Quick Start
Get started with Penflow in minutes
Quick Start 🚀
You can start using Penflow right away without any installation! We offer two easy options:
Option 1: Use Our Hosted Version 🌐
Head over to flow.hacktools.sh to get started with Penflow right away.
The application runs entirely in your browser, ensuring your data remains local to your device. To help us know how many people are using Penflow, we use Vercel's anonymous analytics to track user numbers only. You can opt out of this either by self-hosting the application (bundle comes without Vercel analytics) or using an ad blocker.
Option 2: Self-Host the Static Files 🏠
If you prefer to host Penflow yourself:
- Download the latest release from our GitHub Releases page
- Extract the static files
- Host them using any web server of your choice (Apache, Nginx, simple python server, etc.)
That's it! Since Penflow is a client-side application, you don't need any backend services or databases. All data is stored in your browser's local storage.
Why No Unminified/Source Code? 🤔
Currently, Penflow is distributed as built static files only while we focus on rapid development and refinement of our core features and architecture. This approach allows us to maintain fast development cycles and protect our innovative solutions during this early phase.
For those concerned about privacy, you can verify Penflow's absolute client-side nature yourself - try running it in an isolated container and/or monitor network traffic in your browser. You'll see that no data leaves your machine. We guarantee:
- 🌐 Full offline functionality
- 🔒 Complete data privacy with local-only storage
We're committed to transparency and will continue to evaluate our source code distribution strategy as the project matures. Thank you for your support during this development phase!