Submission timeline
2007–2026One slot for every year since HN launched. Height is that year's peak points; orange marks a 100+ point or 50+ comment breakout. Select a bar to open its strongest thread.
First comments on top threads
HN comment orderI like the part where you can do calculations like in classic spread sheet apps, but visualize what your are doing, instead of hiding it behind formula fields. (see this screenshot: http://strlen.com/treesheets/docs/images/screenshots/screens...) But functionality and especially usability of this application is quite limited. It feels more like a proof of concept, than an application for daily use.
I really like these sorts of tools, but the file format[1] is a bit of a con for me. Being binary/proprietary, it makes it difficult to integrate other tools or feed the data into other systems. [1] https://github.com/aardappel/treesheets/tree/master/TS/examp...
I use this occasionally, discovered it in the Linux software repository. I think it’s worth checking out the UI paradigm, it’s very keyboard friendly. My main gripe is that it has no app icon in my toolbar on Mint, and that causes it to render as an invisible sliver, not even a full size button.
The first top-level comment from each of the four biggest threads, in HN’s own order. Excerpts are shortened; open a comment for full context.
- Breakout years
- 2
- Total points
- 647
- Total comments
- 177
100+ points or 50+ comments
reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-12-08 | TreeSheets | networked | 3 | 0 |
| 2016-03-08 | TreeSheets: Free-Form Data Organizer | vmorgulis | 76 | 28 |
| 2017-08-20 | TreeSheets: Free Form Data OrganizerFirst breakout | andrius4669 | 188 | 58 |
| 2020-05-07 | TreeSheets | whalesalad | 2 | 0 |
| 2021-06-24 | Treesheets: cross-platform, free-form data organizer appHall induction · Best thread · Latest 20+ point return | open-source-ux | 359 | 90 |
| 2022-12-30 | TreeSheets: Open-Source Free Form Data Organizer (Hierarchical Spreadsheet) | Tomte | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-02-20 | TreeSheets: Free Form Data Organizer (hierarchical spreadsheet) | klaussilveira | 1 | 0 |
| 2026-04-05 | TreeSheets: Free Form Data Organizer (Hierarchical Spreadsheet) | n3t | 17 | 1 |
