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[–] TMP_NKcYUEoM7kXg4qYe@lemmy.world 54 points 1 year ago (26 children)

It's nice there's a front end for all these tools but I kinda don't get why is everything "hosted". This could have just been a desktop app. I guess it can be useful when you want to convert something on your phone but to me it just seems like unnecessary server maintenance burden.

[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 30 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think that a good chunk of the selfhosted community is "sole IT guy at a tiny company". This is great for that, since having to update desktop software in twenty places sucks.

[–] fatboy93@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah, having played one of the many roles like this a few years back (pre-covid), I wish tools like these had more presence. Would've made my life infinitely easier.

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