Browse the internet with one simple sidebar that organises every page, task, and project inside 'Trails®' — nested groups of pages that capture the natural flow of each internet journey. That's right, – no more tabs, bookmarks, or history.
thanks for hunting horse @gabe <3
hello product hunt! i’m pascal pixel, designer and coding person. last time i was here, i launched a clock, but this time i really went all in… i built a browser!
two years ago i met someone who was building a command palette extension for chrome because, as he put it, “tabs suck”. naturally, i asked, “why not just fix tabs?” and he replied, “pfff, how can anyone fix tabs?” …and that's when a possible solution, trails, hit me like lightning
i couldn’t explain it to anyone no matter how hard i tried (still difficult), so i just started building an mvp. i honestly thought it’d take two months to pull off and launch on product hunt, but here we are two years later
i'm mostly building it for myself, but turns out a whole bunch of other people like it too. so that's really rewarding and it feels like i'm making something useful for others [humblebrag 9000]
Horse came up on my Twitter (X) feed after the news that the folks behind Arc were pivoting to build another browser. Seems pretty interesting and like a lightweight version of Arc that could be a good alternative for power users.
NetCaptor pioneered this "trails" concept 25 years ago. Unfortunately, they stopped developing it in 2005. I've been looking for something similar ever since. I love Arc, but I still end up with hundreds of tabs scattered across half a dozen workspaces. Horse looks amazing, but the lack of Chrome extension support is a bummer, as is the lack of syncing between devices. I will definitely keep an eye on it and see how it progresses.
Just wanted to say, been trying this for the last few days and it's great. It's so much easier to follow a trail of thought, rather than having a million tabs open, going to make a cup of coffee, losing your place and then closing them all in frustration.
One idea: I'd love if the notes used markdown. For example, being able to have a place to add todos as you are researching a project, or just generally formatting your notes would be really useful.
Pascal - what a lovely video. I'm totally hooked with your story and your product now!
Question: does it integrate into Arc somehow? I'm liking many of its feature but would want to exchange the sidebar with yours. Would that be somehow possible?
I recommend Horse: The Organized Browser to anyone who is tired of the many open tabs and chaos in the browser.
Amazing work @pascalpixel
Also, respect the Mustache! 🫡
If I may so ask you - industrial/IxD designer and career product pro here - I would be pleasantly surprised if you acquired a patent on Trails.. have you?
I would guess it would be super hard to secure one for the proposed interface workflow that you built into Horse.
What would stop other browsers from simply Sherlocking the feature into their own?
Organizing pages by project feels way more natural than the usual browser setup, and it's cool to see how much it simplifies things. @pascalpixel
This is such a clean and different approach. I always struggle to manage tabs and bookmarks, but Trails really make sense for how I work. @pascalpixel
Great work Pascal! Been following the project for a while and it looks very interesting.
Horse helps me stay in project mode without being tempted by random tabs. Looking forward to updates. @pascalpixel
@pascalpixel You are the GOAT!!!! HOW DID THIS NOT EXIST ALREADY?!!!
Seriously, kudos. What an elegant solution and and absolute gamechanger for all the research I have to do, particularly for writing articles and stuff.
Keep it up!
I know Pascal well and he's an awesome dude, that cares a lot about the things he makes. He has a relentless focus on delivering quality. Keep it going homie.
Can't find the download - is there really no way to try it before dropping $20 on this?
