Ten Years

Today marks the 10th anniversary of Hazel. On September 6, 2006, Hazel 1.0 was released and after all this time, it’s still going strong. I’ve already shared my thoughts on why I took this journey and how I managed to stay on this road so I won’t rehash that here. What started as a product developed in my bedroom is, well, still a product developed in my bedroom, but now I can say it’s a successful one.

Hazel back then was a much more basic product. You can check out the release notes page, which documents everything back to the beginning. It’s interesting to see what features were added later, many of which are probably considered essential now.

As for the future, who knows? While the list of big features I want to implement is much shorter now, there are still a bunch of smaller things I want to put in. I can’t say whether I’ll still be doing this in another ten years but I have no intention of quitting now.

And with today being the anniversary, I need to celebrate in some way so, from today until 3am (EDT) tomorrow (Sept. 7), I am offering Hazel at its original price from 10 years ago. That’s $16 (50% off). The family pack and upgrade didn’t exist back then but they’re 50% off as well. No special code or link. Just go to the store and buy. If you don’t have a copy yet, here’s your chance.