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Notes from the studio
Product deep dives, guides and community stories.
Introducing Hlu: your space, beautifully organized
Today we're opening Hlu to everyone. Here's the story of why we built a calmer kind of productivity app.
Hlu Team
July 12, 2026
The infinite canvas, explained
Your ideas don't fit in lists. We built a canvas that grows in every direction — here's how it works.
Mira Chen
July 3, 2026
Widgets 101: building your first Hlu
From a blank canvas to a living dashboard in ten minutes.
Jonas Weber
June 24, 2026
How Sofia plans her semester with three Hlus
A student's honest walkthrough of her exam-season setup.
Nora Kim
June 15, 2026
Design notes: why Hlu feels like paper
Texture, weight and softness — the small decisions behind Hlu's look.
Hlu Team
June 6, 2026
Ten templates to steal this month
Our favorite community templates, from habit boards to reading logs.
Mira Chen
May 28, 2026
The psychology of a calm workspace
What research says about visual noise, and how we designed against it.
Jonas Weber
May 19, 2026
Marketplace creators are earning your downloads
Meet the makers behind the most-downloaded packs of the season.
Nora Kim
May 10, 2026
Sync deep dive: how your Hlus travel
CRDTs, conflict-free edits and why your canvas is always up to date.
Hlu Team
May 1, 2026
From Notion refugee to Hlu native
Tom moved five years of systems into Hlu. Here's what survived.
Mira Chen
April 22, 2026
Building a reading tracker that you'll actually use
Nora's step-by-step guide to her famous reading tracker template.
Jonas Weber
April 13, 2026
Hlu 2.0 roadmap: what's next
Shared Hlus, live widgets, and the boldest release we've ever planned.
Nora Kim
April 4, 2026