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Your thinking canvas for building ideas and solving problems. ☻ ☻ Discord: ☻ Made by: @pketh

Joined June 2019
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@KinopioClub
Kinopio
11 months
I’ve been so busy building, I forgot to mention, Kinopio is 4 years old now. Just like with living, maybe the best strategy in business is to stay true to yourself and improve a little bit every day _φ( °-°)/
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@KinopioClub
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3 years
Multi-Connect [new] Connect multiple ideas and steps to a parent card by selecting cards and connecting them together (5/5 new releases this week, :o)
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@KinopioClub
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1 year
@Mappletons I ( @pketh ) built @KinopioClub for this this exact scenario. Click anywhere to get your thoughts out, then drag ideas together to visually connect them. Works on mobile, has real-time collaboration, and no sign up needed to use. Here's an example in use by @sfpc
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@KinopioClub
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A thinking space for brainstorming, planning, mood-boards, journaling. Basically for figuring stuff out – by yourself or collaboratively ~ No sign up required, Support: Design Process:
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@KinopioClub
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2 years
For a totally new way to organize and structure, Boxes releasing tomorrow
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Import/Export JSON Canvas [New] Kinopio is the first app to support the @obsdmd JSON Canvas format, so you can easily import/export spaces between spatial apps
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@KinopioClub
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3 years
Mobile Improvements [new] Swiping, zooming, and editing Kinopio spaces on your phone is so good now, it’s like an extension of your mind. - Press and hold to drag cards or paint select - Selected cards can be immediately dragged
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@KinopioClub
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4 years
👯‍♀️ Real-time collaboration is ready - Shows user cursors and painting, even when they're offscreen - Idle cursors disappear after a couple seconds - Cards color and jiggle when someone else is editing or moving them to avoid conflicts Share → Invite to collab
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@KinopioClub
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2 years
Boxes [New] Boxes help you group, add structure, and guide collaborators around cards, Helpful for adding sections, groups, lists, venn diagrams, or even swimlanes to your spaces
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@KinopioClub
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3 years
I'll be releasing 5~ new features next week – some detail improvements, some really transformative
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@KinopioClub
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2 years
Select All Below [New] Make room in tight and busy spaces by hovering near the left edge to select all cards and connections below you
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@KinopioClub
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2 years
A thinking space for brainstorming, planning, mood-boards, journaling. Basically for figuring stuff out – by yourself or collaboratively ~ No sign up required, About: Discord:
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@KinopioClub
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1 year
Card Text Editor [New] Because sometimes it's easier to make edits and review things linearly. Open the sidebar to edit cards like text blocks
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@KinopioClub
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2 years
Box Select [new] Hold shift and drag to box select cards – especially handy when selecting large groups of cards
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@KinopioClub
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2 years
Box selecting is collaborative – you can also use boxes to draw attention to a specific area or group of cards. “I’m talking about these cards”, “Add new stuff here”
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@KinopioClub
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1 year
Embed Any Site [New] Bring more of the web into your spaces by pasting in songs, albums, and document links.
