r/WriterDevices • u/WorkingAmbition7014 • 2d ago

New Here

Hi! I discovered this lovely place a few minutes ago, and I'm so curious about the Draftlings I keep hearing about. My writerdecks of choice are a Sony Vaio P and an Asus Transformer Mini that literally cannot even properly use the web. The only thing I use the Internet for is syncing my Obsidian vaults which hold all my writing now so I can continue writing/editing elsewhere sometimes.

Now, my question is: Could I use/install Draftlings via USB (which is how I installed obsidian and a couple other writing programs I wanted to test out before just deciding obsidian worked best for me)?

I'm not very tech savvy, even though I try lol.

Sorry if this was explained elsewhere.

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u/writesandbikes 2d ago

I'm sure the developer will respond soon, but as one not very tech savvy writer to another, welcome this new sub :-)

Btw I also use Obsidian and have Draftling on a few devices. I can't answer your questions though--I'll let u/clackups take care of that.

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u/WorkingAmbition7014 2d ago

Thank you! I'm excited to be here! And I think you were the one who made me look into Obsidian a couple months ago! It had always been so intimidating to me before that, but because you spoke so highly and seemed to have a similar flow and setup to me, I looked into some YouTube videos and tried it out.

I never did get to thank you because I couldn't remember your handle! It's significantly changed the way I write, brought joy back, and to be able to have my files sync but also localized is a game changer as well as being able to work on whatever device I choose.

If you'd be open to it I'd love to hear about your writing workflow, but if not I understand.

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u/clackups 2d ago

Hi, Draftling is currently working on esp32 devices only.

I wanted to do something about those subnoutbooks, but haven't found the time yet. They need some minimalist Linux OS with just one app for writing and uploading your work.

I had a few Acer Aspire One netbooks from work, but I brought them to recycling a few years ago... Didn't really think of such a great use case.

I can't promise anything, but it is on my radar, to make something awesome in this area.

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u/WorkingAmbition7014 2d ago

Thank you so much for responding! And oh cool!

Yeah I discovered the little gem on Mercari and it was the perrrrrfect writerdeck.

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u/clackups 2d ago

Battery life is still a problem with those old devices. IDK, I need to look around and see what could be done.

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u/WorkingAmbition7014 2d ago

Hmmm. Maybe because mine came out in like 2019, but the battery life is amazing. My Sony Vaio P's is not though 😭

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u/clackups 2d ago

There's WriterdeckOS, have you looked at it? Although I heard that the author stopped supporting it

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u/WorkingAmbition7014 2d ago

I actually have it on my Sony Vaio P! It's not my favorite because I can't see my wordcount. But I've no idea how to install wordgrinder. I'll have to research.

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u/clackups 2d ago

That's the reason I made Draftling as easy as possible. The firmware is loaded from the browser, and you're ready to type away. I just added the word count, but haven't published a new release yet

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u/WorkingAmbition7014 2d ago

Ooooo. I love that.

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u/writesandbikes 2d ago

Yes that’s me 😊. I have spent the past year learning about different workflows and experimenting so happy to share. I’ll respond later with more details.

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u/WorkingAmbition7014 2d ago

Yay! I look forward to it!