CarbonDraft: Github for non-Coders

by spolu • 14 years ago

17 17 14 years ago

How does this stack up against Google Docs or other similar collaborative document websites/apps? The only obvious difference I see is versioning support, but I doubt versioning works well with regular documents.

macbutch• 14 years ago

I don't know how but it claims to support Microsoft Office and PDFs. Would be good if there was a bit more info on the site (like screenshots)...

spolu8• 14 years ago

we're working on it! :)

spolu8• 14 years ago

We're based on Crocodoc API as specified above we won't offer the ability to modify the document but rather start a discussion around through a coherent Issue tracking system.

troels• 14 years ago

Google Docs has version control baked in.

splatterdash2• 14 years ago

Ah true. I meant explicit version control (e.g. you can tag/name a version and go back to it later).

driverdan• 14 years ago

I like Notable:

https://www.notableapp.com

It's primarily for websites but can be used for anything, from PDFs to images.

spolu8• 14 years ago

We love notableapp and want to bring this + more issue tracking to the masses!

davekinkead• 14 years ago

I'd be keen to try it but it seems your email validation only accepts first order domains which kind of rules out anyone using .co.uk, .com.au etc :(

spolu8• 14 years ago

ouuuhh my bad! should be fixed.

xyzzyb2• 14 years ago

For designers, how is this different than Pixelapse?

http://www.pixelapse.com/

spolu8• 14 years ago

We'll be offering much more complete suite of tools to collaborate around a draft: box, pin, arrow annotations with issue tracking and issue related discussion.

The vision really is GitHub for the Rest of Us :)

xyzzyb2• 14 years ago

Sounds like a cool project. Good luck :-)

etherealG• 14 years ago

disappointed to see it posted here without access to use it. why not wait until the beta is ready?

spolu8• 14 years ago

We're actually trying to build the beta with you guys. we've been actively contacting everyone who signed up to help us with our customer development process.

The first beta accesses should be out very soon!

CarbonDraft: Github for non-Coders

Related Stories