What made you go fully native instead of Electron?
Asking because the entire category (FontBase, RightFont, etc) is cross-platform and slow, and a native-only positioning is either brave or a deliberate moat?
One issue I’ve had with fonts in the past is when I download them from different sources sometimes the files are incorrectly named and when I’ve installed them, they don’t map properly because of that.
Does this allow you to regroup fonts so they live within the same family?
About Pica on Product Hunt
“Fully native app for managing your fonts on MacOS”
Pica launched on Product Hunt on April 26th, 2026 and earned 141 upvotes and 4 comments, placing #4 on the daily leaderboard. Organize into collections, test color themes and logos, watch folders, manage what's installed, and much more.
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Who hunted Pica?
Pica was hunted by Chris Messina. 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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Chris Messina
Question for Chris:
What made you go fully native instead of Electron?
Asking because the entire category (FontBase, RightFont, etc) is cross-platform and slow, and a native-only positioning is either brave or a deliberate moat?