Show HN: Fingernotes – handwritten notes which become their own preview image
Hi HN, I've lurked here for ages and decided to come out of the shadows for my latest side project which reached the point where it’s sort of fun to use and hopefully not totally embarrassing to share. Hacking fingernotes.com together over a couple of weeks was a creative outlet when work got stressful. I think of it as digital sticky notes. The goal was to make notes with a personal touch that are easy to write and share. I also wanted them to appear as their own link preview image on supported platforms. That way when you send the link to a note, the person sees the message without following the link. Let me know what you think! I drew inspiration from Apple's quick notes: low latency made scribbling a pleasure, and sending notes to friends felt warm and original compared to a typical exchange. It was also intriguing to see my handwriting printed in a message chat. In a time
Why it failed
Hi HN, I've lurked here for ages and decided to come out of the shadows for my latest side project which reached the point where it’s sort of fun to use and hopefully not totally embarrassing to share. Hacking fingernotes.com together over a couple of weeks was a creative ou
- Kind
- startup
- Status
- Shut down
- Inventor
- sumolessons
- Ended
- 2025
- Source
- hackernews