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@KinopioClub
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2 years
Mobile Improvements [New] The interface fades out while you scroll, pinch, and swipe on your phone to give you more room to breathe and think. Comfortably add or edit cards from any zoom level ~
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@KinopioClub
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10 months
[New] iOS App Whether you're hanging off the side of Mount Everest, or on the toilet, Kinopio for iOS is here to capture your ideas and turn them into notes, plans, and mood-boards. Download on the App Store:
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@KinopioClub
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2 years
Sticky Cards [New] Hovering your mouse over cards 'sticks' them to you. Not useful in any way, but really fun and really satisfying ~
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@KinopioClub
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1 year
Box Snapping [New] Drag boxes close to each other to snap them together. Helpful for building simple grids and tables that you can use for illustrating sequences and whatever else
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@KinopioClub
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2 years
New Design [New] The entire interface has been visually updated to better emphasize the personality of your spaces
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@KinopioClub
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3 years
Backlinks [new] Connect your spaces together, weave your own web of knowledge - type ‘/‘ in a card to create a link to a space, or paste it's url - click ‘Links’ to see all the spaces with links to your current space
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@KinopioClub
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2 years
I'm sure all the developers our there can relate~
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@KinopioClub
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1 year
Kinopio recently passed 10,000 signed up users. Here's to everyone who enjoys expressing themselves and building big ideas, I couldn't do it without you. I wrote this 3 years ago and it still feels relevant,
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2 years
Animated Connection Directions [New] Connections directions are now animated, so that they're easier to see at a glance
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@KinopioClub
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3 years
Card Overlap Indicator [new] To help covered and stacked cards stand out, a little number displays when cards have overlapping x, y positions
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@KinopioClub
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2 years
Copy Anything, Paste Anywhere [New] Copy/Paste cards and connections across spaces, windows, browsers, and other apps. Or paste copied text from anywhere else right into Kinopio. The best thing I can say: it just works like regular text
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@KinopioClub
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2 years
Lil Guys Frame [new] The perfect frame for building and growing. Sometimes it takes a village Art by the incomperable @Daniel_Dutton
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@KinopioClub
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1 year
When you paint select or hold-shift to box select, your collaborators and spectators will see that too – turning regular interactions into a colorful performance
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@KinopioClub
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2 years
Inbox [New] Use an Inbox space to collect thoughts, todos, and ideas that don't have a place to go yet. Your Inbox will appear above all your other spaces and favourites so it's always close at hand (if you don't already have an Inbox, you can add one from '+ New' button)
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@KinopioClub
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4 years
Kinopio is now 1 year old. Remembering these original prototypes, and some pretty good original principles
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2 years
Split Cards Indent [New] Pasting text indented with tabs or double-spaces (e.g. from an outliner) into a card and splitting it, creates child cards with indented positions
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@KinopioClub
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2 years
Directional Connections [New] Create sequences and diagrams with explicit direction arrows by tapping or paint selecting connections
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@KinopioClub
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2 years
User interfaces need spring cleaning too. Coming soon are updates that make things nicer and more streamlined for new and power users alike
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@KinopioClub
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2 years
🎂 Shoutout to the 30~ people who left heartfelt birthday messages to Ting on this space (I find the coolest spaces through Live)
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2 years
Also, something fun is shipping tomorrow
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3 years
Resize Cards [new] Drag to resize image and video cards. You can also paint and resize multiple cards together. Double-click the resize button to reset the size. (1/5 new releases this week)
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@KinopioClub
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4 years
(シ_ _)シ Thanks to you, Kinopio was #1 on @ProductHunt yesterday, I'm not really sure what that means for Kinopio irl yet, we'll find out together
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2 years
Improved Android Support [New] From the beach to the boardroom, read and edit spaces on your android phone too
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@KinopioClub
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3 years
Embeds [new] Embed spaces into your blog posts or web pages with Share → Embed. Here's what it looks like on my blog, it's a cool way to add context (3/5 new releases this week)
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4 years
Add MP3 files to cards to let them play music, During playback the card gently bounces to evoke the slight wobble of vinyl records on a turntable. Audio cards are almost as fun as analog. Make a new kind of mixtape, fansite, or audio notes ~♫
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@KinopioClub
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2 years
for a new perspective, space mini-maps releasing tomorrow
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2 years
Improved URL Preview Controls [New] More control over what parts of card URL previews you want to show or hide
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@KinopioClub
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3 years
Card Colors [New] Personalize your spaces, or group related cards, the vibe is yours to set
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@KinopioClub
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2 years
👘 Kimono research for a textiles course (by Sir. Frost)
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@KinopioClub
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10 months
🛣️ It's been a long road and the Kinopio iOS App is officially releasing tomorrow
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3 years
Improved Card Overlaps [new] To help covered and stacked cards stand out, the little number now indicates when cards overlap at any position
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@KinopioClub
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1 year
Lecture notes are better together. I wish I had Kinopio when I was in school :o
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@KinopioClub
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2 years
Add Twitter Threads From Cards [New] Import Twitter threads into your spaces from any card with a tweet URL. A really helpful way to build knowledge by literally moving ideas around and connecting them to your own thoughts
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2 years
Undo [new] Undo/Redo edited cards and connections – pretty much every action is now reversible
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@KinopioClub
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4 years
You can now pay to create more than 150 cards, and sustainably support Kinopio's ongoing development I designed the billing system with the principles that it should feel "to the point" and like "no big deal":
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@KinopioClub
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2 years
Presentation Mode [New] Share → Present, to hide the Kinopio UI and put the focus solely on your content. Requested by people presenting their collaborative Kinopio spaces and plans at work, (Also useful as a zen-like 'focus' mode)
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2 years
Move Performance Up [new] Dragging lots of cards and connections together is a lot faster now
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2 years
Have you ever been in the middle of taking notes or recording something, when another totally tangential idea occurs to you and now you have to either ignore it or stop to find someplace else to put it?
