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Show HN: Instant – Local AI search with a 95% hit rate (uses Perplexity models)

https://useinstantsearch.com/

Hi HN!Instant Search is the first accurate local AI file search that uses the latest embedding models from Perplexity to find the exact file (and page) with the content you’re looking for with a 95% hit rate.Search never worked properly, especially with local files. Now, you can find the right image, document, or Obsidian file in seconds. Looking for your driver’s license? Just type “driver’s...

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Show HN: ReadAloud – on-device, podcast-quality text-to-speech in the browser

https://tryreadaloud.com

Hi HN,Dima here. Super excited to launch ReadAloud!We built a Chrome extension that brings state-of-the-art text-to-speech to your browser. (for free!)The existing options forced a bad choice: the browser's built-in voices are unlistenable, and the products with good voices charge $29/month. This price made sense when quality TTS was expensive to run—it *isn't* anymore.We’re using the latest...

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Show HN: Echo – first personal CRM with voice mode

https://useechocrm.com/

Hi everyone, Dima hereEcho is a rethinking of what personal CRMs could be. I kept meeting amazing people, but weeks later I’d forget who was who or lose the thread entirely. Existing CRMs were built for sales teams, not humans. They're never up to date, and it's impossible to find relevant information.I built Echo to be your personal assistant for relationships. Met someone new? -> say "Add...

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Re:Show HN: Amber – better Beeper, a modern all-in-one messenger on Wednesday September 03, 2025 @01:11PM (#45118214)
you should try the app :)
great point
on the roadmap!
What browser are you using?
The Framer team wonders if you continue experiencing the same issue if you use a different browser. Hope this is helpful.
Working on it
Thanks for the feedback
All AI features are _optional_. :)
We use OpenAI models, and the data is never stored on our servers. The features are, however, fully optional.
Would love to hear your thoughts on the app! Feel free to reach out to me directly if you encounter any issues. [email protected]
We're working on it
great point
- Yep. You can read our privacy policy here: https://dimadolgopolovn.notion.site/Amber-Privacy-Policy-256... - Check out the demo in the original post. - We use native API or reverse-engineer a solution depending on the platform. This approach maintains the security standard as high as the original app. Everything is done locally on your computer.
Our users (including top founders and VCs) usually trust us with the AI features because it saves time and thinking.

However, you can turn off the AI features if you're into full privacy. :)

lmao

Seems like a DNS issue. Are you using VPN? We used Framer to host the site.

thanks
Great thought! We're fixing this right now.

Show HN: Amber – better Beeper, a modern all-in-one messenger

https://useamber.app/

Hi HN! Excited to share early access to Amber.I’ve tried every all-in-one messenger out there (Beeper included) but they always fell short. No real folders, no AI, clunky UI, no CRM features… As a founder who speaks with hundreds of people every quarter, I needed something better. So I decided to rebuild the entire experience from ground up.Thoughts from one of our users: "The app I've been...

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Amber – Linear for iMessage

https://www.loom.com/share/8b5bc80b9893436b9190ae41fc3f0f50

Hi HN, Dima from Amber (https://useamber.app/) here.We built Amber to make iMessage 10x easier and more productive. Amber runs securely on top of your Mac (your messages never leave your machine) and adds a ton of useful features like a lightning-fast interface, a powerful command bar, a smart AI assistant, reminders, scheduling, and a lightweight personal CRM to name a few – all designed to...

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Hi HN,

My name is Dima. I am building RealPhone – the only virtual phone number that works with any 2fa system.

I built it to solve my own problem. When I left the US, I didn't want to keep paying for my US phone number, so I built this. Eventually, my friends started asking me to use it.

Hopefully, someone here finds it useful, too.

Would love to hear feedback.

Re: on Wednesday April 17, 2024 @03:43AM (#40061638)
Hi HackerNews,

My name is Dima. I am building RealPhone – the only virtual phone number that works with any 2fa system.

I built it to solve my own problem. Eventually, my friends started asking for access, too.

Would love to hear feedback.

Thanks for the reply! How do you solve the history/bookmarks problem? It's just that it frequently happens to me that I start looking for something in my history and I will need to go through each of my browsers until I find the right one.
Thanks for the suggestion. I love firefox for the privacy and being light-weighted yet they are lacking some features (zooming with touchpad on mac like in chromium browsers) and have some bad bugs (e.g. column-reverse flex not scrolling). Do your separate accounts lead to the same history tab or are they stored separately?
I see. It's nice to know I am not alone :) How do you deal with bookmarks and history? Do you just save it in one browser?

Ask HN: How do you use multiple browsers? Dealing with history in all at once?

I started using a few browsers at the same time. Moving to Brave/Firefox from Chrome that still has all my passwords + a browser for work + Safari for reading. Is there any way to deal with history that you know of? (now I need to search everywhere sometimes) Are there any other problems with having multiple browser usage? Do you know many people that use more than one browser? (I know only two)

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