Ask HN: Would you pay for a screenshot taking app?

Posted by shime on Thursday August 10, 2017 @09:48AM
from the ask-hn dept.

I'm building a screenshot taking application for developers, that would store all it's data to your S3. This way I offload storage and can keep it affordable and charge $2/mo for the support and server hosting.

What do you think about this and would you pay for a screenshot taking application?

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Re:Ask HN: Would you pay for a screenshot taking app? by zapperdapper on Friday August 11, 2017 @09:56AM (#14989680)

Probably not. I mainly use Preview and a folder on iCloud Drive and they are both free. On Windows PrtSc does the job. Linux has a free tool too.

Also, if I'm storing it in my S3, why am I paying you?

An example of what I would pay for, Screencast-o-matic - it lets you create screencasts and optionally stores them for you in the cloud. If I was doing a lot of screencasts I would probably pay for that service rather than clog up space somewhere else.

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Re:Ask HN: Would you pay for a screenshot taking app? by twobyfour on Friday August 11, 2017 @06:24AM (#14988172)

No.

I might pay for an app that syncs a folder on my laptop to S3, and set a subfolder as the save location for screenshots.

Might.

It's rare for me to actually want to make a screenshot public. Too much potential for private information to get snagged.

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Re:Ask HN: Would you pay for a screenshot taking app? by sharemywin on Thursday August 10, 2017 @10:07AM (#14979807)

As a developer not sure I understand why I would want this? For tracking someone I'm paying by the hour. Also, what platform?

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Re:Ask HN: Would you pay for a screenshot taking app? by shime on Thursday August 10, 2017 @10:47AM (#14980230)

All platforms potentially. You would want this so you can share screenshots with others and you would have access to your data. It ends up being pretty affordable for $2/mo + S3 costs which are minimal.

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Re:Ask HN: Would you pay for a screenshot taking app? by Bl4ckb0ne on Thursday August 10, 2017 @09:56AM (#14979658)

Why not putting it on the device like every other apps?

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Re:Ask HN: Would you pay for a screenshot taking app? by shime on Thursday August 10, 2017 @10:46AM (#14980215)

What do you mean? This is a service that would allow users to share their screenshots with others.

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