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Vidy Thatte

Stream - Twitter for introverts

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Stream is a micro-journaling app designed to save your most important thoughts and ideas. Saving a thought on Stream is as easy as sending a message to yourself. You can easily share your thoughts from Stream to Twitter.

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Vidy Thatte
Maker
Hey fellow makers! 👋 I had this random idea 2 months ago to build a private twitter for myself. I really liked how twitter made it easy to share my thoughts with everyone but there was a lot I didn't necessarily was interested in sharing publicly. After a few weeks of contemplating this idea, I decided to go ahead and build it. I then sent out about 20 beta invites to some of my friends. A few weeks later, the number of beta testers has grown to more than 150 people and I've managed to tap into a whole new community of twitter power users who think publicly and use Stream & Twitter frequently. Top Features that makes Stream super helpful: - Messaging style UI to make note creation super simple - Supports Audio notes and transcription via Speechkit framework - Supports images - Search - Ability to spin threads - Privacy - All data stored on your phone Would love your feedback!! P.S. the app makes typewriter sounds as you type 👀
Amrith
@vd_thatte Very interesting!
Miguel Piedrafita
Maybe create a mailing list for when the Android version launches :)
Shadab Hassan
@m1guelpf second this
Vidy Thatte
Maker
@m1guelpf @shadab37 Follow me on Twitter and you'll know :)
Ankit Kumar
This looks pretty cool. Is there an Android Version in works?
Vidy Thatte
Maker
@ankit_kumar3 Working on it!!
Ben Williams

I’ve been using it for a few weeks to add little notes that I revisit later

Pros:

It’s great to be able to type thoughts out quickly with a UI that’s inviting to create

Cons:

I’d like to be able to toggle the typing sound or have it disabled when my ringer is off

Reggie James
Been using stream more and more. What are some cool behaviors you’ve seen so far?
Amrith
@hipcityreg I'm curious too +1
Vidy Thatte
Maker
@hipcityreg @amrith It seems like people mainly use it for twitter drafts. A friend of mine who blogs said half of his ideas went through Stream which was very encouraging. I can also see people writing poetry/rap, feels like a great medium for that. I personally use it for new ideas, venting out, writing down new insights, etc.
Matt Henderson 🚀
One of my favorite products by one of my favorite makers 🧡
Vidy Thatte
Maker
@juhaszhenderson Thanks for the support :)
Ben Markowitz
Love it, how do I back it up? Would be great if it stored in iCloud!
Vidy Thatte
Maker
@bpmarkowitz will add that capability soon. It's part of the plan :)
Marco Fabrega
Looks very simple and clean! Congrats on launching on Product Hunt! 2 questions for you. 1. What would you say is your pitch for someone already using a journalling platform like Day One Journal? 2. What made you decide to start with iOS?
Vidy Thatte
Maker
@marcoafabrega Thanks! 1. I've tried Day one a few years ago when it first came out. Stream is way more simpler, and has way less friction which makes it perfect for all kinds of random uninhibited rambling thoughts. Day one feels like a proper journal and you need to think about things before typing in. Subtle differences. 2. I'm an iOS developer, a lot of my target users had iPhones, I can also do a lot of cool things with speech to text, computer Vision stuff locally on device rather than using an external API so it was a no brainer :)
Matthew Kochakian

Vidy is great and I'm sure he will continue to improve the app, as he has been doing already for the last month. WOOH

Pros:

It's tough to find a good place to store random thoughts, which stream is great for.

Cons:

I don't like that you can't shut off the typewriter noises-- it should only happen when the ringer is on.

Peter Hilton
Nice app, shame about the typography
Amrith
@peterhilton I think the typography is fine. Any suggestions on making it better instead of just calling it a shame? 🤗
Peter Hilton
@amrith Sure - I originally wrote a longer comment, which PH discarded after log in :( The problem is the main Courier New font, which has poor legibility, uses a lot of space, and is just a bit too Windows 3 (it was specifically designed for low resolution displays). The default font that the Notes app uses would be a good default choice. If you want something a bit typewritery, something like Roboto Slab works better on modern displays.
Akhil Jaya Sathyan
Pros: - it can be whatever you want it to be (use tabs). I created tabs based on topics I usually think about - find myself writing down thoughts more often since the design allows micro-actions - incredible to see thoughts develop over time about a topic when reading through the history - it's possible to hide tabs, I use that feature when I feel I'm done with a topic Cons: - this will end up being a feature request/tweak list, I'll pass on that. Give this app a shot, you'll love how much more productive it enables you to be! If you don't love it, I'm sure the coffee/beer is on Vidy!
Vidy Thatte
Maker
@akhil_jaya_sathyan hahaha thanks for all the support & awesome feedback!!
Kristine Joyce Richardson
Can't wait for the android version! Good looks...
Vidy Thatte
Maker
Albert Dong
Really enjoy how easy to is to hop on and just pop out my thoughts
Vidy Thatte
Maker
@albertdong_ Wooo! That's awesome :)
Paul Shuteyev
@vd_thatte Something for introverts is always a good idea :) How about we publish an interview about Stream at StartupRadius? Ping me at paul@startupradius.com if interested!
Farhan Farooqui
@vd_thatte awesome job. I love the typewriter feel and overall authentic writer vibe it provides. Would suggest adding more skeuomorphic design elements. I imagined I was in Red Dead Redemption while writing my ideas 👌🏽
Vidy Thatte
Maker
@farhan_farooqui oh wow good feedback! UI definitely needs a lot more work :)
Farhan Farooqui
@vd_thatte no worries. Just made something myself. Want to work on it posting to stream :)
Denis Shershnev
Congrats @vd_thatte Interesting product!
Joe Martin
Interesting
Jill Binder
I do most of my twittering on desktop, and that's where I think up tweets that shouldn't go live but I'd love to write them somewhere, so I'd be into having a desktop version.
Vidy Thatte
Maker
@jillbinder coming soon, stay tuned!
Mike Sternad
I'm not a serious twitter user, so maybe you can do this on twitter, but I would really like the option to send some of my thoughts out as a message to a group of friends, then it would really be a twitter for introverts
Vidy Thatte
Maker
@mikesternad great potential feature idea! Thank you!
Viren Mohindra
Launching soon!
fantastic clean product, can't wait to see how it grows. Easy to use and doesn't need any useless onboarding, WYSIWYG interface which just works.