Caleb Meredith
@calebmer.com
solo founder. building a microsoft office you actually want to use (https://alpine.inc). previously infra at meta, early airtable, oss
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How many browser tabs do you have open right now? Too many! You're losing time context switching
We solve this in Alpine (a new all-in-one work suite) by opening a mobile phone sized window you can use without breaking your flow state
Check it out:
We solve this in Alpine (a new all-in-one work suite) by opening a mobile phone sized window you can use without breaking your flow state
Check it out:
February 2, 2026 at 3:38 PM
How many browser tabs do you have open right now? Too many! You're losing time context switching
We solve this in Alpine (a new all-in-one work suite) by opening a mobile phone sized window you can use without breaking your flow state
Check it out:
We solve this in Alpine (a new all-in-one work suite) by opening a mobile phone sized window you can use without breaking your flow state
Check it out:
Slack + Notion's search are woefully primitive
Excuse me for getting technical, this is what Alpine search uses:
> LLM embeddings in a vector db
> NLP for searches like "my posts from last month"
> Affinity score to boost the most relevant stuff
> BM25 keyword matching
Excuse me for getting technical, this is what Alpine search uses:
> LLM embeddings in a vector db
> NLP for searches like "my posts from last month"
> Affinity score to boost the most relevant stuff
> BM25 keyword matching
January 20, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Slack + Notion's search are woefully primitive
Excuse me for getting technical, this is what Alpine search uses:
> LLM embeddings in a vector db
> NLP for searches like "my posts from last month"
> Affinity score to boost the most relevant stuff
> BM25 keyword matching
Excuse me for getting technical, this is what Alpine search uses:
> LLM embeddings in a vector db
> NLP for searches like "my posts from last month"
> Affinity score to boost the most relevant stuff
> BM25 keyword matching
I have a problem. I'm obsessed with craft.
Alpine took 3 years to launch because I cared (too deeply?) about every pixel
You can see this in tables. I played with many tables while building ours and we have the slickest implementation I've seen.
Check it out:
Alpine took 3 years to launch because I cared (too deeply?) about every pixel
You can see this in tables. I played with many tables while building ours and we have the slickest implementation I've seen.
Check it out:
January 16, 2026 at 3:05 PM
I have a problem. I'm obsessed with craft.
Alpine took 3 years to launch because I cared (too deeply?) about every pixel
You can see this in tables. I played with many tables while building ours and we have the slickest implementation I've seen.
Check it out:
Alpine took 3 years to launch because I cared (too deeply?) about every pixel
You can see this in tables. I played with many tables while building ours and we have the slickest implementation I've seen.
Check it out:
If you want to chat more about your use case, I’m happy to hop on a call: alpine.inc/meet-caleb
January 15, 2026 at 3:54 PM
If you want to chat more about your use case, I’m happy to hop on a call: alpine.inc/meet-caleb
We also want a folder-like feature (near the top of our roadmap)
So “no folder” isn’t 100% accurate. We want to optimize for quick capture and letting the system organize itself but if there’s structure you want, we should let you create that structure!
So “no folder” isn’t 100% accurate. We want to optimize for quick capture and letting the system organize itself but if there’s structure you want, we should let you create that structure!
January 15, 2026 at 3:54 PM
We also want a folder-like feature (near the top of our roadmap)
So “no folder” isn’t 100% accurate. We want to optimize for quick capture and letting the system organize itself but if there’s structure you want, we should let you create that structure!
So “no folder” isn’t 100% accurate. We want to optimize for quick capture and letting the system organize itself but if there’s structure you want, we should let you create that structure!
Yes. We definitely want deep integrations with all the tools we currently use! You shouldn't need to migrate anything to get value from Alpine
January 13, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Yes. We definitely want deep integrations with all the tools we currently use! You shouldn't need to migrate anything to get value from Alpine
I was asked "how does Alpine reduce context switching" on ProductHunt. The answer so obvious you'll never look at your Slack + Notion setup the same way again
To mention a doc in Alpine you hit @, type a bit, select and get a little in app preview
That's it that's the post
To mention a doc in Alpine you hit @, type a bit, select and get a little in app preview
That's it that's the post
January 13, 2026 at 10:03 PM
I was asked "how does Alpine reduce context switching" on ProductHunt. The answer so obvious you'll never look at your Slack + Notion setup the same way again
To mention a doc in Alpine you hit @, type a bit, select and get a little in app preview
That's it that's the post
To mention a doc in Alpine you hit @, type a bit, select and get a little in app preview
That's it that's the post
January 12, 2026 at 5:38 PM
if you liked this, check out another demo:
notion is so buggy
the new oss openai model likes tables, let's see what it's like trying to create a table in notion…
the new oss openai model likes tables, let's see what it's like trying to create a table in notion…
August 22, 2025 at 3:36 PM
if you liked this, check out another demo:
slack violates a fundamental principle of design: fitt's law
the amount of time it takes your eye to move from one bit of the screen to another is based on how far apart they are
the time i wasted reorienting after opening a thread, sheesh
glad i’m not using slack anymore
the amount of time it takes your eye to move from one bit of the screen to another is based on how far apart they are
the time i wasted reorienting after opening a thread, sheesh
glad i’m not using slack anymore
August 22, 2025 at 3:36 PM
slack violates a fundamental principle of design: fitt's law
the amount of time it takes your eye to move from one bit of the screen to another is based on how far apart they are
the time i wasted reorienting after opening a thread, sheesh
glad i’m not using slack anymore
the amount of time it takes your eye to move from one bit of the screen to another is based on how far apart they are
the time i wasted reorienting after opening a thread, sheesh
glad i’m not using slack anymore
notion is so buggy
the new oss openai model likes tables, let's see what it's like trying to create a table in notion…
the new oss openai model likes tables, let's see what it's like trying to create a table in notion…
August 15, 2025 at 3:07 PM
apple notes is where i kept all my tasks for years
even at companies that used jira! or linear!
