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A download UX that made you speechless?
For quite some time I am browsing several sites to see how they tackle app downloads on their own website. The common themes I came across were:
- OS detection to display the download button with the OS but also telling the user they could download it for other platforms "here"
- a generic download button that redirects to a download page with several download cards per OS and some more meta information
- a dropdown, which lets the user choose what they want to download
The last one I mentioned, is what really got me by surprise in a positive way - the only issue being I cannot remember what it was 🥲
Did you have a WOAH moment once AND remember what it was? Feel free to share it or even plug your own download UX!
Let me know what you think of this.
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Ken Verhaegen
Last one could also have its default selected option altered to the OS/platform.
Giving the choice is definitely good, based on the selection you can still show the relevant list of downloads and copy; "just" showing what's relevant for that visitor.
Though; at least.. give the option to show them all (separate page or not).
Woah moments in life are scarce, and I tend to have forgotten about it and moved on 5-10min later tbh. :')
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@ken_verhaegen Thanks for your reply! I think for now, keeping it lean, I will just add a normal download page. And work in parallel to get that selector going.
Also feeling this very much
>and I tend to have forgotten about it
Since I could not keep track of that one dropdown that made me woah.
Usually I do bookmark these, but guess I was too busy.