating from beta to 1.0 and is generally available, including a Free plan with support for unlimited users and devices.

Software, New Releases, Productivity Tools, Open Source

12 points by domoritz 2 days ago | 1 comments

The closest open-source alternatives to Notion and Miro (github.com/toeverything)

Open Source, Productivity Tools, Collaboration, Notion, Miro

27 points by Johnson8053 7 days ago | 12 comments

Show HN: ClaudeFilePrep – I was tired of dragging files into Claude –> automated (github.com/Ritavdas)
ClaudeFilePrep: Intelligent File Collector for Claude AI Projects

AI, Automation, Productivity Tools, Open Source

15 points by dasritav 8 days ago | 3 comments

Bus Number – The GitHub plugin my coworkers asked me not to write (scannedinavian.com)
This blog post was written together with <mclare>, who made coooool visualizations like the picture at the end of the post!

GitHub, Software Development, Productivity Tools, Programming, Humor

277 points by todsacerdoti 9 days ago | 117 comments

Save the Web – Obsidian (obsidian.md)
Today, we’re introducing Obsidian Web Clipper a new extension that helps you highlight and capture the web in your favorite browser. Anything you save is stored as durable Markdown files that you can read offline, and preserve for the long term.

Web Browsers, Productivity Tools, Note-Taking, Markdown

18 points by rkangel 10 days ago | 1 comments

Postbaby: Open-source, self-hostable, localStorage-based sticky-note app (postbaby.org)

Open Source, Web Development, Productivity Tools, Self-Hosting

6 points by thunderbong 15 days ago | 1 comments

Show HN: I launched a super cheap and simple to use OCR tool for macOS (textcapture.app)
Ever tried to quickly copy and paste some text, only to realize it's unselectable or embedded in a video or image? That happens to me all the time!

macOS, OCR, Software, Productivity Tools

24 points by auden_pierce 17 days ago | 41 comments

Everything we launched at Make with Notion (notion.so)
Ninety-three. That’s the average number of tools that companies use in 2024. Shocking, right?

Notion, Productivity Tools, Business

15 points by ksec 18 days ago | 2 comments

Show HN: Autotab Instruct – Claude Computer Use with Guardrails for Reliability (ycombinator.com)
Hi HN, <p>We’ve built a desktop app to create highly reliable AI agents that use a computer with mouse and keyboard.

Artificial Intelligence, Productivity Tools, Software, Automation

13 points by jonasnelle 20 days ago | 0 comments

GitHub Spark (githubnext.com)
GitHub Spark is an AI-powered tool for creating and sharing micro apps (“sparks”), which can be tailored to your exact needs and preferences, and are directly usable from your desktop and mobile devices. Without needing to write or deploy any code.

AI, Software Development, Productivity Tools, Mobile Apps, GitHub

6 points by paradite 22 days ago | 0 comments

The superfans using Notion as a second brain (sfstandard.com)
More than a thousand superfans of the productivity software Notion swarmed San Francisco for the company’s conference.

Productivity Tools, Notion, Superfans, Conferences

10 points by disillusioned1 27 days ago | 0 comments

NotebookLM launches feature to customize and guide audio overviews (google)
NotebookLM is a tool for understanding, built with Gemini 1.5. When you upload your sources, it instantly becomes an expert, grounding its responses in your material and giving you powerful ways to transform information. And since it’s your notebook, your personal data is never used to train NotebookLM.

AI, Productivity Tools, Information Retrieval

335 points by alphabetting 35 days ago | 127 comments

Show HN: Threadli – Opensource distraction-free alternative to Slack/email (threadli.com)
Threadli is free and opensource software that you can host yourself. Find it on GitHub.

Open Source, Communication, Productivity Tools, Slack Alternatives

28 points by zaheerbaloch 35 days ago | 10 comments

Show HN: A free alternative to Typora –– IF (openages.com)
GTD for professionals

Open Source, Writing, Markdown, Productivity Tools

11 points by matrixages 39 days ago | 66 comments

Show HN: I made a free (open-source) extension, to use any LLM on Google sheet (aisheeter.com)
Harness the power of ChatGPT, Claude, Groq, and Gemini™ directly in your spreadsheets. Available now in the Google Workspace™ Marketplace!

Google Sheets, Open Source, AI, Productivity Tools

14 points by tuantruong 43 days ago | 6 comments

Show HN: CodeAir – Control VS Code from Your Phone (codeair.app)
Seamlessly transfer code, images, and files between your devices and VS Code. Control VS Code instances running on your desktop, right from your phone using both text and voice. With AI support, transcribe images to code, have QnA sessions against transferred files and more!

Mobile Development, VS Code, Productivity Tools, AI

41 points by pk97 47 days ago | 33 comments

I'd pay $2k/mo out of my own pocket to keep using Cursor (vellum.ai)
I would gladly pay about $2,000 a month out of my own pocket to keep using Cursor. These tools are so affordable compared to the value they provide.

Productivity Tools, SaaS, Personal Finance

19 points by siddseethepalli 48 days ago | 6 comments

Show HN: TabGPT – Ask ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude at the same time with one click (chromewebstore.google.com)

Chrome Extensions, Generative AI, Productivity Tools

5 points by hoerzu 49 days ago | 0 comments

Your "second brain" on steroids? NotebookLM by Google (notebooklm.google)
When you upload the documents that are central to your projects, NotebookLM instantly becomes an expert in the information that matters most to you.

Generative AI, Artificial Intelligence, Productivity Tools, Google

6 points by iamsanteri 57 days ago | 3 comments

GitHub-events-viewer a.k.a. "What did I do yesterday?" (github.com/zbycz)
This commit does not belong to any branch on this repository, and may belong to a fork outside of the repository.

GitHub, Software, Productivity Tools

75 points by zbycz 61 days ago | 21 comments

Omnivore: A free and open source read-it-later app (omnivore.app)
Omnivore is the free, open source, read-it-later app for serious readers.

Open Source, Productivity Tools

4 points by KenHV 70 days ago | 2 comments

LibreOffice Timeline (libreoffice.org)

LibreOffice, Open Source, Productivity Tools, Software

20 points by nazgulsenpai 78 days ago | 4 comments

Howm: Personal Wiki for Emacs (github.com/Emacs101)

Emacs, Personal Wiki, Productivity Tools

166 points by setopt 79 days ago | 51 comments

Show HN: Tabme – Organizing Bookmarks and Tabs, done right (gettabme.com)