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llevmiseri about 5 hours ago 5 commentsRead Article on kraa.io

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Hi HN! Few months ago I've shared a new kind of markdown editor that we (a team of three from the Czech Republic) have been working on (HN post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46144801). What resonated with folks the most was Kraa's unique ‘real-real-time’ chat feature. We have now acted on this feedback, improved the chat features, and made what we call Kraa Trees.

Trees allow anyone to create a light-weight community / chat channels. It would be a stretch to call it an alternative to Discord, yet, but we hope that the frictionless nature of Trees will make them useful for small groups that want something simpler, more immediate, and less cluttered. With the live-typing being one of the key differentiating features.

You can create your own community/rooms by selecting "Tree of leaves" in the New leaf button dropdown.

You don't need an account to try Kraa nor Kraa Trees. We would love to know what you think!

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Discussion (5 Comments)Read Original on HackerNews

vipipiccf•30 minutes ago

I tried it, the idea might be good for short chats and fast-moving discussions, since it avoids interrupting other people mid-thought. I feel it is only for very specific use cases.

arjunthazhath•about 3 hours ago

I tried it but whats the value prop it offers compared to reddit or discord?

levmiseri•about 1 hour ago

Much more light-weight UI, no need for accounts, connection with the markdown editor underneath. More details about the product itself are here: https://kraa.io/about

curtisblaine•about 2 hours ago

Real-real time meaning other people see your message as you type it? This is a feature that would actually discourage me from using the chat. Having to control how your message looks while you're typing it is added stress for the writer and doesn't really give anything of value to the reader. Not sure why this is better than "traditional" chats.

levmiseri•about 1 hour ago

That's fair and something I know will is a love/hate kind of thing. I think if you truly experience a conversation in this format, your opinion on the 'sensibility' of this approach would hopefully change, even if it's still something that's not for you.

That being said, we will have a feature soon where you can compose the entire message before sending it (the 'traditional' way).