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@KinopioClub
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2 years
To help grow Kinopio into a sustainable business (e.g. it can at least pay the rent), I'm considering increasing the price for new users from $5/mo to $8/mo~ Nothing is set in stone yet though, I'd love to hear what you think
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@KinopioClub
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2 years
Resize Any Card [New] Drag the bottom-right corner of any card to resize text, images, and any other card type to suit the personality of your space. (p.s. double-clicking the resize corner restore default size)
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2 years
Optimized Performance [New] Loading, scrolling, and editing cards in your spaces is now ~25% faster > This space with 600+ image/video cards now loads about a second faster, scrolls smoothly, and card editing interactions react without delay
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2 years
AI Generated Images [New] Can't find just the right card image? Try using AI to build an image for you by telling it exactly what you want 1/3
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@KinopioClub
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10 months
Planning out the day on a 5 year old iPad literally held together by tape
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2 years
A home for homeless thoughts, Inbox releasing tomorrow
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3 years
Live Spaces [new] Check out public spaces that are currently being edited. If the space is Open 🌐 you can even join in, (*・_・)⊃══✫⌒*・゚✲ Potentially quite magical
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@KinopioClub
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4 years
🌱 One thing I love about the Kinopio desktop app is that it can resized super tiny – let's me keep my tasks visible as I work
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2 years
Browser Extensions [new] Add cards to your spaces wherever you are with Firefox and Chrome browser extensions (Safari coming soon~)
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2 years
Remove Ad Trackers from URLs [New Little Detail] Lots of website URLs contain 'query parameters' that allow ad companies to track you around the web. When pasting a URL, these ad trackers are removed to give you cleaner URLs and privacy
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2 years
Hold to Pan on Desktop [New] Hold your mouse button down for a second and then drag to pan around. When you move near a screen-edge the page will auto-scroll in that direction. Comes in handy when you're using a wheel mouse or just want to cruise ~
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3 years
Dead to Me Frame [new] Frame your darkest thoughts, mysteries, and eldritch truths – or like whatever – with the new Dead to Me frame. Art by illustrator extraordinaire @thedaintyheart
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More Flexible Color Picker [New] To help you be even more expressive with your spaces, you can choose dark colors, as well as fine-tune colors with system native controls
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2 years
Color Swatch Cards [New] If a card is named as a color – like `pink` or ` #5e978b ` – then it'll become that color. Really helpful for moodboards, where sampled colors can be listed right next to image inspirations. (Supports all formats, including HEX, RGB, HSL, and CSS names)
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Scrolling Performance Up [New] This space has 500+ image and video cards, and now jiggles like jello and scrolls like butter
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2 years
Pin Spaces List [New] Keep your spaces list open by pinning it. Helpful for jumping from space to space, or when filtering to find something specific (Updated with improved animation and loading states)
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2 years
Hover Glow [New] Hover your mouse over a card to highlight the connections on the cards that it's connected to. Glide around your space while pondering your next move
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@KinopioClub
Kinopio
3 years
Dot Grid Background [new] Y'all said you liked dots, so here's an official dot grid space background
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@pketh
Piri
3 years
Favorite kind of paper for writing?
