Re:Show HN: DocBeacon – See how people read your documents
by howardshaw on Monday December 08, 2025 @07:40AM
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author here. thanks for checking it out.
two quick notes that might help you evaluate it faster.
1 heatmaps and reader paths are built from session-level page transitions, not just aggregate views.
2 the viewer does not need an account, and recipients do not need to log in.
i would love blunt feedback on two things.
which signal would change your next follow-up step. drop-off points, re-reads, entry pages, or something else
what feels missing compared with how you personally review proposals or decks
happy to answer technical questions about the tracking model and how we deal with noisy sessions.
two quick notes that might help you evaluate it faster. 1 heatmaps and reader paths are built from session-level page transitions, not just aggregate views. 2 the viewer does not need an account, and recipients do not need to log in.
i would love blunt feedback on two things.
which signal would change your next follow-up step. drop-off points, re-reads, entry pages, or something else
what feels missing compared with how you personally review proposals or decks
happy to answer technical questions about the tracking model and how we deal with noisy sessions.