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Notes from the reading desk

Calm thoughts on reading, craft, and native software.

Updates, thoughts, and stories about building a calm reading experience for Apple platforms.

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Introducing Cardmaniacs

We built the reading app we always wanted — one that brings feeds, bookmarks, and read-later into a single native experience for Apple platforms.

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Notes native craft

Why we chose native over Electron

Building a truly native app in Swift meant more work, but the result is an experience that feels like it belongs on your Mac, iPhone, and iPad.

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Notes workflow reading

The reading workflow we designed for

A deep dive into the three-pillar reading workflow that inspired Cardmaniacs — feeds for discovery, read-later for intention, bookmarks for reference.

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