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2 years
Minimap [New] Hold shift down or click the button in the bottom right to toggle on the minimap. Drag the window around to adjust your view, or tap anywhere to jump.
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4 years
Broadcasting Upload Progress ~ I'm collaborating with myself here to show how one person dragging a file over a space displays your squiggly guideline and upload progress to everyone
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@KinopioClub
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2 years
☎️ A smoother more magical mobile Kinopio is almost ready, shipping tomorrow
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4 years
Add [[tags]] to your cards to make them stand out and connect ideas across spaces. Click on a tag to edit colors, and jump to other tagged cards *゚:。
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2 years
Select Cards by Tag [new little detail] Click a card tag to select all other cards with that tag. This makes groups of cards with the same tag a easier to move and edit together
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@KinopioClub
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3 years
Performance Up 2-5x [new] Every interaction, like loading spaces, scrolling, painting, dragging and editing cards is even more responsive now. You'll notice the improvement most on large spaces – Here's me using a space with ~450 images and videos with way less lag.
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4 years
Custom Space Backgrounds ~ Personalize your spaces, set the mood, catch a vibe
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4 years
Make mood boards all day by importing your favorite @AREdotNA channels
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4 years
kind of stumbled over this in an experiment, but now I'm wondering whether people would like custom backgrounds?
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3 years
Hand-Made Patch [coming Monday] Take Kinopio with you – not just on your phone
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2 years
Save Space PDF [new] Save your entire space as a PDF which you can send to your friends, or just keep for yourself Share → PDF (or Export → PDF)
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2 years
Export All Spaces [New] You could always export your spaces, but now it's you can export them all at the same time
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1 year
Write less, weave more
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3 years
[new] Little details, Dragging a card by it's checkbox/markdown-link or comment visibility button will no longer activate it. Just one less thing to think about when moving cards around
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3 months
Reducing the amplitude/jiggly-ness of card jiggling while dragging to try and find a nice middle ground between whimsy and utility (as always paint selecting cards before dragging disables the jiggling entirely)
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Kinopio
2 years
Mobile UI Improvements [New] Header and footer positions are more predictable while swiping, and fade-out more smoothly while pinch zooming
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Kinopio
2 years
A "Link in Bio" page like no other, would you like one?
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2 years
Personal Templates [new] Make your own spaces into easy to duplicate templates. Such as, - Class notes with different templates per course - Organizing research and writing - Meeting prep I'm sure you'll surprise me with more ~
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4 years
Desktop Apps [new] Download Kinopio for Mac, Windows, or Linux
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4 months
🚑 Kinopio service will be unstable for the next few days as we work to diagnose some really tricky race-condition bugs that are crashing the server. I'm really sorry for the issue, and I'll write up a full retrospective of this issue in the next bulletin or blog post
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3 years
Hold Space and Drag to Pan [new] Nice for precise movement, and especially handy for getting around if you're using a mouse with a scroll wheel
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@KinopioClub
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2 years
Kinopio's new visual design is shipping on Monday
@pketh
Piri
2 years
The first look at the new Kinopio design
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3 years
@mollyfmielke you mean like this?
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2 years
[new little details] Search Match Highlighting Kinopio uses 'fuzzy' searching so that you can match against letters inside of a word. To make results easier to identify, the specific matched parts are now highlighted
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9 months
Feedback I live for (シ_ _)シ
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1 year
Information becomes knowledge, when you lay it out on a spatial canvas
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Magic Paint Select [New] Painting to select items is faster and more responsive. Both fine detailed selections and quick broad strokes feel natural.
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