Christoph Planken

Indie Dev building — screen sharing in your browser, no downloads 🛠️ | 🇩🇪

[Christoph Planken @pr0gstar]

The free recorder stays on https://t.co/R20I2zUi7N.
https://t.co/PKhqbLWyP2 now has the session version: sign in, record while you share. Viewers keep watching. WebM stays local.
Also new: a changelog, plus a one-line hint for returning hosts.
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[Christoph Planken @pr0gstar]

https://t.co/bGd9U57lEz is Sharry's #3 referrer. 187 visits.
I didn't write a prompt. I didn't buy a listing. I don't know which question people asked.
Has anyone found their product in ChatGPT answers — and actually figured out why?
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[Christoph Planken @pr0gstar]

@shikheronline One day, one product. Sharry today, the recorder tomorrow.

The 30 minutes are for building. X and Reddit happen in bathroom breaks — both products, no schedule. 🚽

[Christoph Planken @pr0gstar]

Shipped a free screen recorder to feed Sharry.

Two live products. Same 30 minutes a day.

The funnel is still a line in a plan, not traffic.

Anyone else built the lead magnet before the product has demand?

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[Christoph Planken @pr0gstar]

@mohabbuilds That's me being generous. Position 42 isn't even page 2.

The 2 clicks from 520 impressions killed the "Google will find it" story in 11 days. Ugly, but cheaper than a half year of hoping.

[Christoph Planken @pr0gstar]

Shipped a free screen recorder 11 days ago.

Google has shown the Chrome guide 520 times.

Clicks: 2. Average position: 42.

Indexed isn't a channel. It's a participation trophy until you break page 2.

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[Christoph Planken @pr0gstar]

I still open Cursor. I barely open the file tree.

Most of the week happens in the Agents window, not the editor. I review diffs more than I write them.

Is that still programming, or did I become a project manager for a model?

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[Christoph Planken @pr0gstar]

Shipped a tiny free tool today: https://t.co/zcyLcfE7aC

Record your screen in the browser. Download the file. No account, no install, no upload to someone else's server.

One job. That's it.

If you ever needed "just record this once" — try it.

[Christoph Planken @pr0gstar]

Honest question for indie builders:

Would you rather have 1,000 followers who never click your product — or 50 people from a directory who actually try it?

I'm at ~50 followers and the directory keeps winning.

Which side are you on?

[Christoph Planken @pr0gstar]

Pairing across companies still means: invite them into your Slack, or share a blurry Teams screen.

I built Sharry because I got tired of both.

Browser tab. Invite link. No downloads, no installs.

What's your current workaround?

[Christoph Planken @pr0gstar]

Sharry just launched on PeerPush today.
Browser-based screen sharing. No downloads, no installs.
If you want to support an indie project — upvote and follow 👉 https://t.co/s0kjkNXwTc

@peerpush_com

[Christoph Planken @pr0gstar]

@launch_llama Sharry — screen sharing that lives in the browser. Your guest just clicks a link. No accounts, no downloads, no installs.

Built solo with WebRTC. Early access live.

https://t.co/7a2v4VRzl1 #buildinpublic

[Christoph Planken @pr0gstar]

Hot take: if your indie launch plan is "post on PH + HN + X and hope", you don't have a distribution plan.

You have a lottery ticket with extra steps.

Where do your users already search for tools like yours?

[Christoph Planken @pr0gstar]

Spent a week preparing a Product Hunt launch.

Result: 3 upvotes. Zero stranger comments.

Same week, one free directory listing kept sending traffic like nothing happened.

Launch theater is addictive. Listings are boring. Boring won.

[Christoph Planken @pr0gstar]

Four weeks of distribution push. Real numbers:

PH launch: 3 upvotes
AlternativeTo (one free listing): 353 visits
X (6 months): ~10 visits

The 10-minute listing beat the week-long launch.

What's your most underrated channel?

[Christoph Planken @pr0gstar]

@HelloDottaa Nice — that's a solid niche. Early-stage founders usually need exactly that mix of design and engineering. Best of luck with the studio, and thanks again for the encouragement on launch day.

[Christoph Planken @pr0gstar]

9 hours into Product Hunt: 3 upvotes, 0 comments from strangers.

Turns out a solo dev with 2 followers on PH isn't exactly a launch machine.

Added a banner on https://t.co/7a2v4VRzl1 so people who've never heard of PH can still help:
👉 https://t.co/9mG5Ze0iA3

[Christoph Planken @pr0gstar]

@PixelsByNikki Thanks! Dual monitors is the one upgrade I'd never go back on. How's PhotoSafe going?

[Christoph Planken @pr0gstar]

@HelloDottaa Thanks — really appreciate it. Show HN today, then back to shipping. What are you building right now?

[Christoph Planken @pr0gstar]

@HelloDottaa Many thanks, I will still keep going. This is a marathon not a sprint 🏃

[Christoph Planken @pr0gstar]

Someone emailed asking how to get a Sharry session onto a TV. No AirPlay, no casting app - turns out a browser is enough. 3 ways that actually work, plus a fullscreen bug the question accidentally uncovered: https://t.co/h7YUQibS6y