Flat

Simple, delightful, collaborative work tracking

5.0•10 reviews•

395 followers

Simple, delightful, collaborative work tracking

5.0•10 reviews•

395 followers

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Team collaboration software

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Issue tracking software

Forget bloated project management tools. Flat keeps your work organized and your team aligned with no frustration and no complex setup.

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Flat

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Hey ProductHunters! 👋 I’m Seth, one of the founders of Flat, and we’re excited to share it with you today and get your feedback! Our motto is: simpler is better. We built Flat out of frustration with the complicated project management tools we’ve used at previous jobs — things like Asana, Monday, ClickUp, Jira, etc. What we wanted was a simple shared space where we could organize our work, make priorities clear, and stay aligned as a team, without all the friction and complexity. So we set out to build a tool that was so simple and easy to use that anyone could pick it up within five minutes. Our strategy for achieving this has been to combine familiar, proven concepts like collaborative document editing, status tracking, comment threads, and kanban boards. As a result, Flat feels immediately familiar, and new users can hit the ground running. Flat also doesn’t aim to be an “everything app”. Instead, it complements the apps you use and love by serving as the home base that ties them all together. Don’t write blog posts in Flat — that’s what Google Docs is for! But do use Flat to capture the goals for each post, and track them through their lifecycle. Don’t hold brainstorming sessions in Flat — that’s what Miro is for! But do use Flat to keep track of the whiteboards for later reference. Don’t hang out and celebrate wins in Flat — that’s what Slack is for! But do use Flat to ask questions or raise issues on a topic without worrying about balls getting dropped. Flat isn’t done; we’re hard at work making it better every day. But we think it’s ready for you to check it out, and we’d be grateful for any feedback you have to share in the comments below! We’ll be here all day to answer questions.

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1yr ago

@seth_purcell Congratulations on the release of Flat! It really provides Enough functionality!👍

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1yr ago

@seth_purcell Looks very clean. Nice job!

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1yr ago

Flat

Maker

@antonikozelski thank you! And yeah, figuring out exactly what's "enough" is the core challenge we wrestle with every day.

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1yr ago

Flat

Maker

@eddyvinck thank you!

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1yr ago

Just Scroll

My team currently uses Asana and Jira for project management. Flat looks really simple and intuitive with all the essentials, plus lots of integrations. My team relies a lot on visualization of work outputs, like Weekly Digest/Summary, and customizable charts with specific measurements, does Flat offer any quantitative measurement and visualizations as well? Congrats on the launch!

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1yr ago

Flat

Maker

@kehui_guo Thanks Kehui! One of our takeaways when speaking with users is that, across teams, the needs and preferences for visualization, reporting, etc., can vary quite a lot. To keep Flat simple and intuitive, our approach has been to let users who want custom visualizations and reports to build them out using Flat's GraphQL API (https://docs.flat.app/developers...). Indeed, there are many cases of teams using Flat and doing exactly that! Out of curiosity, what kind of measurements are you including in your reports? I'd be happy to chat more about that, and how you're using Asana and Jira more generally. Feel free to reach out directly or post additional questions here!

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1yr ago

Very nice and intuitive design, leading to a better user experience. A while ago, I had stumbled across Nuclino (https://www.nuclino.com/), which looks very very similar to Flat. Are you guys aware of it?

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1yr ago

Flat

Maker

@naomigarcia Thanks Naomi! Andrew here, one of the other founders of Flat. Yes, we're definitely aware of them. On the surface they may look similar, but if you dig in, I think you'll find Flat to be radically and refreshingly simpler -- and that's intentional! We believe strongly that added complexity in work tracking tools is a big tax on team members being able to use them effectively, so we've been quite obsessive in designing Flat to be as simple as possible. Happy to answer additional questions!

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1yr ago

I'm impressed by how easy it is to get started with Flat. The minimal learning curve makes it accessible for everyone on the team, regardless of their technical skills.

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1yr ago

Flat

Maker

@andreas_sohns Thanks for sharing that Andreas! Making Flat accessible to everyone on the team has been part of our strategy from the get-go. When a tool is too complex for the job, it can result in friction/resentment from team members. The team never truly adopts the tool, which means they don't get the promised value, either. We've strove to make Flat so simple and delightful that it never gets in anyone's way.

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1yr ago

Flat

Maker

@andreas_sohns Thanks! Something surprising we've found is that even very technical people appreciate the minimal learning curve, I think because they feel that this should just not be complicated.

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1yr ago

We use notion as project management tool for our small team, but tbh it's not very convenient and we're looking for another option. This product looks interesting, worth a try. Congrats on the PH launch!

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1yr ago

Flat

Maker

@sm_solovyev thank you! Yes, we find tons of teams using Notion as the simplest option they could find; we believe Flat is even simpler due to its focus on work tracking.

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1yr ago

Flat

Maker

@sm_solovyev Adding onto what Seth said, if you're looking to import data from Notion into Flat, just reach out to us via any of our support channels (https://docs.flat.app/welcome/he...), and we'd be happy to help.

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1yr ago

Village

The biggest challenge with project mgt tools is adoption and you guys have nailed it! excited to watch this more closely

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1yr ago

Flat

Maker

@absilutely Thanks Abdallah, look forward to hearing any further feedback you have!

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1yr ago

Flat

Maker

@absilutely Exactly – we often hear managers talk about their teams using these tools in terms of "compliance" and "enforcement". We think if that's the situation you've already lost the battle. The problem is these tools have historically been built for managers, and imposed on team members. Flat takes the opposite approach: we aim to serve the team, and then managers get visibility "for free". But it has to help the team do their work or it will just get in their way, they'll stop using it, and then managers can't see what's going on, and the tool fails.

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1yr ago

Pretty smart way of leveraging what users already know to build your UX and UI! Why reinvent the wheel when it's working. Congrats @seth_purcell !

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1yr ago

Flat

Maker

@tonyhanded thanks!

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1yr ago

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Flat is praised for its simplicity and intuitive design, making it an effective tool for team collaboration without unnecessary complexity. Users appreciate its seamless integration with GitHub, which enhances workflow efficiency. The tool's flexibility allows for easy adaptation to various processes, and its user-friendly interface is widely accepted by teams. The Flat team is noted for their responsiveness to feedback, ensuring continuous improvement. Overall, Flat is highly recommended for its ability to streamline project management and maintain team alignment.

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