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24 alternatives to Flat – a minimalist teamwork app that protects focus (live demo)
Hi HN! We're Seth, Andrew, & Marcin. After a decade of wanting a simple, lightweight teamwork tool and not finding one, we decided to build one ourselves. We’re calling it Flat, and we have two main goals: 1. Everyone can figure it out in just a few minutes, from the intern to the zero-patience CEO. 2. It doesn’t create extra work for anybody. Everything written in Flat would have been written somewhere anyway; Flat just provides an obvious, consistent place to put it. If you check out the demo, please let us know how you think we’re doing on these goals and where we could do better. (Mobile…
Flat is a minimalist teamwork application designed to be learned quickly by any team member and to streamline communication without creating additional work. The tool consolidates information that would normally be… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Flat – a minimalist teamwork app that protects focus (live demo) launched in 2023; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Hi HN! We're Seth, Andrew, & Marcin. After a decade of wanting a simple, lightweight teamwork tool and not finding one, we decided to build one ourselves. You can try out what we're building in a sandbox demo here: https://try.flat.app. We’re calling it Flat, and we have two main goals: 1. Everyone can figure it out in just a few minutes, from the intern to the zero-patience CEO. 2. It doesn’t create extra work for anybody. Everything written in Flat would have been written somewhere anyway; Flat just provides an obvious, consistent place to put it. If you check out the demo,…
2024 · its alternatives →
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Hi HN! Flat’s a lot like Trello, but with a cleaner, simpler, friendlier UI and real discussion threads. Flat also sports a first-class GitHub integration. To take it for a spin without signing up, just go to https://try.flat.app. And there’s also a quick demo video here: https://youtu.be/NW2c9cZVaD0 We made Flat for ourselves, after a decade of wanting a simple, lightweight tool to stay on top of our work and not finding one. Trello is close, but we find it really frustrating to use in lots of ways. And most everything else is way too complex. We think there’s a…
2024 · flat.app · its alternatives →
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Slack▲2,714Be less busy. Real-time messaging, archiving & search.
2013 · slack.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN! I'm Kam, the founder and one of the authors of Linen. Today, we are launching Linen.team (https://linen.team/), a lightweight threaded messaging app for your team. Modern workplace messaging apps (like Slack) are based on IRC, which is great for small groups, but as it scales, breaks down quickly: you either get overwhelmed by notifications or you have to turn them all off. Most chat apps have threads tacked on but aren't built from the ground up with this design in mind. We wanted to create a thread-first experience where you can organize and prioritize conversations…
2024 · its alternatives →
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monday.com▲1,059Improve collaboration & teamwork in one central hub
2014 · monday.com · its alternatives →
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Twist 2.0▲291For teams burnt out by real-time chat, work async, not ASAP
2021 · twist.com · its alternatives →
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Shadow 2.0▲529Hi HN, We built Shadow, a real-time meeting assistant that listens to your call and surfaces useful prompts while you’re speaking. The idea came from a simple observation: during important conversations (sales calls, founder meetings, interviews) you often realize the best question or insight 5 minutes too late. Shadow tries to solve that by acting like a quiet wingman during the call. What it does right now: • Tracks agenda topics so conversations don’t drift • Suggests follow-up questions based on what’s being said • Surfaces useful facts or angles in real time This is still an early MVP…
May 2026 · shadowlabs.ai · its alternatives →
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Notion 1.0 Web + Mac App▲1,015Docs, wikis, tasks – a minimal & unified workspace for teams
2016 · notion.so · its alternatives →
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Air for Teams▲614The fastest way to find, store, and share content
2022 · air.inc · its alternatives →
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Campsite▲818Your team's posts, calls, docs, and chat in one app
2024 · campsite.com · its alternatives →
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Teamflow▲490Feel like a team again with your own virtual office
2021 · teamflowhq.com · its alternatives →
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Taskade 3.0▲645All-in-one collaboration. Chat, organize, get things done!
2020 · taskade.com · its alternatives →
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Teamhub.com▲237Hey HN, We've just launched our team collaboration platform where we're bringing together all the important tools under one app. We've been frustrated in the past with tools which had a huge disconnect between projects and chat. It always inevitably leads to teams using external chat apps for "project management" and then abandoning the main tools altogether. We're creating tools we hope teams will stick with. Super integrated Chat. Convert comments to tasks and have them auto added to project boards. Automations to help massively reduce burden on the team. Workflows, Time-Off and so much…
2024 · teamhub.com · its alternatives →
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Wake▲310A private space to share & discuss design work w/ your team.
2015 · wake.io · its alternatives →
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End live meeting fatigue with async video collaboration
2023 · usebubbles.com · its alternatives →
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Slack 4.0▲472A snappier, more efficient Slack desktop experience
2019 · slack.com · its alternatives →
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