Hey HN. I'm Ravi - maker behind Amna. I built Amna because I found myself pulled in a lot directions. At work, I was a PM - so always juggling multiple projects. At home, I would be working on amna and attending local meetups. On the side, I would volunteer as a TA to teach CS. It wasn't that the work in each area was super challenging, but keeping up everything was. Sharepoint at work, Google Drive at Home. A work computer, a personal computer. It was super frustrating to keep up with everything.

What I really wanted was a better personal management tool that helped me stay on top and squash my tasks. I also didn't want to convince my entire team or company to use it. So whatever I built, it had to be private and local-first. Didn't want to stream sensitive work things to the cloud.

Amna works like a personal todo-list. You deep dive into a task and are provided the tools to get the task done in one place. For now, it provides a browser and text editor. A built-in browser is awesome, it works just like Chrome, and is sufficient for research, paying bills and filling forms. For example, I just created a task called "Launch Amna to Online Forums", and am using the built-in editor in the space to type this out, and the browser to submit this post. I can simply keep monitoring this task for updates, rather than it getting lost in a sea of tabs. If I have an idea for work, I simply have to flip to my "Work" headspace and jump into a task there. Switching and resuming tasks are seamless. When you dive into a task, it serves a kind of context lock and helps you focus on the task at hand. After I complete a task, I can search for it again if I need it. I also wrote up a blog post with some user reseach I did on overall information patterns - take a peek if it sounds interesting.

If you're writing essays, doing research, or hunting for jobs, you should definently try out the beta. It'll just feel organized. Drop your email on the landing page, and I'll get in touch.

Feedback appreciated :)