Imagine a drive where every file exists as all file types all of the time

Re:Imagine a drive where every file exists as all file types... by grandslammer on Friday May 16, 2025 @09:25AM (#44005237)

I work with AI tools often and I find myself constantly swapping between file types to navigate different sites and use cases. I built anydoc — I imagined a universal document format drive layer that would allow me to essentially have a file that is many different file types at once. CSV for organizing, markdown for feeding into LLMs, HTML for fast sharing... so here it is and I am working on making it better all of the time. Just shipped an update that makes the most relevant format types available faster on a document upload @boshjerns on X

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Re:Imagine a drive where every file exists as all file types... by unsnap_biceps on Tuesday May 20, 2025 @07:19AM (#44040219)

Have you considered writing this as a FUSE system rather than a web service?

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Re:Imagine a drive where every file exists as all file types... by RileyJames on Tuesday May 20, 2025 @07:24AM (#44040253)

It’s an interesting idea.

I’ve definitely felt the pain of file formats in some unexpected ways recently.

Like airdropping a photo from iPhone only to discover a .HEIC file, which nothing will accept.

I’ve previously used “what ever turns up first on google”, but I now won’t for anything of significance (privacy)

I’ve recently discovered Automator (on Mac) and the quick actions menu. Which can achieve a lot of image and pdf related conversions, but takes some setup (not a mass market solution)

I like the idea of this product. But I think the challenge will be: - reaching the user at the moment they have this problem

- making your solution frictionless to solve their immediate problem, while also bootstrapping to solve it next time around (without them forgetting it exists)

If you can nail that experience for a single use case, I think this will be a winner.

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Re:Imagine a drive where every file exists as all file types... by DontchaKnowit on Tuesday May 20, 2025 @09:34AM (#44041457)

I think the real problem is getting it to actually work....

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Re:Imagine a drive where every file exists as all file types... by grandslammer on Wednesday May 21, 2025 @08:33AM (#44050797)

i think i hit credit limits because so many people were using the app all of a sudden and i'm just like using my own funds for api costs and had a cap on my openai account

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Re:Imagine a drive where every file exists as all file types... by grandslammer on Wednesday May 21, 2025 @05:06AM (#44049617)

Hey, I’m just catching up here and I really appreciate the feedback and I’m gonna work to integrate all this feedback into the application and repost about it again I really appreciate you

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Re:Imagine a drive where every file exists as all file types... by grandslammer on Wednesday May 21, 2025 @05:06AM (#44049618)

Let me actually work on this HEIC issue right now. I think that I know a fix for this.

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