New App: Access Springpad from your desktop with Deskpad
Check out the latest app built with the publicly-available Springpad API.
For those of you who have been asking for a desktop Springpad app, your wish has been granted by our friends over at Oak Circle Software.
They created Deskpad - a program for Windows and Linux that lets you view, edit, and back-up the data that you’ve stored in Springpad. (coming soon to Mac OSX)
With Deskpad, you can access your data from your computer when you’re offline, make edits, and add new stuff – then it will upload your changes the next time that you connect to the web.
More about the Springpad API
With our rich set of structured data and enhanced information, we’re excited to see what developers will do to further enhance the experience for the Springpad community. For existing applications, the API gives developers ways to save data into Springpad and ways to tap into the notes, bookmarks, products, recipes and places that users have already saved to enhance and personalize their applications, including recommendation services, deal and coupon sites and more. Learn more about the Springpad API
6 Responses to “New App: Access Springpad from your desktop with Deskpad”
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MrWolf says: Is there a reason the app is running on Windows 2000 in these screenshots? Doesn’t exactly inspire confidence….
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katin says:
Hey there! These are the screenshots provided to us by the App Developer. But, when we tried it out on newer versions of Windows, the app looked and behaved the same way!
IndoMK says: I was very excited to see this post, but when I visited the website, it appears that they’re planning on charging for their app — which totally vanished all excitement and leaves me somewhat disgusted. I don’t use Springpad as much as I would like because of the lack of a desktop app, and now to have the one available option require purchase? I don’t think so, not at all.
James Araali-Kabyanga says: The website and screenshots don’t inspire much confidence, but I shall withhold judgement until I’ve had a play.
However, why you would want someone-else to provide a Springpad desktop application is beyond me. You’re letting someone-else take control and responsibility for a fundamental part of the user experience. Can you imagine Apple letting Microsoft create and control iTunes? It just wouldn’t happen.
Chermaine says: The screenshots of the desktop app seem a little dodgy. It might be because of the Windows Classic theme being used, but it looks sparse and lacking in comparison with the sleek styles of Springpad mobile and web UI.
The convenience of having a desktop edition of Springpad is not worth paying USD$30 for, and especially not with such an interface.
Guess I’ll just have to continue using the FF and Chrome extensions until Springpad decides to roll out its /own/ desktop application, if ever.
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Is there a reason the app is running on Windows 2000 in these screenshots? Doesn’t exactly inspire confidence….
Hey there! These are the screenshots provided to us by the App Developer. But, when we tried it out on newer versions of Windows, the app looked and behaved the same way!
I was very excited to see this post, but when I visited the website, it appears that they’re planning on charging for their app — which totally vanished all excitement and leaves me somewhat disgusted. I don’t use Springpad as much as I would like because of the lack of a desktop app, and now to have the one available option require purchase? I don’t think so, not at all.
I absolutely agree
The website and screenshots don’t inspire much confidence, but I shall withhold judgement until I’ve had a play.
However, why you would want someone-else to provide a Springpad desktop application is beyond me. You’re letting someone-else take control and responsibility for a fundamental part of the user experience. Can you imagine Apple letting Microsoft create and control iTunes? It just wouldn’t happen.
The screenshots of the desktop app seem a little dodgy. It might be because of the Windows Classic theme being used, but it looks sparse and lacking in comparison with the sleek styles of Springpad mobile and web UI.
The convenience of having a desktop edition of Springpad is not worth paying USD$30 for, and especially not with such an interface.
Guess I’ll just have to continue using the FF and Chrome extensions until Springpad decides to roll out its /own/ desktop application, if ever.