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Simon @s1hofmann.dev · 31/05/2025

Let me know if you ever come to Munich!

Simon @s1hofmann.dev · 12/05/2025

If I wouldn’t already sponsor you, I’d start now. Your window splitter is awesome and it’s really cool to see you’re putting in extra effort to make it available across frameworks 👍

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Simon @s1hofmann.dev · 17/04/2025

I have this weird thing that whenever I install nut.js without specifying @latest it installs v3.1.2, which is a bit behind v4.x.x

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Simon @s1hofmann.dev · 14/04/2025

🔍 Target elements by ID, class, focus state, value, and more — and automate desktop applications like you would the web. 📺 Check out our demo video to see how easy becomes to pixel-perfectly automate complex UIs: youtu.be/LOySrifVclw #e2etesting #desktopautomation #qa

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No More Image-Based Automation! Native Element Queries with nut.js | element-inspection plugin

YouTube video by dry Software

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Ben 🤿 @ben-octologs.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

🤿 Your Dive. Your Story. Your Share. Octologs v1.3.3 launches social media sharing – connect your underwater world with just a tap. 17 languages. Endless stories. 14 Days FREE Pro Features Dive on! 🌊 #scubadiving #scuba

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Simon @s1hofmann.dev · 05/03/2025

Markdown as your source of truth is probably the easiest way to manage data. And if it’s really required you can convert it into any other format

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Andreas Lehr @andreas-lehr.com · 20/02/2025

"GitHub-Stars zahlen keine Rechnungen." Simon @s1hofmann.dev von nutjs.dev teilt in der aktuellen Folge meines "Happy Bootstrapping Podcasts" seine Erfahrung mit Open-Source-Monetarisierung, Umgang mit Community und Einführung eines Geschäftsmodells. ➡️ btstrp.de/folge-109 #bootstrapping #podcast

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Simon @s1hofmann.dev · 13/02/2025

Can someone make a plead to app stores to remove such reviews since they are non-sensical and just wasting developer time and reputation?

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Simon @s1hofmann.dev · 18/01/2025

I‘d be happy to give it a go, but I’m not sure if I can provide valuable feedback? I’m a developer who founded a company, and I suck at marketing. Most of it happens by trusting my gut feeling, so some validation would be helpful :)

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Simon @s1hofmann.dev · 10/01/2025

Damn it, every time I see these announcements I'm sad that I'm not living in NY!

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Simon @s1hofmann.dev · 16/12/2024

I've been working on something that I planned out two years ago. Software architecture is indeed a marathon, not a sprint! bit.ly/remote-plugin

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Think outside the box - nut.js remote plugins - Blog

nut.js is designed to be extensible and this means it is no longer limited to local execution

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Simon @s1hofmann.dev · 14/12/2024

This is a friendly reminder that you should listen to Rage Against The Machine again. It’s still an amazing band!

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Simon @s1hofmann.dev · 12/12/2024

It’s primarily built for systems administration, native application testing or monitoring. But you can’t keep shady people from doing shady things 🤷‍♂️

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Simon @s1hofmann.dev · 12/12/2024

That’s not the kind of work I endorse, but yes 😅

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Simon @s1hofmann.dev · 11/12/2024

And now comes the cherry on top: You can use nut.js as a tool provider for e.g. Claude, to let it do the automation stuff for you. But not just locally on your machine, but on any machine you can connect to, without code changes! youtu.be/sOUNLwnVLxM?...

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Let Claude Desktop Automate Your Desktop

YouTube video by dry Software

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Simon @s1hofmann.dev · 11/12/2024

But with this new plugin you can connect to a remote machine: blob:https://carbon.now.sh/684b35e3-e820-4ca7-b27a-40d96a66cd96 You will still use the exact same user-facing API calls, but instead of your local machine, you're now controlling the remote machine you're connected to.

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Simon @s1hofmann.dev · 11/12/2024

Take this example, which captures a screenshot of your local desktop. blob:https://carbon.now.sh/aff7e63f-d767-4aff-8f1a-a20b138db43c

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Simon @s1hofmann.dev · 11/12/2024

I'm working on remote support for nutjs.dev Similar to its Playwright plugin (nutjs.dev/plugins/play...) this will allow users to dynamically connect to remote systems and instead of automating their local mouse/keyboard/screen, the same script will automate the remote machine.

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Node.js Cross Platform Desktop Automation. Control your mouse, keyboard, and read the screen. Looking for an alternative to AutoIt, AutoHotkey, SikuliX, PyAutoGUI, Pywinauto, Robot Framework or robotj...

