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splatterdash
How does this stack up against Google Docs or other similar collaborative document websites/apps? The only obvious difference I see is versioning support, but I doubt versioning works well with regular documents.
macbutch
I don't know how but it claims to support Microsoft Office and PDFs. Would be good if there was a bit more info on the site (like screenshots)...
spolu
we're working on it! :)
spolu
We're based on Crocodoc API as specified above we won't offer the ability to modify the document but rather start a discussion around through a coherent Issue tracking system.
troels
Google Docs has version control baked in.
splatterdash
Ah true. I meant explicit version control (e.g. you can tag/name a version and go back to it later).
spolu
We won't offer the ability to modify the document. The document is owned by the owner of the project who puts it out there to hits participants for review and issue tracking.

Hope it helps better understand the use case for CarbonDraft?

driverdan
I like Notable:

https://www.notableapp.com

It's primarily for websites but can be used for anything, from PDFs to images.

spolu
We love notableapp and want to bring this + more issue tracking to the masses!
davekinkead
I'd be keen to try it but it seems your email validation only accepts first order domains which kind of rules out anyone using .co.uk, .com.au etc :(
spolu
ouuuhh my bad! should be fixed.
xyzzyb
For designers, how is this different than Pixelapse?

http://www.pixelapse.com/

spolu
We'll be offering much more complete suite of tools to collaborate around a draft: box, pin, arrow annotations with issue tracking and issue related discussion.

The vision really is GitHub for the Rest of Us :)

xyzzyb
Sounds like a cool project. Good luck :-)
etherealG
disappointed to see it posted here without access to use it. why not wait until the beta is ready?
spolu
We're actually trying to build the beta with you guys. we've been actively contacting everyone who signed up to help us with our customer development process.

The first beta accesses should be out very soon!