Yay! We've just released our desktop client for Steem! After few months of development, we are really happy with current state of the Surfer and decided to roll out initial beta version for you guys to test out. Release is available for Windows, Mac OS and Linux operating systems whichever one you use, you can try it out now.
Basically it's the Steem interface you get used to but with additional handy options. Everything works out faster and easier with Surfer. You can create your posts, surf your friends feed or trending/hot/etc pages, upvote what you like, write comments, read replies, do all major Steem functions in your daily social surfing as well as wallet actions and of course few extras: search, discover different tags etc.
Meet the eSteem Surfer
Why Surfer
As you may know we have eSteem Mobile application in your finger tips with support for both Android and iOS. Our users love flexibility and many have requested desktop app for long time. So Surfer was born to give you extra boost with both mobile as well as desktop experiences, once you logged in, your drafts, bookmarks, images are seemlessly synced in... Our hope is that eSteem Surfer will make your Steem Surfing experiences much better.
Drafts
Start writing a post on your computer and continue on the go with eSteem Mobile available for Android and iOS. You can save any amount of drafts. And it works both ways, your images are also available in your image Gallery.
Post Scheduling
Probably one of the best features for top bloggers is to plan everything and prepare for the future. Just choose exact date and time for any of your drafts and relax. You don't have to make reminders anymore.
Favorites & Bookmarks
You can add any account to Favorites for quick access to them or simply search for them later on. Also there is an ability to Bookmark any post so you will never loose interesting posts. And the most great thing is that all those goodies are automatically synced across mobile and desktop devices you have.
Multi-accounts
You can log in to as many accounts as you want and switch in between them in a couple of clicks. Loggin in supports both Steemconnect as well as traditional authentication.
Is it safe and secure to use my password there?
Your password is stored locally on your machine and never leave your device. eSteem Surfer is open source, so the code is open for the review and we would be really happy to get any contribution into the code (bug fixes, tweaks and new functions, reviews).
Plus all your keys are encrypted on your device with PIN code. PIN setup secures app from unwanted eyes as well, so you don't have to log out from the app too often. If there is physical access to your computer by your kids for example, everything stays safe.
Token Exchange
You can quickly see the whole STEEM/BTC and SBD/BTC graphics from Bittrex, Binance right inside the app. Handy? Token exchange page will receive many more improvements in upcoming releases. And we have big plans for this particular page, stay tuned!
Wallet
Wallet page has many improvements and includes escrow transfers, advanced power up/down. Future releases will include some more additions like delegations, etc.
Discover
Discover page gives you ability to find new authors and start following them.
Activities
Same feature from eSteem Mobile, has been added to Surfer. Where you can check activities for your account. We are in process of improving this and add push notifications right on your desktop.
Settings
Flexibility is the key on decentralized network, same feature our users love about eSteem Mobile has been added, support for custom server selection.
Editor and more
And of course, beautiful and simple editor to write your blogs. Comments are paginated to help you manage window space, informative profile page, surf through each account's feed, edit account details and improved search functionality, you can even paste steemit/busy links there to open it up and many more features, let us know which one surprised you most. :)
We are planning to add new functions and would be glad if you test our current release. Detailed comments related to bugs, feature suggestions or any other improvements of eSteem Surfer would be appreciated!
Download
Download from Github: https://github.com/eSteemApp/esteem-surfer/releases/tag/1.0.0
exe file for Windows users
dmg file for Mac users
deb and rpm file for Linux users
Source code: https://github.com/eSteemApp/esteem-surfer
Report bugs: https://github.com/eSteemApp/esteem-surfer/issues
Steem on! Surf on!
- Email:
[email protected] - Home: https://esteem.app
- Github: https://github.com/esteemapp
- Telegram: https://t.me/esteemapp
- Discord: https://discord.gg/9cdhjc7
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You know that this is the perfect name for an app! :-)
I'll download the surfer now and will test it. Post scheduling sounds awesome! I'm also curious to try your editor, since this is one of the most important parts for us bloggers.
Thanks for your efforts @good-karma & team!
Thank you Marly for kind words! (Got caught up on your waves 🙊)
Yes, please let us know how it works out and if there is anything we can improve further. We are working next batch of improvements, I am sure you will love it 🙂 🏄
Awesome! After testing the release today, I'll be definitely publishing my further blog posts via Surfer - the variety of features is outstanding and makes blogging especially efficient and also entertaining!
Thanks for stopping by, have a great weekend and see you around
I will try this one for sure,. and let's the game begins.
great post for you @good-karma continue your successful career
Something that makes it unusable for me is that you can't zoom in on text. Like with the Apple magic trackpad. This means that everything looks very far away from the eyes.
We have added zooming feature, Version 1.0.1 will be out by end of the week. Stay tuned!
