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hieu_dinh on Friday February 27, 2026 @09:14AM
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https://getsteps.app
Hey HN, I'm a solo developer and I built Steps: Workout & Pedometer, an iOS pedometer and workout tracker.Last week, two German iOS publications wrote about the app. I didn't pitch them. I didn't send a press release. I didn't even know it was happening.I woke up to a spike in downloads, checked the analytics, and traced it back to their articles. That coverage pushed the app past $1,000 in...
Posted by
hieu_dinh on Thursday June 20, 2024 @10:59AM
from the show-hn dept.
Thanks for the feedback, this is updated to "Save $9" now. Also update "Testimonial" and "No spam"
I will implement the option to opt-out anonymous telemetry this week. Thanks for the feedback
Thanks for the feedback. I will update it this week.
Below changes will be implemented this week:
The website: Remove the pop-up & Update privacy & ToS to mention exact what data is tracked and how to opt-in/out from anonymous telemetry
The app: Add the option to opt-in/out anonymous telemetry
Thanks for the feedback
I usually share example of compression result on my Twitter (as the main marketing channel for now), some of the videos was compressed more than 90% of the size, by re-encoding with h264 codec. Thanks for the feedback, I will update the website to add some example videos and images. For trimming without re-encoding, it's not possible in the current version
Itβs calling the FFmpeg CLI
In terms of UI/UX, I believe Apple provides the best development toolkit and guidelines for developers. I'm not using any custom UI component for CompressX, it's just a few buttons, toggles and a video player, but the overall UI looks good enough and consistent with other applications in the macOS
You can start with getting your idea validated first by making a small demo or MVP and share it somewhere. For me, I use Twitter as the main channel to build an audience and share everything I do publicly there
10% of last month revenue was donated to FFmpeg. Thanks for clarifying
I have an audience on Twitter, so when I launch my app on Product Hunt, my audience helped to spread awareness of the launch. If you don't have an audience, I recommend building one. I also launch my app on other SaaS directories to get some traffic from them.
Thanks, I just want to make it clear upfront to avoid any confusion
If you're a Handbrake user, you most likely won't need this app. The main feature that I think Handbrake users want to have is the automatic compress new files in a folder, and maybe integration with Raycast extension.
I share my journey, the development progress, the SEO learnings, the lessons in public
Thanks! Feel free to let me know if you need anything
10% of last month revenue was donated to FFmpeg
FFmpeg is not bundled with the app. User will have to install it separately and link it with CompressX. Hope this explains
FFmpeg is not bundled with the app. User will have to install it separately and link it with CompressX. Hope this explains
Thanks! Feel free to let me know if you have any feedback
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hieu_dinh on Wednesday April 10, 2024 @02:32AM
from the show-hn dept.
https://compressx.app
Hey HN, just wanted to share my success story with CompressX, my FFmpeg wrapper for macOS.For those who may not be familiar, FFmpeg is a powerful tool for converting, streaming, and recording audio and video content.I started CompressX as a weekend project to serve my 9-5 jobs, primarily to compress demo videos for uploading to GitLab and sharing with my colleagues. It took me 2 weeks to make...
Posted by
hieu_dinh on Tuesday October 25, 2022 @01:40AM
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https://deeplinkbuddy.com/
Hello everyone!As a developer, I use deeplinks a lot to test my app.Before I build Deeplink Buddy, here's my workflow whenever I want to run a deeplink on a simulator:
1. Save all deeplinks in a note
2. Manually find and edit the param of the deeplink I want to run
3. Copy the deeplink and paste it to the terminal or the Calendar in the simulator
4. Run the deeplinkNow with Deeplink Buddy,...