The Flat Blog
Productivity tools are supposed to make our teams more productive. So why are we trapped in disorganization and distraction?
Seth Purcell
Dec 20, 2024
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Is this work urgent? Can that work be deferred until later? Now you can give topics explicit priorities, so there’s no ambiguity about what’s most important to focus on next.
Andrew Kallem
Nov 25, 2024
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Flat’s new views let you instantly see upcoming deadlines in a given workspace — or your personal workstream.
Andrew Kallem
Nov 5, 2024
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Multiple team members can now view and edit a topic’s description simultaneously, enabling more seamless collaboration with less friction.
Andrew Kallem
Apr 22, 2024
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Flat now supports private workspaces for restricting access to sensitive topics – or just keeping your personal work private.
Andrew Kallem
Jan 10, 2024
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Ever wished you could make quick edits to topics without leaving the workspace view? Now you can!
Andrew Kallem
Dec 18, 2023
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If an organization tool is too complicated, it’s adding to the problem it's supposed to solve. Unfortunately, being too complicated is what happens by default. Here’s how we ensure that doesn’t happen to Flat as we’re constantly improving it.
Seth Purcell
Dec 7, 2023
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Chatting in Slack or Teams is quick and easy — but as your team’s primary mode of communication, it has major problems. Flat offers teams a better way to communicate.
Seth Purcell
Nov 29, 2023
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Focus is the key to making progress on what's important. But to have the biggest impact, it needs to be part of your organization's culture.
Seth Purcell
Nov 16, 2023
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Flat has escaped the confines of the browser. With desktop apps for Mac, Windows, and Linux, you are now free to go full-screen.
Seth Purcell
Oct 31, 2023
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Sometimes you need to work offline, sometimes you just want to. Flat now lets you have full access to your data — and even make changes — without a network connection.
Seth Purcell
Jul 10, 2023
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Flat and Notion are both options for keeping track of your team’s work, but they’re very different in what they emphasize, and how they work.
Andrew Kallem
May 23, 2023
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Asana’s enterprise capabilities make it a good fit for large companies, while Flat is designed to help smaller teams stay organized with a simple, clutter-free experience.
Andrew Kallem
May 15, 2023
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Monday’s extreme flexibility makes it a good fit for large teams with complex workflows, while Flat is designed to balance flexibility with ease of adoption and use.
Andrew Kallem
Apr 28, 2023
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ClickUp is an “everything app”, providing tons of functionality in one tool. Flat is a minimalist “home base” dedicated to keeping everything organized – and everyone on the same page.
Andrew Kallem
Apr 14, 2023
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Flat and Trello are both simple and capable trackers, but Flat also provides an outstanding async communication solution, and a more relaxing experience.
Andrew Kallem
Mar 31, 2023
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Flat and Google Docs both have a large central content area and comments in the right margin. But the similarities end there – the two apps serve different purposes and actually work great together.
Andrew Kallem
Mar 15, 2023
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Unanticipated issues can stop work in its tracks. Flat's new feature lets teams surface them and solve them as quickly as possible.
Seth Purcell
Feb 28, 2023
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Flat’s not a wiki, a chat app, an all-in-one app, or a project management app. Here’s how Flat compares with several popular kinds of collaboration tools.
Seth Purcell
Feb 22, 2023
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Work is a frustrating, chaotic mess for millions of people every day. We think there’s a better way.
Seth Purcell
Feb 3, 2023
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