I'm keen to try this out, as I've been posting on esteem, lately :) When I clicked on link to download, I got these options, which should I choose from my laptop (I use Windows 8, by the way)
Assets
37.3 MB esteem-surfer-1.0.0.x86_64.rpm
37.3 MB esteem-surfer_1.0.0_amd64.deb
57 MB eSteem.Surfer-1.0.0.dmg
77.8 MB eSteem.Surfer.Setup.1.0.0.exe
Source code (zip)
Source code (tar.gz)
Thank you for great suggestion and feedback!
You're more than welcome! So I suppose you're also part of the eSteem team? I only tagged @good-karma since I didn't know who else was involved, but obviously the applause belongs to all contributors :-)
I manage discord esteem. Very appreciated all that contribute to esteem and this is a request from all contributor! Thanks for your feedback
Great! I just joined the channel :-) See you there!
Welcome to eSteem Discord Community!^^
amazing you all
Great job @good-karma! I'm testing it right now! :-)
I've managed to crash the app in multiple ways with always the same result. Crash and exe file delete itself.
To crash click discover and refresh a few times, I think the larger the resolution the faster it crash (once on a 4k screen)
Thanks, we will check it out and fix... added bug report to github: https://github.com/eSteemApp/esteem-surfer/issues/33
You do a good job friend congratulations I hope you can support me with a vote I will be grateful
This community is blessed with great talented like developers doing this everytime. I am very thankful I found this great community last May 2017 by the help of @craig-grant. I hope he can turn back to his one of his first love, steemit.
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Great work! I will test and review soon. Resteemed!
One question - How are you calculating the conversion to local currencies for expected post payouts? I ask because when I compare the figures I see in GBP to what I would expect based on the figures I usually use at steemstats.com - they don't match up.
I attempted to use different calculations to produce the results seen in Surfer, but didn't come very close to the figures seen in Surfer.
Thanks!
Rate assumes SBD is $1, I think that's why there is a difference. It makes sense to improve that and use market value of SBD. Noted down and will improve that soon, thanks!
Oh, I see, ok, yes - a Real value for SBD would help. :)
In case you are unaware, there is a somewhat unexpected mechanism for converting the predicted post payout value into fiat values. I suggest using the guide made by @dragosroua on steem.supply for a breakdown of how to best approach it:
http://steem.supply/rewards
I have written you a combined review, bug report and feature suggestion list for Surfer, here.
Great esteem ... I really doff my hat to everyone working on esteem project... it’s really amazing how our community is blessed with so many talented and dedicated dev like yours @good-karma
I doff mine too. This guy's are too good.
Excited to try this fully.
First thing that struck me is the Pin Number upon start up. I can imagine a lot of people mis-typing their pin and then struggling to find it again or something along those lines. I'd maybe make a visibility option or a confirm-pin option!
Love that I can go to CNY currency
Since we're in desktop app territory, would be cool to have freedom to change the colour or background design to more funky things.
10%, though well deserved, is still quite high as stated by others. I'd use it for 5% for sure (An issue I have with all developing front ends on here)
This is just my first thoughts but overall impression is positive!
Thanks for feedback!
this sound awesome. great news for all of us
@good-karma is there a benefactor reward for using it?
Great job regardless btw!
Is eSteem application free to use?
eSteem application is provided for free and can be download from Apple AppStore and Google PlayStore as well as from out official Github, but there is a beneficiaries reward split where 10% of your post and comment rewards shared with eSteem project. These funds are used for further development of the application and continue to bring services for its users. Part of these funds are allocated for notification server, image hosting and other service costs. eSteem also runs encouragement, spotlight and translation programs where anyone can earn extra reward by participating. Those rewards are also part of these expenses.
Shucks!
Hello @good-karma This desktop version isn't support myanmar font.Can you add myanmar zawgyi font for this desktop version?Now cann't use myanmar font.so sad.I like esteemapp.Thank you.
Good find, thank you! We will fix that with next version!
great news for steemit
downloading now the windows version. Please update esteem for iOS
thanks
Browsing on eSteemSurfer right now what a beauty!
edit A bug or two. I don't think the scheduler works ( I could be wrong ) also you can't insert a picture ( or, browse for a picture if that was the intent I don't know ). You can't edit tags after you post. Also, a refresh button would be nice on the post page ,I see it on the profile page so I don't have to click back to see new comments. Good job though!
Thanks for feedback! Yes we are working next batch of improvements and bug fixes... Stay tuned, scheduler works, you will need to grant permission first. Insert picture button has bug, but you can drag and drop image on editor for now. Post refresh is already fixed we will push next update in couple days.
I had a feeling that was the case! no worries @good-karma was just putting in my 2 cents!
