DoubleMemory started as an experiment to see if I can somehow automatically save all double cmd + c, as I often do instinctively, so I don't need extensions to save links and text into an app, and avoiding flooding the capture history as regular clipboard managers does.<p>My motivation was not to create a read-it-later app, yet it evolved into this unique yet cohesive form of a read-it-later + bookmarking organizer + clipboard manager + card based note-taking app over the last 6 months. It also launches from the menu bar with a shortcut and navigates with keyboard shortcuts. My favorite part is instead of rendering a list of article titles, everything is rendered as pretty preview cards in a translucent Pinterest-like mood board. It also has a nifty iOS app, that will allow you to swipe with your thumbs between articles just like on iOS Safari...<p>Now that Pocket is closing, this is after Instapaper going back to indie and Omnivore and UpNext and numerous others closing over the years. All of these are cloud-hosted services, which got me reflecting: maybe this local-first architecture would be well positioned to build in this space.<p>Here is my not-so-scientific comparison:<p>## Domain<p>$10 vs $1M = 100,000x difference.<p>## Server running cost<p>No servers other than what's running by iCloud vs $1M per year = 1mX difference<p>## Platforms<p>Apple only (mac + iphone + ipad) vs Multi platforms (windows, linux, android also supported) = 20X maintenance cost difference<p>## Capturing<p>No browser extensions required v.s. maintain all extensions for various browsers and extension stores = 5x difference<p>## Architecture<p>App receives the link, Apple generates the rich preview cards for thousands of different types of links, app caches these preview cards.
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Someone write some custom code for each link type or with Open Graph, one designer created one generic card that works for all links.
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100x cost difference.<p>I know, Apple is coming for clipboards with more restrictions, which is basically a shared global state on Mac systems, DoubleMemory does also support other ways to capture: drag-n-drop to app/menubar icon/app icon, right click->Services menu, or Share sheet. We will add more auto-importers.<p>Also vibe coded some importers for Pocket, Omnivore and ReadWise here: <a href="https://doublememory.com/posts/tools" rel="nofollow">https://doublememory.com/posts/tools</a><p>Everything in the app is free with no limits. Capturing is really step 0. You giving us a chance to save your content, doesn't mean you are getting any values out of it (ain't that the typical story of read-it-later apps? save-it and never-read-it). the eventual goal is to easily retrieve these content, and eventually consuming them. I hope to eventually launch paid features that aligns with these value generating workflows.<p>App Store link: <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/doublememory/id6737529034">https://apps.apple.com/us/app/doublememory/id6737529034</a><p>Let me know what you think...
Looks like a really interesting idea here! Congrats on shipping. I just downloaded it to play around with. The screenshots are well done and make the app feel like something exciting to try out.<p>I would work on trying to simplifying the landing page copy, though. The "Stress-Free Bookmarking, Read-it-later, and Clipboard..." text is super long and most people aren't going to read the entire thing. I would try to emphasize what the benefit is to the user somehow. Something like "Save everything easily". That's terrible copy, too, but you get the idea. The "Super Memory Activated" and "doublememory.com" made me think at first that this is improving my computer's memory usage.<p>After skimming the page, I kind of got the idea about what the product does, but I think you can make it even simpler to grok right away what it does with a few tweaks. Best of luck!<p>Edit: one thing I noticed is I can do shift-cmd-spacebar to bring it up, but the search text field doesn't automatically get focus. That's a little bit of friction. If I do cmd-F to search, it toggles the filter UI, which was unexpected. I wanted to cmd-F to move the focus into the search to start typing.
That looks pretty neat! I haven't played around with it yet, but here's some preliminary feedback:<p>* "⌘ + C + C", to me, means "press cmd-C, then press C". It look me a minute to release it means "press cmd-C twice".<p>* Thank you for using iCloud sync!<p>* Your privacy policy says "The developer does not collect any data from this app.". <i>Thank you!</i><p>* The pricing feels high to me. I'm mentally comparing it to PastePal (clipboard manager, one-time $15 payment) plus GoodLinks (bookmarks manager, $5 per year to buy upgrades, but you can use it forever for free). I know it's not an exact comparison, but as someone who might really like your app, that's how I personally think of it.
Nothing beats Maccy.app for clipboard management, but DoubleMemory does look great.<p>For me, DoubleMemory falls between the cracks:
- bookmarks in multiple browsers on multiple devices
- Maccy.app for clipboard management on MacOS
- Bear.app for notes on MacOS, iOS and iPad
Very nice looking app, installed. Would be interesting if this integrated with Raycast.<p>I would suggest hiding the main window from the dock/switcher as when the window is closed it still presents the app title. Potentially NSApplication.setActivationPolicy(.accessory)
With pocket sunsetting, I have been searching for alternatives lately. After a few rounds of search, I can't convince myself to use specialized bookmarks tool over Notion / Obsidian. I wonder what other people feel?
This is a really cool app! I wish you would also put your pricing information on the website (as far as I can tell the only way to discover this without downloading the app is by looking at the in-app purchases section on the App Store listing, apologies if I missed it on the website)
Beautiful one!
I have been a fan of hotkeys since childhood. How did you decide to choose "Cmd + C" twice? Were there other competing options that might be quicker and not in conflict with other hotkeys?
If I were to buy a MacBook, what are some must-have AI/LLM apps like this that are Mac only? Long time Mac user, but haven’t bought new hardware in a while. Looking for an excuse.
I believe this is so useful it should be implemented in macOS itself. Maybe not the same way as here, but having a keybind to "save stuff for later" is really useful.<p>But I'm not gonna lie, I was a little bit disappointed when I saw it was exclusive to Apple systems. I guess I'll have to build it myself for using on Arch Linux (and Android). Well, at the end of the day Arch is a DIY OS ;)