Hey everyone, I’m Brett, solo dev behind Refbox.
I built this app along with my brother @bransshep to help designers and creatives stay in their flow; however, I ended up using it myself as a dev way more than I expected. The always-on-top notes, easy image pasting/zooming, and the color picker are all things I rely on daily now. Refbox runs on Electron + Vue, and instead of relying on native draggable windows, I built a custom region system so floating frames feel smoother and more flexible across operating systems. The goal was to make interactions snappy and the UI unobtrusive.
If you try it, I’d love feedback on performance, UX, or anything that feels rough around the edges. Thanks for checking it out!
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