Context switching is poison for productivity. When you get that brilliant idea or see something inspiring, you should be able to take smart notes without switching app or tabs. That’s Lazy. One ⌘ shortcut to capture anywhere.
So excited to finally see this product out in the world!
Back in 2020, I wrote a blog post called "A Meta-Layer for Notes"¹ that argued that note taking apps were fundamentally broken: The process of taking notes shouldn't happen in a siloed tool, but fluidly across the OS without the need to switch tools or context.
A few days later a founder reached out saying they were building exactly that: @demtzu from Lazy.
It's been almost three years since our first conversation and it's really amazing to see how far the product has come since then.
I suspect that most people here will get excited about Lazy's AI features (to enrich notes, create automatic summaries, etc), but to me the most amazing aspect of Lazy is still its speed. The quick capture mechanism allows you to bookmark things and create notes in literally seconds. It's incredible how fast and reliably it works.
You probably think you don't need yet another note taking tool in your life ... but I'd really encourage you to give Lazy a try!
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¹ https://julian.digital/2020/09/0...
So excited to finally be able to reveal how you can integrate AI to your very own worklow thanks to a simple shortcut. And the crazy thing is that it's just the tip of the iceberg, there's so much you can do with Lazy.
Can't wait to hear everyone's feedback 🙌
I have been testing this promising app, and it is a great step forward in creating a universal clipper on everything that takes place on my desktop, whether it is on the web or in a local document. A responsive developer group and a promising product that in beta is already useful in my work.
How is it possible to talk about a launch when there is a waiting list to use the app? So you are not launching anything, are you? I'm confused.
First of all, one of the best site Ive seen in a while... bravo to the designer, just wow.
Ready to test drive the lazy, im sold.
Will you have an API, would love to integrate in our product.
Congratulations! This is exactly what I need to boost my productivity! I can't wait to try out Lazy!
This is like better snipping tool, will you guys add snipping tool feature in the future, maybe your idea was linked from something else? I am a creative.
Yesterday only while writing something down I was in search of a product like yours😅. And today I found your product and am excited to try it🤩. Waiting to see how much it will be helpful.
Congratulations on the launch! 🥳
Wow. That's the only word that can accurately describe Lazy's demo. Got to check it out now.
About Lazy on Product Hunt
“Capture at the speed of thought”
Lazy launched on Product Hunt on July 26th, 2023 and earned 929 upvotes and 185 comments, earning #1 Product of the Day. Context switching is poison for productivity. When you get that brilliant idea or see something inspiring, you should be able to take smart notes without switching app or tabs. That’s Lazy. One ⌘ shortcut to capture anywhere.
Lazy was featured in Productivity (649.7k followers), Notes (8.3k followers) and Artificial Intelligence (466.2k followers) on Product Hunt. Together, these topics include over 216.7k products, making this a competitive space to launch in.
Who hunted Lazy?
Lazy was hunted by Julian Lehr. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
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