news.ycombinator.com• 3d ago• 1 min read
Show HN: Canaster is a canvas based visual workspaceCanaster is a canvas based visual workspace (think high performance hierarchical miro board).I had a particular vision for workspace I wanted where I can put my documents including pdfs/markdowns/tables/checklists in a visual hierarichal workspace.I started with a DOM based approach but that quickly hit its limits of responsiveness in terms on interaction, so i built this one with webgl and my main priority was a consistent 120+ fps rendering (you can see the fps number by clicking the (i) icon in the bottom right, the other buttons there are for refit/rearrange panels).You can drop pdfs/markdown files as it is organize them. Each 'panel' can the canvas can be maximised to interact with it and can inline edit with double clicking. You can also embed other websites (the ones which allow it)Workbooks can be private or public. Here are a bunch of documents I have created as a demohttps://canaster.in/d/naruto-casefiles/how-come-these-three-... https://canaster.in/d/admin/thirty-six-views-o
