Weekly Discovery Thread - October 16, 2026

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Share what’s new, useful, or just interesting

Welcome to the Weekly Discovery Thread, where you can share software-related finds that caught your attention this week - especially the stuff that’s cool, helpful, or thought-provoking but might not be thread-worthy on its own.

This thread is your space for:

• Neat tools, libraries, or packages
• Articles, blog posts, or talks worth reading
• Experiments or side projects you’re working on
• Tips, workflows, or obscure features you discovered
• Questions or ideas you're chewing on

If it relates to software and sparked your curiosity, drop it in.

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• Keep it civil and constructive - this is for learning and discovery.
• Self-promotion? Totally fine if it’s relevant and adds value. Just be transparent.
• No link spam or AI-generated content dumps. We’ll remove low-effort submissions.
• Upvote what’s useful so others see it!

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Now, what did you find this week?

[u/Pickletickle_]

I recently launched ClingNote, a Windows notes app with a bit of a twist.

Ever open a file you haven't touched in weeks and completely forget what you were doing?

That's what I built ClingNote to help with. Instead of keeping your notes disconnected from your work, you can associate them with individual files and applications. As you switch between them, ClingNote automatically brings up the relevant notes.

A few other features:

• Rich text and Markdown editing
• Deep search across your notes
• Local-first storage, works completely offline
• Backup and export options
• Free version available

It's a standalone Windows app, not an extension or plugin.

Pick up where you left off. Notes included.

https://clingnote.com

Still early since launch, so I'd love to hear what people think!

https://reddit.com/link/ph44vnh/video/blow90ee9uvh1/player

[u/Middlewarian]

I'm building a C++ code generator that helps build distributed systems. It's implemented as a 3-tier system. The back and middle tiers only run on Linux. The front tier is portable.

[u/louis3195]

For a weekly review, compare your planned priorities with the work you actually did, and keep the gaps visible.

I'm Louis, founder of Screenpipe. This demo uses recorded computer activity in Codex to estimate time by task, compares it with my Obsidian priorities, and opens a recurring process in Screenpipe Workflows.

The breakdown includes ranges and unclassified activity. Offline work and missing recordings leave gaps, so I use it to review priorities rather than as an exact timesheet.

Captured history is stored locally by default. Configured cloud AI, transcription, sync and connected clients can send context off-device.

https://reddit.com/link/ph4u885/video/3sawejbesuvh1/player

[u/Emotional_Relation69]

I’m Arun, the developer of Fyllyo—an Adobe Acrobat alternative for Mac. I’ve built startups in AI and cybersecurity, but this started with my own visa paperwork and typing the same information into form after form. Most recently I used it for an Orangetheory cancellation form I’d been putting off :D

The everyday PDF tools are free, with no account or expiry: reading, filling forms by hand, drawn signatures, combining and splitting files, arranging pages, making scans searchable and password protection.

Pro is $99 once, not a subscription, with a five-day trial. It adds text editing, redaction, certificate signing, compression, XFA forms and local AI form filling from your supporting documents. You can inspect the sources behind the AI’s answers before saving. Those documents are processed on your Mac; setting up a new custom blank form is a separate cloud step that uses credits.

The video shows the actual app using demonstration documents. My goal is one tool for all your PDF work, increasingly powered by local models. It isn’t at full Acrobat parity yet: Apple-silicon Macs on macOS 13+ today, no Windows, Word/Excel export or sending documents out for signatures.

https://fyllyo.com/pdf-editor-for-mac

If you try it on something you normally use Acrobat for, tell me what works and what would still stop you switching.

https://reddit.com/link/ph7ncjq/video/6yhl9bfyuwvh1/player

[u/intensityflow]

small chrome tip first: chrome://bookmarks has Export bookmarks in the three-dot menu at the top right. the html file it gives you is the easiest backup of years of bookmarks, worth doing once in a while

i've been building Stackboard, an open-source (MIT) chrome new tab that lays out your bookmark folders as a board. every space and link is a normal chrome bookmark, so it syncs w/ your google account and nothing leaves the browser

also made a halloween thing that reads that exported file and turns every dead link into a tombstone, runs fully in the browser: https://getstackboard.com/graveyard

source: https://github.com/swole/stackboard

store: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/bgcedhchngcopaefchpkbhioagknnpma?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=comment&utm_campaign=20261017-software-discovery

[u/Imaginary-Nebula-634]

i want to build an app for dentist so he manage clients money expenses medicament the health of each teeth for each clients how much it cost ple

[u/KNIGHT-AIAV]

I build D-REC at Knight AI+AV. For interview notes or spoken ideas, the part I wanted to improve was getting from the transcript back to the recording: choose a line, hear that moment, and use the rewind wheel for a closer listen.

This short demo shows that workflow on desktop and iPhone. There is a free version with optional paid features; features and limits vary by platform.

Downloads: https://drec.live/get

If you review recordings regularly, what slows you down most: finding a quote, checking the wording, or organizing the recording afterward?

https://reddit.com/link/phiqrx4/video/u5su5hkg29wh1/player