Hey PH,
Great to be back again & thanks @__tosh for hunting us!
When we released Deta Space last year, we learned that people resonated with many ideas, but they wanted it to work with their existing stuff on the web.
So we took ideas into Deta Surf, a hybrid between browser, file manager, and AI assistant. It’s designed to put you at the center of everything that’s important to you, so you can get the most out of it.
Surf adds a few things on top of normal tabbed browsing.
💾 Personal storage with Stuff
You can add almost anything that’s important to you, straight into Surf. A Notion document, Tweet, YouTube video, image or PDF.
🪟 Unlimited Desktops
Surf’s core building concept is a “Context”, and every Context has it’s own desktop. Create different desktops for different projects, add your important stuff and link between them.
🦄 Universal Chat
Chat with all the stuff you encounter in Surf. Whether a tab, PDF, image, or entire context — Surf augments whatever it is and lets you verify everything with citations.
You can read more about it in the Verge here: https://www.theverge.com/2024/12...
We’re in alpha, but we’ll be letting a lot of the PH audience in today to give it a spin. Let us know what you think!
please add ollama and huggingface support, we could combit online model and local model for best efficience.
I recommend Deta Surf because it's an incredibly user-friendly and functional app that combines a browser, a file manager, and an AI assistant in one interface.
Surf feels like the ultimate tool for simplifying my digital life. Clean, smart, and seamless!
Like the Japanese graphic design. Would love to see more of those elements in the product and video itself.
AI-native browser is certainly the next big thing (after all those AI chrome extensions)! Any thoughts about Dia The Browser Company?
Finally, a browser that gets how my chaotic brain works! 🧠
Love how it lets me grab anything interesting (screenshots, PDFs, even YouTube clips) and actually helps me find them later. The rectangle select + AI chat is genius - no more copy-pasting chunks of text like a caveman.
Best part? It's all local-first. My data stays with me, and it's blazing fast. Feels like having a smart assistant who actually remembers our conversations!
Perfect for my ADHD-powered research sessions 🚀
Deta are succeeding in disrupting a previously undisruptable market. For years people have talked about web browsers being able to be - and do - more, but nobody has been able to prove that concept in as succinct and usable a way as Surf does. I've been on the alpha since May, and the team have shown time and again how dedicated they are to this concept. Can't wait to see how it continues to evolve.
Great to see you pushing forward with intuitive ways for browsing! I'm using the alpha and can't wait to see where things go. All the best!
I'm a big fan of the fact that we can bring things to surf with us, I think that's an important aspect & arguably a deal-breaker for a browser like this!
Since I'm a big user of Chrome Extensions etc. How does it work regarding those?
Is it possible for me to have add-ons in this browser? Wishing you the best of luck with the launch!
Love the context-switching concept! 🚀 Curious how Surf maintains workflow continuity when users hop between different desktops? Looks promising!
I'm already a user, and I must say, Deta Surf is truly amazing! It seamlessly integrates browsing, file management, and AI assistance into one intuitive app, making it an essential tool for organizing my digital life. The design is sleek, and the features are incredibly user-friendly. Deta Surf is undoubtedly the future of web browsing, setting a new standard for how we interact with our digital content. Kudos to the Deta team for creating such a fantastic platform that enhances productivity and makes managing digital content a breeze!
Congrats on the launch @__tosh @aavshr @betahuhn @celestinmeunier @cristicrtu.
Damn! it does too many things :)
How does Surf stay lightweight while handling Storage, Browsing, AI Chat, etc all at once?
