[HN Gopher] Show HN: TapeX - Draw, Annotate and Record on your d...
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       Show HN: TapeX - Draw, Annotate and Record on your desktop screen
        
       Author : antonb90
       Score  : 25 points
       Date   : 2021-05-29 14:24 UTC (8 hours ago)
        
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       | esel2k wrote:
       | I am spending hours on zoom calls and start to use the annotate
       | feature alot even if I keep thinking they could be better (i.e.
       | switching to mute while in draw mode).
       | 
       | My 2 questions: - is it thought to be an independent draw tool
       | floating on the screen compared to the built in tools we see? -
       | anychance to combine it with a screenmirror on a tablet with pen
       | (or am I wrongly understanding the benefits)?
       | 
       | Thanks
        
       | miralize wrote:
       | Despite the seemingly altruistic reason for wanting my email, I'm
       | not willing to do so.
       | 
       | Perhaps you could make the download button still work without
       | that requirement?
        
       | sparkywolf wrote:
       | Can I ask why it's free? Seems like a great tool but I don't see
       | any obvious monetization (which raises privacy concerns)
        
         | weaksauce wrote:
         | yeah I'm not sure why either... either fully open source it or
         | have some kind of roadmap saying that you plan on monetizing it
         | later or anything. looks useful but I'm concerned about privacy
         | implications of it... when the product is free: you are the
         | product kinda thing.
        
         | antonb90 wrote:
         | Thank you for checking it out! The app is free and completely
         | client side right now, there is no tracking code or login
         | required to use it.
         | 
         | I do plan to monetize the app with a pro subscription, by
         | adding premium features such as converting video formats,
         | sharing links of the video, hiding the control bar and more.
         | 
         | The current feature set will remain free and free users can
         | continue to benefit from bug fixes and improvements.
        
       | lostdesign wrote:
       | Looks like a nifty app. I'd rather pay than having to list myself
       | on a newsletter, but I could also just use a throwaway?
       | 
       | Why not opensource it completely?
        
         | antonb90 wrote:
         | I do plan to monetize with a pro monthly subscription by adding
         | premium features and keeping the app free for the current
         | feature set. The email capture serves as a way for me to get
         | feedback - not to spam you. Otherwise it's hard to engage with
         | users.
        
       | todd8 wrote:
       | This looks great. I can't wait to try it.
        
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