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by jpmattia 700 days ago
I was looking for a way to save the result page locally (ie offline). Maybe I need more coffee, but it did not look possible. So I'd add the ability to save the result (or at least make the button prominent).

But the fact I wanted to save a result is a good sign. Nice work!
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tom_hartke 700 days ago
Just save the report url! It will persist.

Also, on the usual system if you're logged in (instead of the HN free link), all your searches automatically get saved on a "history" page.

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jpmattia 699 days ago
I did see that, and maybe I should expand my comment. From the perspective of someone doing long-term research: Undermind is a startup and is subject to the vagaries of VC funding. Currently, AI is in fashion among VCs, but my guess is that the fashion will be shorter lasting than the usefulness of the search results. So having tried out the product and finding a nice literature list in a relatively new area for me, my first instinct was to store it among my org files because the probability that your company will disappear (or severely degraded upon acquisition) is high.

Anyway, I do not mean to detract from the accomplishment -- and I liked the product! So I hope you take the above feedback/nitpicking in the spirit it is intended.

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tom_hartke 699 days ago
That makes sense. You should be able to right click - save as PDF and it will preserve the links, etc.
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sebastiennight 698 days ago
Hi Tom, I will agree that printing your current UI to PDF on the user's browser side is not ideal. (and not ideal for you either as it breaks the site's branding and links in my case)

For our use case as well, I wanted to forward the offline-readable version of your result page and had to save the webpage with a browser extension.

I think allowing users (or maybe just the paid users) to "Save as PDF" the search page result will be a very easy feature to monetize.

I understand that "share the link" is a much more appealing call to action for your startup, but you're probably not going to change the mindset of the entire industry away from PDFs overnight, and you do stand to gain by making this a (possibly paywalled) feature.

Congrats for the great work!

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