Ask HN: Why is it so difficult to find quality Windows apps?

Re:Ask HN: Why is it so difficult to find quality Windows apps? by arthurcoudouy on Monday February 06, 2023 @02:09AM (#34674271)

I can relate. I've had trouble finding a well-designed screenshot tool for Windows, while Mac users have plenty of options. It seems like most local-first apps are built by indie hackers, who are more likely to use Macs over Windows machines. On the other hand, it seems like startups tend to focus on developing web-based applications for wider distribution.

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Re:Ask HN: Why is it so difficult to find quality Windows apps? by baal80spam on Monday February 06, 2023 @03:16AM (#34674676)

> I've had trouble finding a well-designed screenshot tool for Windows, while Mac users have plenty of options.

FWIW, I have a completely reversed experience. On Windows you have multitude of free, "gets the jobs done" tools like the built-in tool, Greenshot, Lightshot, and of course the best one - ShareX.

On Mac, I looked and couldn't find anything free. Eventually I settled on Shottr which is decent enough for me.

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Re:Ask HN: Why is it so difficult to find quality Windows apps? by jemmyw on Monday February 06, 2023 @03:30AM (#34674796)

If it's useful to you then why should it be free? I paid for Cleanshot, I use it all the time. If you only want to use it once then sure free, but hen you wouldn't worry much about how good it was to use.

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Re:Ask HN: Why is it so difficult to find quality Windows apps? by lelanthran on Monday February 06, 2023 @05:35AM (#34675652)

> If it's useful to you then why should it be free?

Because on Windows it is? It's a deterioration in the user experience when you move from a platform that has all the bells and whistles to one where each bell is a paid-for subscription that you have to buy.

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Re:Ask HN: Why is it so difficult to find quality Windows apps? by jemmyw on Monday February 06, 2023 @02:39PM (#34683036)

That someone has made it free on one platform, for whatever reason, it doesn't extends that someone should do that work for free on another.

The screenshot tools built in to macos are fairly decent, so you don't need to pay extra to get screenshots and screen recordings.

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Re:Ask HN: Why is it so difficult to find quality Windows apps? by mstipetic on Monday February 06, 2023 @04:17AM (#34675158)

That’s why people develop for mac - customers are willing to pay

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Re:Ask HN: Why is it so difficult to find quality Windows apps? by pragmatick on Monday February 06, 2023 @04:23AM (#34675225)

Have been happy with ShareX for years. Basically everything you could want is covered and it's updated very often.

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Re:Ask HN: Why is it so difficult to find quality Windows apps? by secretsatan on Monday February 06, 2023 @07:58AM (#34676654)

MacOS has had built in screen shotting for years

Shift + Command + 3 : Whole screenshot

Shift + Command + 4 : Selected area/windowed screenshot

Shift + Command + 5 : All screenshot options, include screen recording.

I was always surprised windows users had to get a third party tool

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Re:Ask HN: Why is it so difficult to find quality Windows apps? by TheLoafOfBread on Monday February 06, 2023 @03:42AM (#34674883)

Win + Shift + S

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Re:Ask HN: Why is it so difficult to find quality Windows apps? by VladimirGolovin on Monday February 06, 2023 @03:43AM (#34674900)

Seconding this recommendation. Covers all my screenshot needs.

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Re:Ask HN: Why is it so difficult to find quality Windows apps? by sys_64738 on Monday February 06, 2023 @09:56PM (#34688096)

Yes, I find myself trying this on the Mac too and always curse.

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Re:Ask HN: Why is it so difficult to find quality Windows apps? by jakopo87 on Tuesday February 07, 2023 @10:48AM (#34694293)

Print Screen key can be enabled as hotkey too

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Re:Ask HN: Why is it so difficult to find quality Windows apps? by thefz on Monday February 06, 2023 @03:46AM (#34674925)

> I've had trouble finding a well-designed screenshot tool for Windows

ShareX and greenshot.

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