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Hoy there! I don’t know if anyone here works in a small, async remote team where everyone happens to use Apple devices. I realize that’s very niche, but I’ve been building something for a while and wanted to share it. It’s called Hoy, and I know I’m biased, but it brought fun and a weird kind of satisfaction to how I talk and share stuff with my team every day. I’m a bit embarrassed by how much time I’ve put into it. It started as a silly, rough experiment, but the concept felt strong and I couldn’t stop tweaking. It’s still far from my vision, but it finally feels like a real app and not an experiment. Slack, Teams and the like never quite worked for us. They’re great tools, just overkill for our small creative team. I wanted something simple, useful and beautiful, where I can share anything with anyone, keep my people always on top, and feel like I’m talking to them on a walkie-talkie. Drop something and carry on, no switching context, no juggling windows. So Hoy puts your people as little faces in your Mac’s menu bar. Drag a file onto a face and it lands in their channel, even if they’re offline. Hold a face to talk and it writes down what you say as you speak. You can also record your screen with a selfie bubble and narrate straight from the face. No more recording, saving to the desktop, opening the chat, dragging the file in… you know the drill. Every face is a channel, one person or a group, and an invite link is all it takes to bring someone in. Absolutely no sign-up, no account, no Hoy server. It runs 100% on your own iCloud. It’s free, and Pro isn’t needed for most people. iPhone and iPad versions are ready too, beta opens Monday. I’d love honest feedback. Does this fit how remote teams actually work, or am I solving a problem only my little team has? (Mods, if this isn’t welcome here, feel free to remove it. I just wanted to ask for feedback.) submitted by /u/heyiamdk |
Categories: career development
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