# Why We Will Miss Quill 🪶

**Published by:** [ric.eth mirror](https://paragraph.com/@ric/)
**Published on:** 2021-12-15
**URL:** https://paragraph.com/@ric/why-we-will-miss-quill

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The news of Quill’s acquisition is bittersweet for me. On the one hand, I am over the moon for my friend, Ludwig Pettersson. On the other hand, I am sad to lose a tool that I love. Quill was the most thoughtful approach to online communication I have ever seen. It built on the innovations of Slack, Skype, Discord & Zoom in a wonderful way. It moved us forward. The community I work with is—quite frankly—devastated at its loss. Here’s why:Conversational FlowThe way conversations flowed on Quill felt better than Slack or Discord. It was like I could access more complicated thoughts because of the threading and grouping. Activity tab was a game changer: it summarised everything I needed to read.Logging into Quill made my eyes feel restedUseful Notifications Instead Of Irritating InterruptionsSlack’s repetitive notification sound sends shivers down my spine. Quill’s was infrequent and powerful—it meant something to me. I wanted to check it and always found something important.A humane approach to digital communicationNatural Language SummariesLudwig’s time at OpenAI was on full display in the product. Quill used their technology to intelligently summarise and title conversations to great effect. A magical touch ✨The right way to share among the right peopleObsessional About AttentionQuill was not trying to get your attention; it was trying to give it back to you. Every single feature was designed to help you learn, discuss, decide and then get back to work.I discovered a new feature almost every day I used itAbsolutely BeautifulGo to their website and drink it in before it is removed forever. Just look at the incredible quality of the product design, copywriting and application presentation.All the modes from my darkest to my brightestIncredibly PowerfulThe shear volume of features present across web, macOS, iOS & Android applications was stunning. The team were clearly firing on all cylinders creatively.The opposite of feature creepMulti-Modal ConnectionSliding from text-based chat into voice-based discussion or video-based debate was easy. Quill blended the best modern web technologies together to make communication clearer.Express yourself through your modeThank you, QuillThe team behind this software touched my heart and helped my community get started. I will always be grateful to them.Thank you

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