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    A download UX that made you speechless?

    André Weller
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    For quite some time I am browsing several sites to see how they tackle app downloads on their own website. The common themes I came across were: - OS detection to display the download button with the OS but also telling the user they could download it for other platforms "here" - a generic download button that redirects to a download page with several download cards per OS and some more meta information - a dropdown, which lets the user choose what they want to download The last one I mentioned, is what really got me by surprise in a positive way - the only issue being I cannot remember what it was 🥲 Did you have a WOAH moment once AND remember what it was? Feel free to share it or even plug your own download UX! Let me know what you think of this.

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    Ken Verhaegen
    Last one could also have its default selected option altered to the OS/platform. Giving the choice is definitely good, based on the selection you can still show the relevant list of downloads and copy; "just" showing what's relevant for that visitor. Though; at least.. give the option to show them all (separate page or not). Woah moments in life are scarce, and I tend to have forgotten about it and moved on 5-10min later tbh. :')
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    André Weller
    @ken_verhaegen Thanks for your reply! I think for now, keeping it lean, I will just add a normal download page. And work in parallel to get that selector going. Also feeling this very much >and I tend to have forgotten about it Since I could not keep track of that one dropdown that made me woah. Usually I do bookmark these, but guess I was too busy.
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