{"slug": "show-hn-thread-to-self-a-private-message-thread-with-yourself", "title": "Show HN: Thread to Self – a private message thread with yourself", "summary": "Carl released Thread to Self, a private iOS app that lets users capture thoughts in a single stream without folders or tags, built with AI over months and designed to be local-first with no accounts or data mining. The app is now available for public feedback on Hacker News.", "body_md": "Hello,\n\nThread to Self was created because I wanted a way to capture thoughts (random or otherwise) in a single stream. I didn't want to have to deal with folders or tags or any other type of organization took that would make it become an admin heavy burden.\n\nThis is a naive IOS and local first, so no accounts, no metrics and no mining. It's you and your thoughts.\n\nI did use AI to build this but it was not a 1 day endeavor. To get her took months of building and refining.\n\nI use it daily (in fact multiple times a day) but want to see if other people would actually want to use it. Where are the pain points that make the app to simplistic.\n\nThanks, Carl\n\nComments URL: [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49616713](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49616713)\n\nPoints: 2\n\n# Comments: 0", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-thread-to-self-a-private-message-thread-with-yourself", "canonical_source": "https://threadtoself.com", "published_at": "2026-09-08 20:41:10+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-08 20:54:35.234279+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-products", "ai-tools"], "entities": ["Thread to Self", "Carl", "Hacker News"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-thread-to-self-a-private-message-thread-with-yourself", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-thread-to-self-a-private-message-thread-with-yourself.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-thread-to-self-a-private-message-thread-with-yourself.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-thread-to-self-a-private-message-thread-with-yourself.jsonld"}}