VJ-2-108
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Comment · 3 months ago
I built a completely free forever open-source productivity Application called NoSuggest and featured it in HN community. Now recently I have implemented keyboard navigations, skip links, modal focus trapping, screen reader support and prefers reducted motion. The accessibility statement is published in https://nosuggest.com/accessibility.
I am planning to apply for CAST/Digital Promise's Accessibility Baseline certification. It is required for a formal badge in ISTE EdTech Index listing. Facing a blocker as they require a third party WCAG 2.1 AA conformance report (ACR/VPAT). Self assessment won't qualify for it.
This is a single page app with no login. Approx 8 screens and minimal scope. Professional audits would charge couple of thousands of dollars. For a permanently free tool, it is not a viable option.
Has anyone navigated this for a free, open-source project? Anyone can volunteer to review?
Thank you.
Comment · 4 months ago
NoSuggest is using official YouTube iFrame player. No explicitly removing ads or views. No downloading or hosting any videos in NoSuggest. All views and ads revenue if YouTube serve any ads, will go straight to YouTube. Although YouTube serve way fewer ads in iFrame player. Totally upto YouTube.
Comment · 4 months ago
Latest 5 videos of the channel. If the creator has only 3 videos posted many years ago, then NoSuggest will bring up those 3 videos only. Purely up to content creators.
Comment · 4 months ago
NoSuggest more focused for mobile users where real doom scrolling happens. Unhook don't work in mobiles. There are some alternative solutions which require high technical knowledge but it won't help people who are not technical but still want to get out of doom scrolling, wasting time in YouTube and still stay connected with their favorite educational content or news content creators.
Comment · 4 months ago
Thank you. Glad that you like it. Please use the app and provide feedback.
Comment · 4 months ago
Interesting idea but the whole philosophy here is no algorithm at all, not a better one.
Comment · 4 months ago
Interesting, haven't seen that one. NoSuggest takes the opposite approach though, no algorithm at all rather than a better one.
Comment · 4 months ago
In previous versions, I had a direct YouTube channel link in the feed. So if user wants to see more than 5 videos of that channel then clicking on the link would take them directly to YouTube channel where they can find all the videos. But I got many users feedback that "making easy access to YouTube would be counter-intuitive and if they want to find a particular video obviously they know the search keywords and they can search for it in search tab." So scrolling videos or YouTube direct link was removed.
The Expand idea is interesting though, will think about it. Thank you.
Comment · 4 months ago
That's really good idea which I am getting multiple times from Show HN post. Never thought about it before. Would definitely do it next. Thank you very much!
Comment · 4 months ago
That's a nice idea for future enhancement. But for now, if in case you use different devices for different purpose like laptop for learning and mobile for background entertainment then both devices can have their own list of channels completely separate.
I highly appreciate you using the app. Please provide your feedback. Thank you.
Comment · 4 months ago
That's great idea. Yes, that solves the YouTube in browser problem. I tried to solve here the remaining problem which is doom scrolling in mobile.
Comment · 4 months ago
Interesting. But it won't work with mobiles i believe. Which is were real doom scrolling would happen. NoSuggest installs just like a native app and do the job of YouTube app without algorithms.
Comment · 4 months ago
No, the name itself is NoSuggest. Not suggesting anything. Just a platform to watch Youtube videos of your choice and nothing else. Please try it out and provide feedback. Thank you.
nosuggest.com