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Hi HN! This is Daniel from Floutwork (https://www.floutwork.com) Floutwork is an all-in-one desktop app designed to serve as a personal work system, offering a no-BS approach to getting real work done online. Background: When I transitioned from a development role to a product management role, I realized there was no real organization or structure to the way I worked as a PM. Tasks I needed to complete were scattered across emails, Teams, meetings, etc. I was inundated with emails and found myself juggling multiple browser windows, numerous open tabs, and other desktop…

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    Floutwork329

    The fastest way to work, ever. All-in-one desktop app.

    2023

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    Floutwork419

    The smart browser for work to go from 70 tabs to 7

    Sep 2025

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    hi hn, i built openwork, an open-source, local-first system inspired by claude cowork. it’s a native desktop app that runs on top of opencode (opencode.ai). it’s basically an alternative gui for opencode, which (at least until now) has been more focused on technical folks. the original seed for openwork was simple: i have a home server, and i wanted my wife and i to be able to run privileged workflows. things like controlling home assistant, or deploying custom web apps (e.g. our customs recipe app recipes.benjaminshafii.com), legal torrents, without living in a terminal. our initial setup…

    Jan 2026 · github.com

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    Balance472

    A time tracking app with focus on work-life balance

    2022

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    Mobile app for self-improvement freaks

    2024

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    Connect everyone in your company and turn ideas into action

    2016 · meta.com

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    monday.com1,060

    Improve collaboration & teamwork in one central hub

    2014 · monday.com

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    Work at the speed of thought

    2019

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    Freework206

    An easy way to keep track of your daily work

    2017

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    A resource to find platform-based work

    2020

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    We're building an app that helps people manage their schedule, tasks and notes all in one place. The goal is to create a workspace, where people can manage their various priorities, both personal and professional, see a single schedule combined of all their calendars and manage their days without switching between multiple apps. At the moment we've implemented Google calendar synchronisation, basic tasks and notes. Also Emery has some things we really wanted to see in other apps – private notes for meetings, categories that can be used to group tasks/notes/meetings together, weekly…

    2022 · emery.to

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    Routine546

    Tasks, notes and calendar into one fast productivity app

    2021

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    Hey HN, Over the past two years, I've been building Upbase, an all-in-one PM tool. I've tried so many project management tools over the years (Trello, Asana, ClickUp, Teamwork, Wrike, Monday, etc.) but they've all fallen short. Most of them are overly complicated and painful to use. Some others, like Trello, are too limited for my needs. Most importantly, most of these tools tend to be focused on team collaboration and completely ignore personal productivity. They are useful for organizing my work, but not great at helping me stay focused to get things done. That's why I decided to build…

    2022 · upbase.io

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    Loopin566

    Run effective meetings, manage team tasks, and track goals

    2022

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    Omniwork418

    The Creative Agent OS, create better with desktop AI agents

    29d ago · omniwork.ai

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    Flat409

    Simple, delightful, collaborative work tracking

    2024

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    Metawork421

    Boost remote productivity with AI driven virtual office

    2023

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    The all-in-one workspace - notes, tasks, wikis, & databases

    2018

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    Popwork316

    Turn boring 1:1s into actionable & meaningful conversations

    2022

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    All-in-one virtual HQ for high-performing remote teams

    2025

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    One place for team's goals, notes, files and communication

    2017

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