This is really great. I like this app for all the reasons above. Infact, I wasn't even aware that esteem was an android app till I read this posts. Thank you so much. Steemit was so complex for me and now, life is so much easier. I resteem.
Thanks for using eSteem
eSteem will have a BIG year!!!
@good-karma , downloaded the DT Windows version and am looking forward to discovery. What 'password or WIF' do I need to login?
you need your master password to login, all your details are saved locally
I think NOT.
You can use steemconnect as well!
Yes true, but should anyone be providing their "Master Key" for anything?
Using steemconnect you can use "Active Key" not need "Master Key"
Hi sir your app was the first contact i has with steemit thx to a misspelled name of an app let me tell u im very gratefull l
started using to see the magic by @good-karma and I loved it from my first use.
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Thanks @good-karma for this amazing app. It's working smoothly for me.
Feature Request, I'm not sure if there is an option to enable nightmode with a darker color scheme, but that is a must for me. Even better the ability to customize the colors completely. Other than that it looks amazing! Let me know if there is a direct channel for making suggestions, I'm an Idea tank... [resteemed]
Thanks for your request! Yes night mode is in works, it will have similar coloring as eSteem Mobile night mode. Please join discord channel (link in bottom of the post) to report issues or suggestions
New version can success
very good news for steemian
steem is becoming attractive more and more day by day !!!
I have longed to see eSteem pc desktop version. This a good development men. Here I go. It is feedback as we use. Congratulations @good-karma.
i love this post.
this is awesome ,informative
perfect name of this apps.
really great jobs
thanks @good-karma
keepsharing
Man this looks awesome, will take a look! 💪🏼🙌🏼💯
Thanks, let me know how it works on your computer 😉
For Windows is not match with the link!
Check it!
Updated by pointing download to Github release page ;)
Looks like steemit.com is not allowing to have links to .exe files. If you'll copy the link and paste in the browser it will work :)
Thats right! I have try it! Thanks for clarification :)
oh, now there is only one proper link and out there you can download for windows/mac/linux directly :)
Yeah . I just check it! And more better like that!:)
Very nice, I've been waiting for this destop App version of your eSteem! Thank you very much @good-karma, in fact I am using it now as I write my comment. One thing I ask, is there a toogle night mode? I would really love it if there is, because my eyes are so sensitive with light... I hope you could make a toogle night mode, please!. Thank you and God bless! Kodus to you sir...
Thanks for feedback! Yes night mode is coming soon, we are working on it... Stay tuned!
i am surely going to give this application a try! it looks very well done and helpful
This is great!
Wow Nice update
Will there be a way to flag comments in the new version? I did not see a way to do that. I'm getting sick of these spammers! lol
Yes :) we will add downvote with next version release
Just wondering, is the next version with downvote coming soon?
Yes, new release is almost ready we are just doing some tests and fixing user reported issues.
awesome! It should say "flag"... Because people will downvote differing opinions instead of harmful content... Just what I noticed on @dtube videos.
At last, desktop version came. Now waiting for Web app. We have been watching "Come Soon" message for a long time. When this wait will over. @good-karma .And thanks for supporting Linux.
thanks @good-karma for making it easier for the steemians to work on the Steemit platform through the esteem / esteem-surfer app.
Good luck and may God always bless you
Wow, amazing !!!
I can't be waiting to write my new article on this app. #Esteem still to grow Up, Up, And Up !!!!
Thank you #Esteem
It sounds amazing. Thanks so much for all your work to keep STEEM hip, relevant, and cutting edge.
Peace
Thanks for your feedback! :)
@Good-karma the best ...
This is pretty freaken awesome man light on eyes and seems more professional
hello sir i dont understand about pin code..please reply me
PIN code is extra security and you can set small 4 digit or character for quick unlocks...
Hello @good-karma,
Thank you so much for the nice app as the desktop version. I've been waiting for a long time for it. I like very much the feature of @eSteem.
Happy Steeming and Happy Surfing :)
Sir @good-karma thank you for all your contribution all this time, always work we always support you.
amazingly @goog-karma, I've downloaded it
good job
wow is very cool good job is not my fault from the first choosing successful esteem application always give the best for all of us 👍👍👍
it always great news dear.
i am happy that now it is available on desktop.
wish best of luck to your journey.
I beg your support @good-karma to vote my posting with 100% vote I'm in need of money thanks for the support @rahmatthidayatt
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It's Really an extremely great program.this is a striking accomplishment @shahin1975 now I am again downloading regard application.
Using Steemit would be more fun with eSteem surfer. Thank you so much @good-karma for everything!
Hola querido amigo, he visto como te destacas y veo que haces un excelente trabajo revisare y probare esto pronto. Estoy muy contento de pertenecer a esta gran plataforma de steemit porque veo que puedo contar con su apoyo, Saludos humildemente desde Venezuela.