New release: Akiflow’s web app is live!
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Summary
In its 2022 announcement, Akiflow launched a browser-based web app intended to provide the desktop app’s speed and experience in a browser.
Akiflow described that first web version as early-stage, with several desktop-only features and shortcut limitations while browser time blocking was already available.
The release also announced Asana two-way synchronization and opened Akiflow’s mobile-app beta to everyone for further testing.
This year was filled with many accomplishments and progress. To end 2022 on the highest of notes, we present you our biggest release so far: Akiflow’s web app!
We know that many of you prefer web apps, and we wanted to make sure you had the same speed and experience with Akiflow in your browser as you do with the desktop app. This improvement was on our roadmap for a while, and we spent months carefully building it.
The web version is still in its early stages, so you might miss a few features that are only available on the desktop app, such as:
🔔 Notifications;
⌨️ Accessing the command bar from everywhere;
📸 Capturing web pages as tasks;
💻 Seeing your day at a glance with the Tray Menu;
Connecting your Gmail account to import your emails as tasks.
Shortcuts also have a few limitations, and you won’t be able to use the following:
📃 Your custom shortcut to Show or Hide Akiflow;
🗓️ Ctrl + T to Go Back to Today while navigating the calendar;
🔗 Pressing O on a selected task will open only the first link, not all of them.
While improvements for the web app are on the way, you can already use it to plan your days with time blocking via the browser. We’re excited about this milestone and hoping for your feedback on it!
Additional updates
🔁 Asana 2-way sync: This latest release also presents the new Asana integration! In a series of improving our current integration and bringing new ones, our Asana integration now has a 2-way sync, meaning that all changes made in Akiflow will be reflected in Asana and vice-versa.
📲 Mobile app open beta: Our mobile app is officially available for everyone, in beta testing. After a few months of being explored by select beta testers, it is now ready for a new phase of testing before the stable version’s release.
Download the beta mobile app here: [link]
2022 was a great year, and we’re enthusiastic about 2023. Thank you for being part of Akiflow’s journey.
Happy Holidays to everyone!
Frequently Asked Questions
What did Akiflow launch in this 2022 release?
Akiflow announced the launch of its web app at the end of 2022. The company said it had spent months building the browser version for people who preferred web apps, with the goal of delivering the same speed and experience associated with its desktop application. This describes the launch announcement, not today’s feature parity.
Which desktop features were absent from the early web app?
The article said the early web version lacked notifications, system-wide command-bar access, capturing web pages as tasks, the Tray Menu, and Gmail connection for importing emails as tasks. These were explicitly presented as limitations of the newly released 2022 web app, so they should not be interpreted as current limitations.
What shortcut limitations did the initial web version have?
According to the announcement, the early web app did not support the custom Show or Hide shortcut or Control-T for returning to Today in the calendar. It also said pressing O on a selected task opened only the first link rather than every link. Those limitations belong to the historical release state.
Could users time-block from the web app at launch?
Yes. Although Akiflow described the browser version as being in its early stages and said improvements were still coming, the release stated that users could already plan their days with time blocking through the browser. The source does not provide a complete inventory of what the current web app supports.
What other product updates accompanied the web-app launch?
The release announced two additional updates. It described an Asana integration with two-way synchronization, meaning edits in either Akiflow or Asana would be reflected in the other service. It also said Akiflow’s mobile app had entered an open beta available to everyone before a later stable release.
