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Everyone was typing same thing again & again, so we built "Slashit App"

As a freelancer, I used to write the same things again and again:

  • outreach messages
  • onboarding messages
  • invoice messages
  • project updates
  • delivery messages
  • and more…

Every time I had to:
copy from my Apple Notes → paste → change name → change project details → fix small details → send.

It sounds simple, but doing it 20–30 times a day was painful.
And it stole half of my workday.

One day I asked myself a simple question:
“Why is there no clean tool where I can save all my common messages and edit them fast?”

So we did a small survey.
And when we saw people were ready to pay for this, we started building.

And that’s how "Slashit App" came to life 🙌
A tool built from a real problem, not assumptions.

Explore here: https://www.slashit.app/

posted to Icon for group Building in Public
Building in Public
on November 25, 2025
  1. 1

    Nice positioning. Tools like Slashit and push-to-talk dictation feel complementary rather than competitive: text expansion wins when the wording is repeatable, voice wins when the intent is the same but the phrasing changes every time.

    Disclosure: I’m helping with Wispr Flow outreach, so I’m biased there. But the workflow distinction is genuinely useful for support, outreach, and founder ops. I wrote up that workflow angle here in case it’s useful: https://telegra.ph/How-to-Type-4x-Faster-Without-Typing-A-Wispr-Flow-Workflow-03-15

    Curious whether you’re seeing users combine snippets + dictation, or mostly use Slashit for the fully repeatable-message side.

  2. 1

    Repetitive friction is a great place to start — those tools quietly become habits if they hit right.

    At this stage, what’s the one behavior you’re watching to know Slashit is actually sticking — daily reuse, people creating lots of shortcuts, or teams adopting it by default?

  3. 1

    I think it's grat that you guys are able to add to the toolset that enables freelancers and entrepreneurs to do what they do best. Awesome work.

  4. 1

    I like how straightforward the idea is. Repetitive communication takes more time than people realize. Good to see a tool built from an actual day-to-day pain.

    1. 1

      Exactly, nothing serious but eating your time 😄

  5. 1

    Tiny but really useful inspiration! It reminds me of when I write some outreach emails using Smart writing lol. Seriously even that small feature helped me cut down so much time on repeatitive writing. So it is genuinely a great build idea.

    1. 1

      Thank you, did you get chance to use this? If yes share some feedback on our discord channel: https://discord.gg/XrrrWh4DXc .

  6. 1

    This hits home for so many freelancers. People underestimate how much time gets burned on tiny, repetitive messages—outreach, onboarding, follow-ups, invoices, delivery notes… none of them are “hard,” but together they eat entire hours every single day.
    What I like about your approach is that it wasn’t built from theory, but from an actual pain you were living with. The moment you realize, “I’m doing the same 30 micro-tasks every day and none of them move the needle,” you start to see how big the problem really is.
    A clean place to store, edit, and reuse common messages seems simple, but simplicity is exactly what’s missing in most tools. Seeing that people were willing to pay for something so focused just shows how widespread the pain is.
    Slashit App fills a real gap. Excited to see where you take it.

    1. 1

      Thank you for your real thoughts, keep inspire me and use this app for free.

  7. 1

    If anyone needs help improving their brand colours or layout, i can share some tips. I create brand kits for small businesses.

  8. 1

    Interesting, and I feel like I'm missing something important because at first glance it looks like this is for people who don't copy-and-paste from a document of message templates.

    1. 1

      Can you please clarify more?

      1. 1

        In my imagination, folks don't type messages like that out from scratch each time but copy and paste the basics from a template.

        I'm sure there are lots of ways to do this, and I'd like to understand the advantages and benefits of your product.

    1. 1

      Thank you. what about the app?

  9. 1

    I use Slashit App daily Dynamic Templates and Quick Snippets cut my repetitive replies, and the Dynamic AI template works like a lightweight prompt builder. It’s already saving me real time.

  10. 1

    Love the pain-driven build. Add dynamic tokens and one‑keystroke send to cut, copy, and paste. A tiny case study “saved 2–3 hours/day across 10 freelancers” will sell it. Checking the Slashit App.

    1. 1

      Thank you, share your feedback if you have any.

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