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And did I tell you, it is free to use?
Yes, it is free to use and has zero data collection and misuse, that’s a promise.

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Not just that, it presents you with beautiful wallpapers every day, and you can choose your wallpaper too.

Wait there’s more:
With its Command Panel (cmd/ctrl + K), BonsaiDash lets you access your bookmarks, tabs, and history with a single command, anywhere.

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This thought was enough to motivate me to build @BonsaiDash.

So what's BonsaiDash?
It is a simple and intuitive Chrome extension that shows your tasks in a new tab.

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So where I can put my todos then?

There’s an app that we all open 1000s of times every day.

Any guesses?

YESSSS!

It is your browser.

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I don’t want an additional app/notebook to keep my tasks.
Why can’t the app fit into my workflow?
Why do I have to adapt a new app to my habits?

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So what do I have to say today?
Recently solved a personal problem of staying focused and realized it is not just my problem.
Everyone struggles to focus during their hectic schedule so much that notifications have become counter-intuitive & interruptions.

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Email Title: If your productivity tool doesn’t fit in your current habits it won’t work for you in the long run.

Email Content: Why are you receiving this email? Hi, You must know Ajay Prem Shankar. At least he knows you.

conti...

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Today's updates?

Sent a cold email to my contacts telling them about why I built the app.

Read the thread for the email that I sent🧵

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First 50 users took 20 days. Second 60 in 5 days 🚀🚀.

@BonsaiDash
is growing slowly but steadily.

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@BonsaiDash Chrome doesn't have its APIs available to places other than the background and new tab. This makes it a challenge to maintain a single code for both the new tab widgets and content widgets. (2)

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@BonsaiDash Making the command panel available to all your tabs has been a challenging task.
1. Injecting react app into existing website.
2. Make sure the website's style is not taken over.
3. Maintaining the same codebase for both new tabs and other tabs. (1)

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Spotlight for your browser. A command panel to provide quick access to options that you really need.

Come and join @BonsaiDash in the journey of making you more productive.

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One of the first milestone for @BonsaiDash
, it crossed 50 users today 💥

Best version is yet to come.

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When Figma challenged me to try to make a cover for @BonsaiDash

How can I improve this?

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@BonsaiDash @googlechrome Just to put things in perspective, Edge store takes 5-7 days. Imagine users have to live with bugs for 7 days.

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#indiehackers which tool do you prefer to create product banners?

I'm gonna learn it today. Tired of having screenshots as banners, they make the product look substandard.

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Just made you a little more productive by bringing tab, bookmarks, & history search on a single command. (Cmd + K)

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Did you know you can configure Chrome extension shortcuts at "chrome://extensions/shortcuts"?

With that,
You can search tabs, bookmarks & history just by pressing:
> Cmd + K on Mac
> Ctrl + K on other platforms

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#indiehackers what are some low cost analytics platforms? Like google analytics.

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I asked AI to write a rap song about how @BonsaiDash can help you focus. It is just kickass.

Here's link to the full rap: ajaypremshankar.medium.com/bonsaidash-rap…

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How can you stay focused on today? I have wondered about this a lot.

Here's how I use @BonsaiDash to plan & focus on today.

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