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Re:Launch HN: Dashblock (YC S19) – Turn Any Website into an API by omarhaneef on Wednesday September 18, 2019 @03:32PM (#21009095)
I really want to try it because I think I need something like this.

However, how do I know it is a legitimate product and not some virus/scam software?

I know YC is a vote of confidence, if it is a YC company, and all the copy sounds legit, and you sound like a pair of honest, hard working entrepreneurs.

But is there some way to check before I run the software?

Edit: Note that I would not have this concern if it were a web platform like Kimono used to be.

Re:Launch HN: Dashblock (YC S19) – Turn Any Website into an API by MCorbani on Wednesday September 18, 2019 @04:04PM (#21009470)
That's a good point. Our app is validated by Apple on MacOS and the Windows version will be soon. Also, we have thousands of users and you can google us : no claim for spam at all =)

Note : FyI, we worked on a SaaS version but the user experience was not slick enough in our point of view (e.g. iframe of the websites).