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Simon @s1hofmann.dev · 09/12/2024

The sad reality is that content creation has lead most healthy discussions into simple black and white, one vs. the other scheme dramas to generate clicks through it. There’s not much, if at all, value coming out of these

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Simon @s1hofmann.dev · 09/12/2024

Me too, but when I started my older brother guided me when I got stuck! Sweet memories 😊

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Simon @s1hofmann.dev · 09/12/2024

Providing a living is never something to bully someone over!

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Simon @s1hofmann.dev · 09/12/2024

Do it! I’m regularly playing it to this day, it’s one of the greatest point&click adventures ever made!

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Simon @s1hofmann.dev · 09/12/2024

Ok, ollama3.3 is 42GB. Time to come through with my fiber connection order.

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Simon @s1hofmann.dev · 08/12/2024

What’s an open source tool you absolutely value but at the same time is absolutely underfunded?

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Simon @s1hofmann.dev · 06/12/2024

I‘d be interested. But nowadays I’m defaulting to Safari, which is probably not the most targeted browser for this. 🙈

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Simon @s1hofmann.dev · 06/12/2024

As I got older I simply didn’t like the clicky sound anymore, as it’s impossible to work with two people in the same small room 😂

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Simon @s1hofmann.dev · 06/12/2024

Used to be clicky, now it’s linear

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Simon @s1hofmann.dev · 06/12/2024

I’m using o1 quite often already because it’s pretty versatile. Pretty sure that once you’re on an unlimited plan floodgates will open because you no longer have to restrict yourself 😂

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Simon @s1hofmann.dev · 06/12/2024

Is it? Might sound wild at first, but it totally depends on how much value you draw from it. Simply compare it to your hourly rate, if it saves you a substantial amount of time, it’s justified.

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Simon @s1hofmann.dev · 05/12/2024

I’ll try to go @windsurfai.bsky.social only the next couple of weeks. So far, it’s really nice! 👍

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Simon @s1hofmann.dev · 05/12/2024

Alright, milestone reached! It's almost time to record a demo video! #buildinpublic

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Simon @s1hofmann.dev · 04/12/2024

I use PRs to encapsulate features. When merging, commits are squashed. So if something is broken in the feature and i have to revert it, it's only a single commit

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Simon @s1hofmann.dev · 03/12/2024

I‘m all in for AI computer use and really like the way @anthropic.com is taking this. One thing I keep thinking about is how to apply this on a large scale and/or in on-prem scenarios. I might have a first step to solve this, so let’s start building! 💪 #buildinpublic

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Simon @s1hofmann.dev · 03/12/2024

Two kids, little sleep here 👋

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Simon @s1hofmann.dev · 02/12/2024

I’m absolutely impressed by mcp, I think this will really step things up for AI integrations!

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Simon @s1hofmann.dev · 02/12/2024

@thedsp.bsky.social Is computer use essentially the same as mcp with Claude Sonnet 3.5, or is the underlying model different?

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Simon @s1hofmann.dev · 02/12/2024

@danenania.bsky.social This demo required no specific tweaks or loops, Claude knows what to do and uses generic base implementations! 💪 youtu.be/sOUNLwnVLxM

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Let Claude Desktop Automate Your Desktop

YouTube video by dry Software

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Simon @s1hofmann.dev · 02/12/2024

Never underestimate the power word of mouth! It may even get you further than any other "growth hack" since it always comes with personal trust 💪

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Simon @s1hofmann.dev · 02/12/2024

I played with the @anthropic.com model context protocol and allowed Claude Desktop to control my desktop! #buildinpublic #playingwithai youtu.be/sOUNLwnVLxM

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Let Claude Desktop Automate Your Desktop

YouTube video by dry Software

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Simon @s1hofmann.dev · 30/11/2024

I agree, the idea is great. But I personally didn’t like it because I constantly had to fight stakeholders, explaining them that stuff isn’t magically going to work by throwing text at it. With Claude and mcp I see a real chance that this could work, though!

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Simon @s1hofmann.dev · 30/11/2024

I get the feeling that Claude with mcp is what management thought Cucumber and Gherkin would be. Generic base implementations and precise prompts allow for precise actions from natural language input. No glue code and regex patterns to do the right thing, actual natural language to describe a case.

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Simon @s1hofmann.dev · 29/11/2024

Any recommendations video streaming applications built with Electron? #buildinpublic

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Simon @s1hofmann.dev · 29/11/2024

It sounds strange, but as a Solo builder, it’s actually really nice to "discuss" design trade-offs with an AI colleague #buildinpublic

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Simon @s1hofmann.dev · 28/11/2024

Exactly 👍 I have something up my sleeve that I’ll showcase in the near future

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