No Idea Left Behind
That random thought at 2am? It deserves a folder. That weird prototype? Give it a repo. Every spark of creativity gets a home here.
Zero waste creativityExperiments Deserve a Home!
You having ADHD doesn't mean your file system has to.
Every wild idea. Every 3am prototype. Every "what if?"
Righting a wrong.
No, seriously. We timed it.
gem install try-cli
Works anywhere Ruby runs. Zero dependencies.
eval "$(try init)"
Add to .zshrc or .bashrc. Fish users: see docs.
try cool-experiment
Creates ~/src/tries/YYYY-MM-DD-cool-experiment
alias t=try
For when even three letters is too many. Add to your .zshrc and live dangerously.
— PREFER HOMEBREW? —
brew tap tobi/try https://github.com/tobi/try && brew install try
The numbers don't lie. Probably.
That random thought at 2am? It deserves a folder. That weird prototype? Give it a repo. Every spark of creativity gets a home here.
Zero waste creativityExperiments that don't work aren't failures—they're research. Document what didn't work so future-you doesn't repeat it.
Science, basicallyParadoxically, having a system means you can be MORE chaotic in your thinking. The structure handles the boring stuff.
Organized chaosADHD brain jumping between 5 projects? No problem. Everything's where it should be. Pick up any experiment instantly.
Brain-friendlySome experiments graduate. When a try becomes real, it's already documented, tested, and ready to move to production.
Pipeline readyDark mode by default. Easy navigation. Because the best ideas don't wait for business hours.
Night owl approved"This new try tool from @tobi looks exactly what I didn't even realize that I needed!"
"The biggest positive change to my local workflow in the past year. Nothing comes close."
"I LOVE @tobi's try CLI... no need for one folder for all your playground and experiments."
"Try is amazing. I have so so many tries now. Love it."
Your ideas deserve better than scattered folders and forgotten repos. Give them a home.