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Life & fun · October 30, 2013

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I open-sourced my Dropbox-based Mac sharing app

Frenzy is a Dropbox powered social network for the Mac that allows you to share links, files and messages with your friends.

I open-sourced my Dropbox-based Mac sharing app launched on October 30, 2013 with 19 votes, #85 of 565 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 12 years on.

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In plain words

Frenzy is a Mac social network that leverages Dropbox to let users share links, files, and messages with close friends. It stores feed items as JSON files in Dropbox without requiring additional accounts or servers. The app includes a keyboard shortcut for quick sharing and automatically syncs content when users come online. Designed for simplicity, Frenzy minimizes disruption by returning focus to the user's active application after sharing.

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From the sources

Frenzy uses Dropbox to store your feed items and keep everything in sync. You don't need another account and there's no other server involved. Frenzy is designed to get out of your way and let you get right back to work. Use the key combo to share what you're looking at, type your message and then Frenzy will immediately return focus back to the application you were using. Because Frenzy uses Dropbox, your feed items sync whenever you're next online. Frenzy is designed from the ground up to be for just you and a bunch of your close friends. All the Frenzy data is stored using JSON files inside your Dropboxfrom aptonic.github.io

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