Could you describe what you are actually adding on top of the new Safari?
Tab groups are there, sync of them too, keyboard operation too, sharing as well (your improved sharing does only seem to work when both the sender and receiver have your browser, so for a niche tool, it probably won't be useful that often).
Which would mean, based on your landing page, that I'd be paying 15$ per month for split-screen.
Don't get me wrong, I think innovating on the browser and trying to find new paths, different to those that have been treaded for years is great! 15$/mo is also ok for a big value-add. But I don't see much innovation here that's not also in the status quo.
Please show me what I'm missing though, as I probably don't have the full picture.
Here’s my take on tab groups (Safari) vs workspaces (SigmaOS): they seem similar, but they feel very different.
e.g.
• you don’t always see all your tab groups = no behaviour change, people will still pile up tabs they don’t need. Think of Slack: when you’re done with a workspace, you delete it. But if you’re done with a tab group, you just leave it there to clutter your browser, like many people do with Bookmarks.
• you don’t need to work from tab groups = most people won’t organise their work, and still feel overwhelmed
We’re trying to rethink the UX of how to work on browsers. It’s not just about the indidividual features. So what are you missing?
• Every page / web-app is like a task on a to-do list. You can mark it as done, snooze it for later, or move it to another workspace
• SigmaOS' keyboard shortcut system is designed to make you feel fast and still allows you to use shortcuts on web-apps
• When you do research and command-click on pages, they open as "sub-pages" showing you where you come from
• You can rename your pages to organize yourself and find them faster
• Split screen is really awesome for multitasking (but you knew that) :)
All in all, it can be difficult to explain how different it is, without trying it out. It would be great if you could try it out and give us feedback :) Really curious what you think!
A lot of this functionality can be done by using multiple windows in Safari. Drag a tab out into its own window: boom! split browsing. (But in Safari I'm not limited to 2)
I use that a lot for the same use-case as the "sub pages" here: drag a tab into its own window, then command-click to my heart's content. When I'm done, the whole window gets closed. (Also this is without even using tab groups)
And Apple's Handoff already does the work of maintaining a seamless browsing experience between devices.
I do wish you luck and hope you find some true value differentiators.
Yeah, I concur. Furthermore, I can use macOS's spaces for different workspaces and put different browser tabs and windows into different spaces for work, fun, etc.
To the OP: I will say that seeing the tree of how I got to the current page sounds interesting if I'm researching something. However, the vast majority of my browsing is just that – browsing. I'm not usually researching something. (So maybe I'm not the target audience?)
> You can rename your pages to organize yourself and find them faster
Yeah, I don't want a tool that makes me do more work. I'm never going to rename my pages, just like I'm not going to tag all of my photos or emails or files so that the Find function can be more efficient. I just don't have time for that. If there's no way to automate it, then I don't need that feature.
Also, just want to say that your logo looks an awful lot like Apple's SiriShortcuts app logo. Might be worth changing it up.
Tab groups are there, sync of them too, keyboard operation too, sharing as well (your improved sharing does only seem to work when both the sender and receiver have your browser, so for a niche tool, it probably won't be useful that often).
Which would mean, based on your landing page, that I'd be paying 15$ per month for split-screen.
Don't get me wrong, I think innovating on the browser and trying to find new paths, different to those that have been treaded for years is great! 15$/mo is also ok for a big value-add. But I don't see much innovation here that's not also in the status quo.
Please show me what I'm missing though, as I probably don't have the full picture.