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Noor v1.0 β Replace Slack.
A chat and team collaboration app designed for a balance of uninterrupted deep work and intense collaboration bursts. Built to eliminate back and forth and switching tools.
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@morajabi very cool! How did you approach, in particular, the problem of other team chat apps being "too slow"?
@rajiv_ayyangar thanks!
we actually started out as a similar product to Tandem in 2019-2020, after all that problem was real. Soon after, we realized people will not use multiple communication apps daily and default to where the chat is. So we pivoted in late 2022 and started over. We knew we had to make a really good chat app.
It had to solve multiple problems:
1. Be low-CPU and low latency -> we chose Rust and wrote our own media stack in pure Rust rather than using libwebrtc
2. It needed status and presence backed-in so you know when and who is available at anytime at a glance -> we build "presence" area, that you click anywhere and your avatar is present. If anyone clicks on you, you link together and you can talk/pair. if you focus, people can't join you and they'll see you status.
3. It had to solve messaging problems in Slack too, and also solve async work
4. It had to feel fun, lightweight, and allow guilt-free disconnect when needed without quitting the app -> virtual office era softwares quickly became like meeting software and people can't focus on work if there's a meeting/call going on. So by default, even if you're "present" you aren't in a voice chat until people link to you (if you're open and not focused)
Screen-shot of our team in Noor right now: https://share.cleanshot.com/k6rX...
Happy to answer any other questions, Rajiv!
P.S. we've met in a Pioneer AMA in 2020 :)
I've used Noor with my team, and it's a breath of fresh air compared to other chat apps. It just feels light and freeing, compared to Slack. Mo and team know how to execute and they have thought deeply about the problem of team collaboration.
Super excited to see how this continues to progress. π
Congrats on the launch, seeing your journey on Twitter is really exciting! π
Huge congrats on the launch! Incredible grit over the past couple of years building this!!
@frcbls Thank you, Ferruccio! π«‘
P.S. Back when you tried the app it was in a really beta shape and we didn't have a mobile app. Since then, we shipped a native Swift iOS app, screen-share, reply in thread, search, fixed lots of small issues, re-wrote our sync engine to be robust and fast, and a lot more.
LFG! I've Been watching Mo carefully and tirelessly build Noor for years now.
It's incredible to see this finally launch.
Very best of luck
Congrats on v1 Mo & Co.π After seeing an earlier version of Noor I knew this was going to be a real competitor even then. Keep up the good work β you're going to make it I'm sure
Congrats Mo! Been seeing your progress and updates on the new app, huge to see the hard work paying off with a new launch! Let's go pioneer gang!
the replacement we needed but didn't deserve. congrats on the launch! can't wait for what's coming next for Noor π₯Ή
Noor is a brilliantly designed app with meticulous attention to detail. Congrats Mo & team on the launch π
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