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oldany@lemmy.world 2 weeks agoSure 🙂
What I ended up building is basically a very minimal “capture layer”.
The idea is simple: no matter where you are (phone, browser, desktop), capturing something should always be the same action.
In practice:
- Android → share
- iOS → shortcut
- browser → bookmarklet
- desktop → just paste
Everything goes into the same place instantly, without deciding upfront what it is or where it belongs.
No tags, no structure, no “mode switching”.
Just capture first, decide later (or never).
I built it mainly because I was tired of stitching together different tools depending on context.
If you want to take a look: github.com/oldany/dropmind
damnthefilibuster@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
That looks cool! And… I think we can extend it to iOS and android apps. The benefit being drag and drop simplicity and sharing sheet access, instead of shortcuts, which have always felt wonky to me.
I’ll play with it first. Thanks for the link!
oldany@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Yeah I get what you mean 🙂
Shortcuts work (that’s what I’m using on iOS right now), but they can feel a bit “indirect” compared to something more native like share sheets or drag & drop.
Curious to hear how it feels once you try it — especially what feels frictionless vs what doesn’t.
oldany@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Small update: DropMind just showed up in today’s selfh.st newsletter under development activity.
Feels like the idea is slowly starting to resonate — curious to see how people end up using it in their own setups.