Sprout: A Simple, Native Kanban Board App for Mac with Privacy Focus
By
Elio Raineri
Yesterday's bagel. Skim it, don't savour it.
Summary
The article describes Sprout, a simple and native Kanban board application for Mac created by the author after failing to find a suitable existing solution. The app emphasizes privacy, simplicity, and offline functionality with no accounts, notifications, ads, or bloated features, using CoreData and iCloud for data storage.
Key quotes
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So I built Sprout 🌱, a simple and native Kanban board for Mac.
No accounts - No noise (0 notifications, ads, useless features) - 100% private (it uses CoreData and iCloud).
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