Life
Hi, it's Takuya here. As I wrote in my previous post, I recently pushed myself too hard with my indie SaaS dev work and ended up burning out. One of the main reasons was my tendency to hyperfocus. When I get absorbed in something, I tend to lose
Life
Hey, this is Takuya. Recently, I pushed myself too hard on indie development and ended up sick, as I posted a video on my channel recently. My atopic dermatitis flared up badly, and my quality of life dropped sharply. It was like hell, literally. I’m still recovering, but I’
Tips
Hi, it's Takuya. As your app grows in popularity, you occasionally start to attract attacks aimed directly at you—the developer or site owner. Just the other day, I got one that was honestly terrifying, so I'd like to share it. The Email Subject: Cookie consent
Life
Hi, it's Takuya. Ever since I got my driver’s license before entering university, I had basically never driven a car. Living in the city, I avoided driving as much as possible. The thought of operating something that could seriously hurt or even kill someone if I made
Inkdrop
I've been running Inkdrop, which is a Markdown note-taking app, and I’ve decided to never implement proprietary Markdown extensions, as that’s the philosophy of the app. The strength of Markdown (specifically GitHub-flavored Markdown) lies in its status as a widely used, loosely standardized document format in
Inkdrop
Hi! This is Takuya. I'm super excited to announce that the first canary version of v6.0.0 is available 😆✨ It comes with a bunch of ground-up improvements. Let's go! Release notes: Inkdrop Desktop v6.0.0-canary.1 🥳Hi! I’m super excited to announce that
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Hi, it's Takuya. I have a 9-year-old SaaS with multi-platform desktop and mobile apps called Inkdrop, a plain-text Markdown note-taking app. Recently, I started using Claude Code in my project. My first attempt was a failure, though I eventually got used to it in my workflow. Then, I
I’m no exception as a Japanese person who loves Kyoto, despite its recent overtourism issues. When considering creating a wallpaper pack in Kyoto, I contemplated what aspects of the city resonate with me most. There are already tons of amazing photos showcasing iconic views, such as Sannen-zaka or Zen
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I’ve been running a SaaS for 9 years, which includes an Electron app for Windows. For code signing, I’ve been using Certum's Code Signing Certificate: Code signing certificate for indie developersA walkthrough from buying a Certum’s code signing certificate to sign an app with itTakuya
Hey, what's up? This is Takuya. I recently started using Claude Code to write code. It works great with my tmux and neovim setup since it can run as a CLI tool. It dramatically improved my productivity, but I tend to get lost in what I was working
Hi, it's Takuya here, the developer of Inkdrop – a Markdown note-taking app that supports syncing and offline-first capabilities, built with React Native. Bumping up the React Native versions has always been hard, and this time wasn't an exception, especially because it involved migrating from the old
The desktop version of my note-taking app is built with React and Electron. Previously, I managed to animate the insertion and removal of specific items of a TanStack Virtual list using motion. However, that approach would always trigger animations whenever the note list content changed, including when switching notebooks from
Hey, what's up? This is Takuya. I'm building a Markdown note-taking app called Inkdrop. As of v5.11.0, it supports two-factor authentication with a time-based one-time password. Thank you so much for the feedback during the beta testing! Inkdrop v5.11.0 - Two-factor authentication
In the previous post, I integrated my note-taking app Inkdrop with Claude's MCP: Integrating my note app with Claude’s MCPHi, it’s Takuya here. I’ve been fiddling with Claude, which provides an interesting protocol for third-party AI integrations called MCP (Model Context Protocol). Some of my
Hi, it's Takuya here. I've been fiddling with Claude, which provides an interesting protocol for third-party AI integrations called MCP (Model Context Protocol). Some of my note app (called Inkdrop) users requested that they want to let Claude use their tech notes as knowledge via MCP.
I love Motion. It makes animating UIs in web apps incredibly easy. I've been using it in my app to animate components like the tags input bar, the notebook list, dialogs, and more. One of the components I wanted to animate was the note list. This was challenging
I've released a new browser extension for Inkdrop last week. Web clipper v0.2.2 - Import Kindle highlights!I’ve been working on rebuilding Inkdrop’s browser extension for clipping web pages. And I’m thrilled to announce that it now supports importing your Kindle highlights! This
Hi, it's Takuya, the solo developer of Inkdrop, a note-taking app designed for software developers. Recently, I enabled a web clipper feature on the mobile app for both iOS and Android. I'd like to share how I implemented the logic to receive a shared URL in
Hi, it's Takuya. I've been taking a year-end and New Year break until January 20th and have been reflecting on my personal goals for 2025. I'd like to share my thoughts in this post. Have you ever run a profitable web service for more
I’m no exception as a Japanese person who loves Kyoto, despite its recent overtourism issues. When considering creating a wallpaper pack in Kyoto, I contemplated what aspects of the city resonate with me most. There are already tons of amazing photos showcasing iconic views, such as Sannen-zaka or Zen