I use Bulldock Browser to create dedicated apps for the common sites I use in my browser.

This declutters my browser and give's be quick access, I 'alt-tab' to my apps.

For example I have dedicated apps for Gmail, Trello and HN (I have the HN app in compact mode, floating mode and have it auto reload 5 mins).

Disclaimer I'm the developer, http://www.bulldockbrowser.com

Thanks, that looks really nice, bought. I used to use another app that did a similar job (Fluid?) but the performance was appalling. This seems super quick so far, great work.

Thank you for the very encouraging comments :)

Update: performance is perfect.

My colleague has been using an internal version of the app for a few months now without any issues when putting his mac to sleep.

Hope Bulldock Browser can help with your workflow, please do give it a go. We'd love to hear any feedback you may have.

Hey Guys, Developer of Bulldock here. Would love to get your feedback on what you guys think of this.

Thanks Zahid

Zahid! I really appreciate your work, Super easy to use and I found it useful. Must be part of daily use. It is safe and secure with "Private Browsing" Great job!!!

Hi All,

We've just launched the Redbeard Marketplace as a place where customers can purchase complete end to end native (Obj-C/Swift) apps developed exclusively by the Redbeard Team. We’ll have clones of some of the biggest brands out there so you get to know how an App like Twitter is developed for example. We’re launching with 2 Apps, Taskeedo (Which is totally FREE) and RBnB, our AirBnB inspired clone that’s available right now.

Right now we're trying to get a feel for whether there's any demand moving forward with Objective-C or if we should just concentrate all our efforts on Swift only (It's very time consuming having to write each app twice). So it's a decision we're hoping the community can help us with.

I think the idea of a marketplace for open source iOS apps is an interesting idea. On the other hand, if all the apps are from one source, it might not be a marketplace in a strong sense. Anyway, it's an interesting start.

Good luck.

Would love to hear initial feedback on this. Most comments welcome.

awesome post, thanks for the detailed reply I'm still deciphering everything. Literally making notes in Evenote.

If you need anything at all, tech assistance etc. please feel free to email me: zahid [at] redbeard.io

I'll be using my twitter too from now on that's @zahid

Will do. I haven't written ObjC in years, but your site does a good job of getting me interested.

If you have questions about running a company, I'm chris [at] seneca.systems

do you (or anyone) know how the tail off it. Is it pretty much dead after coming off the front page for example?

Typically yes, but prior products can make their way into lists, where they'll traffic down the road. As for when traffic will die down, honestly, I'd say within a day or 2, based on how people use PH.

we're at no 2. no hope of getting any higher...we can't compete against an automated marijuana making machine no matter how good Redbeard is :)

lol....how can I possibly convince you to use it :)

In all seriousness thanks for the comments. They're giving the sense that Product Hunt won't make us overnight millionaires and we've got a hard task ahead of us

Try content marketing? Blog some focused pieces on native mobile dev in general and what sucks, then show how your product makes everyone's lives better and saves the day.

Set a schedule and post, that's the way people will see your name from time to time, and after seeing it for 10 or 20 or 50 times, might want to try. Get on their radar.

See Auth0's blog [1], even though they sell one-click auth, they have a lot of neat content on front-end frameworks and so on.

[1]: https://auth0.com/blog/

awesome, will really take this onboard.

Welcome to reality. Follow all responses that say to focus on customers (either users or revenue). Flash in the pan hype are blips on the radar for the marathon you are just now starting

Currently we show a popup for newsletter signup and to download the Redbeard framework you need to provide your name/email. Which we collect.

The download link is emailed out. Myself and co-founder debated the merits of this . He is of the mind, getting emails is important. I think getting people using the framework and lowering barriers to in order to do that is far more pressing. What would you suggest?

Capturing an email allows to build an ongoing connection. It's easier to sell if you have proven to be useful on the small scale (free articles & advice), than to expect people to buy something as fundamental as a UI framework right off.