that's why in our task tracker app we made it as easy to create a task as it is to create an apple note. ZERO friction
even at companies that used jira! or linear!
that's why in our task tracker app we made it as easy to create a task as it is to create an apple note. ZERO friction
August 15, 2025 at 3:07 PM
apple notes is where i kept all my tasks for years
even at companies that used jira! or linear!
that's why in our task tracker app we made it as easy to create a task as it is to create an apple note. ZERO friction
even at companies that used jira! or linear!
that's why in our task tracker app we made it as easy to create a task as it is to create an apple note. ZERO friction
gen-z doesn't know how the file system works so we're building the no-folders work app
August 7, 2025 at 3:43 PM
notion is so buggy
the new oss openai model likes tables, let's see what it's like trying to create a table in notion…
the new oss openai model likes tables, let's see what it's like trying to create a table in notion…
August 7, 2025 at 3:43 PM
notion is so buggy
the new oss openai model likes tables, let's see what it's like trying to create a table in notion…
the new oss openai model likes tables, let's see what it's like trying to create a table in notion…
after getting absolutely wrecked by my friend in mario kart this weekend…
i added the Switch 2 glowy focus rings to my docs app
work should be fun :)
i added the Switch 2 glowy focus rings to my docs app
work should be fun :)
August 7, 2025 at 3:37 PM
tired of ruining your document every time you try to move an image? Alpine's got you
follow for more product demo videos
follow for more product demo videos
August 7, 2025 at 3:36 PM
this is only possible thanks to ai that organizes your work for you
July 24, 2025 at 5:30 PM
this is only possible thanks to ai that organizes your work for you
gen-z doesn't know how the file system works so we're building the no-folders work app
July 24, 2025 at 5:30 PM
gen-z doesn't know how the file system works so we're building the no-folders work app
finally, we use an svg mask to only render a border around the element
July 22, 2025 at 3:08 PM
finally, we use an svg mask to only render a border around the element
you'll notice the conic gradient didn't cover the entire menu item. that's because the animation ends up looking really bad on very wide elements (like this one) if you don't stretch out the gradient!
we apply a css transform to make sure the gradient covers the entire element
we apply a css transform to make sure the gradient covers the entire element
July 22, 2025 at 3:08 PM
you'll notice the conic gradient didn't cover the entire menu item. that's because the animation ends up looking really bad on very wide elements (like this one) if you don't stretch out the gradient!
we apply a css transform to make sure the gradient covers the entire element
we apply a css transform to make sure the gradient covers the entire element
next, you need a conic gradient
annoyingly, html supports conic gradients but svg doesn't. so we need to use svg's <foreignObject> element to embed a <div> with a conic gradient in the svg
annoyingly, html supports conic gradients but svg doesn't. so we need to use svg's <foreignObject> element to embed a <div> with a conic gradient in the svg
July 22, 2025 at 3:08 PM
next, you need a conic gradient
annoyingly, html supports conic gradients but svg doesn't. so we need to use svg's <foreignObject> element to embed a <div> with a conic gradient in the svg
annoyingly, html supports conic gradients but svg doesn't. so we need to use svg's <foreignObject> element to embed a <div> with a conic gradient in the svg
this technique is hard to build/maintain so accessibility engineers usually take the easy road of a css outline. but imo absolutely positioning your focus rings is critical if you want them to look great in all the weird edge cases your app has to offer
discord.com/blog/how-dis...
discord.com/blog/how-dis...
July 22, 2025 at 3:08 PM
this technique is hard to build/maintain so accessibility engineers usually take the easy road of a css outline. but imo absolutely positioning your focus rings is critical if you want them to look great in all the weird edge cases your app has to offer
discord.com/blog/how-dis...
discord.com/blog/how-dis...
absolutely positioning focus rings in a generic way is hard!
i read a blog post by discord 5 years ago which inspired me to reimplement their system in our app
i read a blog post by discord 5 years ago which inspired me to reimplement their system in our app
July 22, 2025 at 3:08 PM
absolutely positioning focus rings in a generic way is hard!
i read a blog post by discord 5 years ago which inspired me to reimplement their system in our app
i read a blog post by discord 5 years ago which inspired me to reimplement their system in our app
we need to use svg to create the glowy effect. we can't use a css border or outline
so we have to start with an absolutely positioned <svg> element that renders on top of whatever we're trying to focus
so we have to start with an absolutely positioned <svg> element that renders on top of whatever we're trying to focus
July 22, 2025 at 3:08 PM
we need to use svg to create the glowy effect. we can't use a css border or outline
so we have to start with an absolutely positioned <svg> element that renders on top of whatever we're trying to focus
so we have to start with an absolutely positioned <svg> element that renders on top of whatever we're trying to focus
how we built glowy selectors for our docs app
and we did it with a technique from Discord that terrifies accessibility engineers everywhere 🧵
and we did it with a technique from Discord that terrifies accessibility engineers everywhere 🧵
July 22, 2025 at 3:08 PM
how we built glowy selectors for our docs app
and we did it with a technique from Discord that terrifies accessibility engineers everywhere 🧵
and we did it with a technique from Discord that terrifies accessibility engineers everywhere 🧵