# The State of Snap.as

**URL:** <https://discuss.write.as/t/the-state-of-snap-as/607>\
**Category:** Announcements\
**Tags:** snapas\
**Created:** [May 15, 2019, 7:06pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/the-state-of-snap-as/607 "2019-05-15T19:06:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![matt](https://discuss.write.as/user_avatar/discuss.write.as/matt/32/2760_2.png) [@matt](https://discuss.write.as/u/matt)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2019, 7:06pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/the-state-of-snap-as/607/1 "2019-05-15T19:06:39Z")

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> **[The State of Snap.as](https://write.as/intheopen/the-state-of-snap-as)**
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> In April we were putting on the finishing touches to make Snap.as its own product, usable without a Write.as account. This was going to b...

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**Author:** ![lhl](https://discuss.write.as/user_avatar/discuss.write.as/lhl/32/103_2.png) [@lhl](https://discuss.write.as/u/lhl)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2019, 9:11pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/the-state-of-snap-as/607/2 "2019-05-15T21:11:22Z")

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I very much understand your reasoning with this. Doesn’t alter the fact that I am disappointed 🙁 As a not too happy user of Pixelfed (too much like the ‘old’…) I was hoping to find a home for my photography that I could use with WriteFreely.

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**Author:** ![matt](https://discuss.write.as/user_avatar/discuss.write.as/matt/32/2760_2.png) [@matt](https://discuss.write.as/u/matt)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2019, 3:27am UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/the-state-of-snap-as/607/3 "2019-05-16T03:27:52Z")

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To be sure, this doesn’t change anything with the long-term plans for the platform. You can still count on Snap.as not disappearing, and it’ll continue improving as planned.

All this announcement means is that you’ll still need a Write.as account to use Snap.as for the foreseeable future. I made this post simply because I’d previously promised standalone accounts by now.

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**Author:** ![Aris](https://discuss.write.as/user_avatar/discuss.write.as/aris/32/58_2.png) [@Aris](https://discuss.write.as/u/Aris)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2019, 9:43am UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/the-state-of-snap-as/607/4 "2019-05-17T09:43:10Z")

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A reasonable choice.  
Thank you for the transparency in your products development

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**Author:** ![DeaconPatrick](https://discuss.write.as/user_avatar/discuss.write.as/deaconpatrick/32/135_2.png) [@DeaconPatrick](https://discuss.write.as/u/DeaconPatrick)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2019, 10:58pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/the-state-of-snap-as/607/5 "2019-05-19T22:58:46Z")

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Thank you, Matt. Your combination of bold sustainable simplicity with elegant features underneath and transparency along the way are wondrous! I look forward to seeing what emerges … hopefully in time for photo essays of me summer adventures! Grin.

With abandon,  
Patrick