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Show HN: FlowVision - Waterfall-Style Image Browser for macOS
(Open-Source)
Author : netdcy
Score : 45 points
Date : 2024-08-19 10:07 UTC (12 hours ago)
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| netdcy wrote:
| Introducing our open-source, free waterfall-style image browser
| designed exclusively for macOS. Prioritizing privacy with no
| network connections, this app ensures your data stays local while
| offering a visually stunning and highly performant experience.
|
| Key Features:
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| - Open Source & Privacy-Focused: No network connections,
| safeguarding your privacy.
|
| - Adaptive Layout: Enjoy a beautiful waterfall/adaptive layout
| with both light and dark themes, providing an immersive image
| viewing experience.
|
| - Easy File Management: Seamlessly manage files with operations
| akin to Finder.
|
| - Intuitive Navigation: Right-click gestures and quick navigation
| to the next/previous folder with images/videos - perfect for
| rapid bulk image browsing.
|
| - Performance Optimized: Engineered for smooth performance with
| large image libraries(10,000+ Images).
|
| - Multithreading Thumbnails: Generate thumbnails on-the-fly
| without waiting too long.
|
| - High-Quality Image Scaling: Superior image scaling to reduce
| moire patterns and other artifacts.
|
| - Video Thumbnails: Support for video thumbnails, seamlessly
| integrating images and videos.
|
| [GitHub Repository Link] https://github.com/netdcy/FlowVision
| harryf wrote:
| This is great! Already installed on two laptops. Finder is
| frustrating, to say the least.
|
| Of course feature request time: some kind of search? Would be
| really nice to match against folder names (e.g. searching for
| "images" and filenames e.g. "logo")
| netdcy wrote:
| Thank you for your suggestion. Yes, I am planning to add a
| search function in the future.
| DidYaWipe wrote:
| This is really nice! "Waterfall-style" doesn't mean anything,
| though. What are you actually referring to?
|
| The lack of a simple, efficient image browser on Mac (or
| Windows, for that matter) has been a daily annoyance. This
| thing browses efficiently, lets you move files, and doesn't try
| to build a "database" that you have to maintain. Good job!
|
| Are there build instructions anywhere? I don't know how to
| resolve the missing frameworks. I tried cloning the project
| recursively, but this didn't add anything.
| kome wrote:
| pretty! and i love that it still supports Big Sur.
| zenapollo wrote:
| Awesome work! One question on a killer feature I need for an app
| like this. Recursive mode: where a folder will show every image
| in all sub folders recursively. Does your app have something like
| this?
| dean2432 wrote:
| Try Phoenix Slides for this. That app is so fast!
| netdcy wrote:
| Yes, FlowVision exactly has.
| andybak wrote:
| Can anyone explain "Waterfall-Style" in this context? Is it
| related to what used to be called "mosaic layout"? Just guessing
| here but it's used in a way that seems to presume lots of people
| are familiar with the term so I must have slept through that
| meeting.
| Deukhoofd wrote:
| It's more commonly known as a masonry layout, popularized by
| Pinterest. It's similar to a mosaic layout, but with a tighter
| fit for different height images. If one image is 200 pixels
| high, and another is 100 pixels high, you can draw them next to
| each other, and put another image in the remaining 100 pixels
| of the right column.
| andybak wrote:
| Actually masonry was I was thinking of. Where do this
| waterfall business come from then?
| Deukhoofd wrote:
| Same thing, different name. It's kind of like a waterfall
| in that it's a continuous vertical layout.
| aldousd666 wrote:
| I was equally confused by this. I tried everywhere to find
| what the heck that even meant in this context and
| discovered that it is apparently a term they invented
| themselves.
| DidYaWipe wrote:
| Nope. I have no idea why that name is used term here. There is
| nothing remotely waterfall-like about what's shown on that
| page.
|
| I thought it was going to be something like CoverFlow (the
| page-flipping paradigm that Apple tried to popularize years ago
| in iTunes), but vertical.
|
| Regardless, this little utility looks very nice! It addresses
| the irritating lack of a simple image browser that lets you
| move files around.
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