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Dots

Dots

Notable signal

A customizable workspace built into your Mac's notch

Launched 20d ago
Signal
49
Velocity
4

What this means

16.7×Growing 16.7× faster than the typical Productivity launch.
Compared to 244 Productivity launches at the same age.
Decaying
Vote pace down to 6% of launch speed.
+52%Launching in a 52% WoW growing category.
Mac had 96 launches this week vs 63 last.
19Founder Conviction Index: 19 — low signal.
Few of the conviction sub-signals (reputation, velocity, buyer-intent, tagline clarity) are firing yet.

Prediction

Top-5 finish probability
15%
today
Projected end-of-day votes
84range 63–113
Trajectory
decaying
Vote pace down to 6% of launch speed.
Speed vs peers
16.7×
244 Productivity launches

About

Meet Dots, a customizable workspace built into your Mac's notch. Most notch apps focus on music and notifications. Dots goes further by helping you access your favorite apps, websites, and shortcuts without constantly switching windows. Watch videos while working, take scrolling screenshots, use voice commands, and more. Whether you're studying, coding, or creating, Dots adapts to your workflow. Free to get started. No subscriptions.

AI Summary

Dots is a customizable workspace application for Mac that integrates into the device's notch, allowing users to access favorite apps, websites, and shortcuts without switching windows. It offers features like video playback, scrolling screenshots, and voice commands, with no subscription fees.

Attention & discussion velocity

Performance

Velocity4
Vote pace vs average
Momentum4
Sustained over 6h
Virality6
Spread × engagement
Engagement10
Discussion per unit of attention

Signal sources

2 of 6 active
  • Launch tracking9 readings since we picked it up
  • AI analysisProductivity
  • Comment intelligencethread not yet analysed
  • Outside discussionnot checked — domain is a storefront or shared
  • Revenue signalsno match on this domain
  • Editorial scoringbelow the signal threshold for this pass

A source that found nothing is a measurement. A source that has not run is a gap. Neither means the launch lacks the thing.

Founders

Jakob Edhel Puri
@japuri
rep 27
Jakob Edhel Puri
@japuri · hunter

Topics

MacMenu Bar AppsApple