Command Browser Reviews

Really nice start. I'd really appreciate a few things... 1. More specific update notes please? 2. Notion integration needs fixing in my opinion so that tags made in Command stay attached to specific highlights (as when they are created in Command) ... Currently, when sent to Notion, tags get rolled up into a bundle as a property of a URL and as a result information (that tag X was attached to highlight Y) is LOST. To fix this, I think the Highlights table needs to have each *highlight* as its entity/row/granularity, rather than URL. Ideally a related "Pages" table with URL as base would store page title and page-scope comments. If that's hard (or not possible to auto-populate related fields?) then URL and page title could just be properties of each highlight in the Highlight table, with those values repeated for each highlight in a page. 3. Data protection: I'd love to know somehow that my Notion data isn't being exposed to accidental sharing or even erasing. Maybe Notion limitations make that impossible to guarantee but at least warn us of what could happen by giving you the keys to my data there. 4. Thanks for the handy app!

The rest of us are: Not casually browsing teh internets or using a browser for mindless empty carbs for your brain. The rest of us utilize the web for more complicated and important needs. We needed a browser that could handle strictly dedicated tab groups. Notes and highlights of website contents. The ability to save and export.

Personally, no other browser could handle my web needs. I dive deep into research on multiple subjects.

To note, The developer has what it takes and makes to be a role model for the rest in the apple community. Kudos. Proudly paid for CommandBrowser!

A lot of time spent online is meaningless browsing. But a lot of it is not. Command is the browser built for reading that actually matters to you. It is so brilliantly designed and executed that if you made it your default browser you will immediatley notice a change in your own behavior on a daily basis (assume you browse the web from your phone everyday). The principles Command embodies should’ve been the web browsing world’s standard in the first place. If you feel something is broken in web browsing - Command is probably the fix… and it syncs your highlights to the likes of Readwise and Notion. Respect!

Devs,

I really like CommandBrowser and find it to be incredibly useful on my iPad. For doing research at my desktop, it would be nice to have this browser available as an option to use.

I have been using it even though it is not verified. It is mostly working except a few gamebreaking bugs.

1. When you go into a menu and try to go to another deeper menu, it does not recognize the input. (Example: Highlights > Sync Menu) This causes issues with setting up CommandBrowser for syncing.

2. Resizing the window makes pages render a bit weirdly and inputs will not work when you click on the screen (IE Highlighting)

3. It does not scale the website in the browser itself. Text is smaller than it should be

I am not sure what it would take to get it working on the M1 Mac as an offical app, but I feel like this is a good start on some dealbreakers right now.

Let me know if you want me to provide screenshots or screencaps so you can see the behavior in action.

This really is something special and I know it's probably hard to manage a project like this independently or as a small team but I think at this point you should prioritize a native desktop app atleast for M1 Mac's / Apple Silicone in General and I guarantee you will find even more success. I want to replace my current setup of alternative between SigmaOS and Sidekick as my browsers. Would love to just use Command and use Matter App as my Clipping tool.

Edit: Despite the developers response that it’s available, changing the search engine is only viable for Safari it looks like.

Downloaded in the morning. Paid for license that night. It’s truly a great browser that I’ve been waiting for. Finally, highlighting on the web itself without copying and pasting it somewhere!

What lacks greatly is the inability to use other search engines. I’d prefer to use DuckDuckGo instead of Google. Could this be added soon?

UPDATE: worked directly with the dev and was able to help troubleshoot the bug below. Everything works as advertised and I look forward to using CommandBrowser.

CommandBrowser looks and functions fantastically within the trial period. However, it crashes whenever I try to pay for continued use, rendering it literally unusable. I hope this bug gets ironed out soon so I can continue using this otherwise fantastic app! (iPhone 12 Pro user on iOS 14.3)

I started using Command as an occasional browser alternate, just for when I was doing some “serious” reading. I quickly wanted to save and highlight more and more content. It’s a very polished product, much more so than similar indie tools I’ve tried.

Command now has a covered spot in my doc, knocking Safari off as my default iOS browser as well. The devs are amazingly eager to make small enhancements and bug fixes too.

This is definitely the browser / app that I needed. Command allows me to highlight books and articles and directly sync to my RemNote workflow. I can easily tag each highlight to move them later in RemNote. If I could add one feature it would be the ability to separate tags in my RemNote. So if I’m tagging “math” vs “compsci” these would appear in two different documents under the Command Browser Highlights Folder.

Command is easy to use and does what it says it do, you can highlight webpages and anotate them. You can also have mutiple journals (notebooks) to organize your notes by topics and keep the webpages that you are reading separated by groups.
Also, support via chat is incredibly fast. It honestly took a few seconds for me to get an answer to my question!

This is an incredible product built by an incredible indie developer. My first day of driving with it, and I’m loving the experience!

The support experience was also amazing — Ash responded within 3 minutes and the issue was pinned and fixed within the next 5.

I love what CommandBrowser's intention is but I have had it lock up completely while adding tags to a highlight - two of the first three highlights in fact. I had to force CommandBrowser to quit because it was completely unresponsive.

This behavior is a deal-breaker. No what great productivity tools it has they can not make up for the loss of time and concentration. I'll give it another try after the next update.

I'm using an M1 12 inch iPad Pro running iPadOS 15.0.2

Been using this browser daily ever since I downloaded it. Great and fluid experience, very intuitive, and has consistently delivered on what it promised.

I especially love the highlighting feature and spaces feature! Has kept my browning very organized

It’s starting to crash when I try to open the Leaderboard. It would be great to have the ability to adjust the text size and also have a reader view option on web pages.

It is a great way for me to retain the information from the articles and web pages I read online. Combine that with the integration with notion and how easy it is to review later. Would highly recommend this product.

The tabs and spaces layout is a total game-changer. I’ve said goodbye to dozens of cluttered tabs that I forget about revisiting or clearing out on other browsers and welcomed the simple, clean organization that Command offers to users. Couldn’t ask for more.

The developer has been super-responsive and Command has quickly become the best browser for iPad reading. Keyboard support is solid, and the integration with Readwise has finally made note taking reasonable while reading on the web.

I just downloaded it today and I think it is a really great place for collection. Two suggestions, one maybe add a quick capture for independent fleeting thoughts and could you make it integrate with Roam Research as well as notion?

I’ve been looking for a mobile browser with this sort of grouping for open tabs. Absolutely love it! Looking forward to using and providing feedback as there are a few small tweaks needed. Keep it up!

I originally gave 3-star for not able to change the search engine. It was hidden. Setting is under Aa and you can choose Duck Duck Go as your default search engine. Now, it is perfect 5-star.

Love the organization and the export of highlights to my Roam graph. Spaces element is great and easy to use. I also will sometimes save something in a list from Twitter or other places within command to come back to.

One recent issues is that I tried to open a background tab from a “peek” tab and it crashed. I’m having trouble getting it to work again on iOS but I wrote to the devs and finding a solution.

This browser lets you highlight anything on the Internet to read up on or share later. Also let’s you organize your tabs into spaces. Well earned spot on my dock.