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Show HN: GYST – Digital organizer that replicates the feeling of a physical desk

https://gyst.fr/
23•ricroz•7h ago
Hi HN! I’ve been working on a tool that merges file explorer, whiteboard, bookmarking, note-taking & simple graphic design into one lightweight interface.

The idea is to make all these tools feel like one fluid space instead of 5 separate tools. The hope is to replicate the feeling of a physical desk : where order and freedom coexist.

This 15-min video walks through the current alpha and the vision for the full product : https://youtu.be/AcWzuBBuiPM

I’d love your feedback — especially around the concept and UX. The alpha is online if you want to try it: https://gyst.fr

This is a solo project for now, inspired by the “second brain” / PKM movement and my own frustration with fragmented tools and outdated UX.

Comments

daear•6h ago
Very nice. The site is down at the moment, but I watched the video tour and liked what I saw.

I built a prototype of something vaguely similar a few years ago that replicated a desk with papers stacked in piles. No searching, no sorting, no tagging--just typing on notes, dragging them into stacks, and a paintbrush to draw on the deck. This lets you leverage the brain's natural tendency to associate locations with ideas, like a memory palace. Want that recipe from a few weeks ago? You remember it was in a pile by a blue house you drew.

I see a similar philosophy here, expanded with more features and a larger scope. It's also great seeing a notes/organization system that isn't the same stupid three panels, tags on the left, etc.

Looking forward to trying it out when the site returns. Thanks for sharing!

Glant•6h ago
Just a note, I almost immediately closed your site after opening because on my phone all I see when it first opens is a sign up form. I did end up scrolling and seeing the content, but I'd recommend dropping that form either off the front page or at least below the description of what your product is.
calmworm•4h ago
I saw the same, then scrolled and saw an embedded youtube video asking me to “sign in to prove i’m not a bot”… I did close the site. I recommend moving the sign up form below some more helpful/descriptive content.
trenchpilgrim•1h ago
Same, the site on mobile is a login form and a video of a login form
zenmac•4h ago
can the each page be exported to static html/css? That will be killer feature and also makes this a instant WISIWG editor.
johnthescott•4h ago
nice start. i signed up. looking forward to mobile version.

some observations:

items -> stacks, items -> folders, folders -> stacks, stacks -> desktop. each item can only be in single folder. copies of items can go into different folders. drag item to copier machines to duplicate.

ASalazarMX•4h ago
It might be the nostalgia, but I miss the leatherbound feeling of Lotus Organizer, and was hoping this website was something similar. Maybe it could support themes?
jrm4•3h ago
I like the idea a lot; seems similar to the abandoned KDE Baskets?
desireco42•3h ago
This is cool. And I get where you are going with this...

Being endless is a power. And having structure ie. being able to emerge structure out of this would also be powerful.

I like it. If you make it open source, or maybe a plugin system would allow people to add what they think it would be needed without you having to implement it.

Or just play with this and see where it takes you.

ashepp•1h ago
Might be a great obsidian plugin!

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