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Re:Show HN: What if your menu bar was a keyboard-controlled ... by maxkfranz on Saturday January 17, 2026 @04:53PM (#46662484)
I'm not the author, but generally: It could depend on whether those trial users are worth supporting. You could potentially get a free-rider problem. You could get a lot of support emails from people who never convert anyway.

It's only 10€, so it's pretty well in the impulse-buy category.

To the author: I'd suggest localising the currency, if possible. At least for English speaking locales (US, UK, CA, AU, NZ). The EUR pricing made it look to me like you might not be able to buy it if you're not in Europe. (Edit: I'm in Canada and it shows EUR, not CAD.)

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Re:Show HN: What if your menu bar was a keyboard-controlled ... by eps on Saturday January 17, 2026 @05:51PM (#46662911)
Just provide limited support to non-paying customers. Keep it forum-based, for example. That's it.
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Re:Show HN: What if your menu bar was a keyboard-controlled ... by pugdogdev on Monday January 19, 2026 @05:04AM (#46677057)
I don't think it will change much, and this will be one more thing to maintain. Without proper handling, I may miss good feedback. This is a more complex topic than it seems.
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Re:Show HN: What if your menu bar was a keyboard-controlled ... by pugdogdev on Saturday January 17, 2026 @04:58PM (#46662519)
Thank you for the suggestion! I need to handle this multi-currency in all of my products This is on my tasks list
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Re:Show HN: What if your menu bar was a keyboard-controlled ... by maxkfranz on Saturday January 17, 2026 @05:01PM (#46662539)
Great, thanks. Very interesting product. Best of luck!
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Re:Show HN: What if your menu bar was a keyboard-controlled ... by pugdogdev on Saturday January 17, 2026 @05:30PM (#46662765)
Thank you
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Re:Show HN: What if your menu bar was a keyboard-controlled ... by antaviana on Sunday January 18, 2026 @05:08AM (#46666465)
I see you use Stripe. They have this Adaptative Pricing feature where you get paid in EUR and customer pays in their own currency. It has some drawbacks (fewer payment methods and higher cost perception for customer due to Stripe’s upfront currency exchange comission), but it can do the trick.
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