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Surfer

Open-source digital footprint exporter

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Hunted bySahil LalaniSahil Lalani

Surfer is a free and open-source digital footprint exporter, designed to centralize all your data from various platforms into a single folder. We believe that personal data centralization is the key to enabling truly useful, universal personal assistants.

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👋 Hey Product Hunt! We're super excited to launch Surfer🏄 -- the easiest way to export your digital footprint. Whether you're an AI tinkerer, quantified selfer, or someone that just wants to take your data back from big tech, this is for you. Here's what we're building: 🖱️ One-click export: Exporting your data from various platforms is easier than ever before. 📁 Fully local: Your data is all stored locally in a single folder, sorted out by platform. 🌎 For the community: Our project is fully open-source and is for anyone that believes in decentralized, user-owned data. If this sounds like something you'd find useful, we'd love to hear your feedback. Cheers! - Sahil, Jack, and Thomas 🏄🌊

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This feels important in giving personal assistants the context they need to be useful. Congrats on the launch!
Surfer’s open -source nature means I can finally get my data in order without feeling like I’m juggling flaming torches!
Hey @sahil_lalani1, congrats on launching Surfer! One-click export sounds super convenient. I'm curious, does it support exporting data from niche platforms too? Good luck!
Looks great, seems very useful. I wonder if it can be used to make personal backups on a regular basis?
Congrats on the launch of Surfer, @sahil_lalani1! 🙌 This is such a much-needed tool for data centralization. The one-click export feature is a game changer! I'm really looking forward to seeing how it evolves in the open-source community. This could truly empower users to take back their data from big tech. Can't wait to give it a try and see how it complements my workflow! Keep up the great work, Makers! #DigitalFootprint #OpenSource
Congrats on the launch, @sahil_lalani1! Surfer sounds like a game changer for those of us looking to reclaim our digital footprints. The one-click export feature is a major plus, and I love that it’s fully open-source. Centralizing data can really help in taking control away from big tech. Excited to see how this evolves! Definitely upvoting this!