milen

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Software engineer on Build Infrastructure @ Facebook, ex-tech lead on Spark AR Studio, amongst other things created Monodraw, co-created Clear, EventBox and others.

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Comment · 8 months ago
I’ve implemented that feature but I haven’t had the time to push out a new update (family life and day job take up all my time).

I’ll try to prioritise this over the next few weeks.

Thanks for all the kind words to everyone who likes Monodraw.

(Developer of Monodraw)

Comment · 1 year ago
Comment · 1 year ago
The team is just me - the developer.

There’s no affiliation whatsoever, I’m actually quite surprised every time Monodraw appears on the front page as the app just had its 10th birthday.

I would have assumed most people in the community would know about it by now.

Comment · 1 year ago
At least back in the day, it used to be common to "buy a license" or "buy a serial key". I didn't really put too much thought into the phrasing, as I haven't received any feedback.

Regardless, when you buy it, it's yours forever - no activation, no DRM, no subscription, no fine print.

(Monodraw developer here).

Comment · 1 year ago
As jamil7 noted, Monodraw predates SwiftUI by about 4yrs.

But more importantly, my priority is delivering the best user experience and that's where AppKit shines.

Comment · 1 year ago
One idea I've been toying with would be to do a Kickstarter-style campaign and if it reaches a certain threshold, then I know it would be worth porting.
Comment · 1 year ago
FWIW, pirated copies of Monodraw are widely available, I take that as a form of flattery :D
Comment · 1 year ago
Thank you!
Comment · 1 year ago
Appreciated!
Comment · 1 year ago
Oh, wow - so happy to hear from a Clear user!

I was one of the co-creators of Clear and the developer who built the iOS app. It was co-created by me, Realmac and Impending. I had previously interned at Realmac and had been friends with the founder, Dan (they acquired another app of ours - EventBox, which later got rebranded as Socialite).

Comment · 1 year ago
Thank you for the appreciation!
Comment · 1 year ago
It's on the TODO list!
Comment · 1 year ago
Yeah, it's unclear how many people fall into that bucket. I'm sure it's non-zero but I don't know if it's worth the time.
Comment · 1 year ago
Targeting Windows/Linux/web still means I cannot re-use the sources. But targeting web might be faster in terms of development time, although I don't have deep expertise on non-Apple platforms, so I cannot say for sure.

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