Check out the preview web app that we are developing as a streamlined alternative to the full website: https://app.trakt.tv
Simplified
Trakt Lite is your minimalist companion with a focus on the most used features. We’ve kept things lean, minimizing dependencies to deliver a fast user experience.
Localized
Trakt Lite is ready to speak your language. With internationalization at its core, prepare for a truly global media tracking experience.
Open-sourced
Join the community on GitHub, explore the code, share your thoughts, expose any bugs, and if you’re feeling adventurous, submit a pull request: https://github.com/trakt/trakt-lite
This is just the beginning, and together, we’ll forge the future of Trakt Lite!
Aside from the issue that @LoganWolverineX mentioned when saving the “app” to your homescreen, it looks amazing! As long as you load it directly in the web browser on the phone the display margins work correctly.
I love how the progress bars show on each show card, I would love to have that in the actual app. Really clean design, well done!
Quick Edit: I just pulled up the site on my desktop and its even better. This could be a new design inspiration for parts of the site. Super Hyped!
What a great initiatiave, personally I like the fact that we can now see localised episode titles & descriptions.
As a native Dutch speaker, I don’t mind if an app or site is in English but most local shows are never broadcasted abroad and thus have no English translations in TMDB.
Personally I would love if Trakt Lite & full Trakt site/app allowed me to select a fallback language (somewhat like TMDB does). I would use the app in English, but would still be able to see the info in Dutch.
Anyway, just published my first PR with i18n changes! Hope it helps
I think the app only works with the Trakt API, as this is different from TVDB. But you are free to use the code of the app and adjust it to a completely different backend as long as you give credit.
I love the new design! I would have loved to contribute, but I believe the new API is private and not available to the public for creating OAuth apps. Great work, though! I’m excited about what’s coming. However, the horizontal scroll for very long lists is a put off for me.
I’m not entirely sure in which use case I’d use this over the main site. I feel like it’s too limiting and simplistic.
it obscures relevant info while browsing for no good reason (eg. airing dates (which show for upcoming episodes but the info then disappears once you have the entry open)).
“out now” is just my watchlist sorted by release date
“upcoming schedule” is all shows airing that are part of my profile (collected, etc.) regardless of it I actually started it.
no check-in option? only “mark as watched”
why is the “remove from watchlist” button so prominent on movies?
only being able to navigate sideways is inefficient
the check for “remove as watched” is a bit slow - high chance of duplicates if you click it too quickly (instead of a removal)
“up next” takes 5s+ to load in for me
no movie posters at all when opening an entry while in regular vertical phone mode? odd decision.
imho anyone who just wants a “deck” to quickly do multiple things would probably only use the TV section to keep up with their shows. movie navigation is cumbersome and results in you having to use the search bar anyways.
so I’d suggest giving the TV shows more space and maybe redesign the movie section to be more interactive - give me random suggestions (from my watchlist), let me quickly filter by platform/genre/duration/year, etc.
Sharp eye for design, friend! And your desire to contribute warms the cockles of our hearts. While the full API is still under wraps (a secret society of sorts, eh?), you can absolutely get your hands dirty by creating an app linked to your Trakt account: Sign in to Trakt - Trakt. It’s the perfect way to tinker and make a real impact.
We’re also working on some behind-the-scenes magic with our MSW responses. The dream? A future where contributors can run the application without a server – a true ‘contributor mode’ if you will. No promises, but we’re keeping our fingers crossed and our code clean!
No longer shall aspiring contributors be lost in the labyrinthine depths of setup and configuration. Instead, they shall be guided by a clear and concise path, illuminated by the radiant glow of our updated documentation.
Do you accept contributions for translations (through GitHub, Crowdin, or whatever)? I may be interested in contributing some Polish translations (currently not a lang in the app), if so. If not, any plans to add it as a language in the future?
Any plans to release some kind of roadmap? I’m not sure I should really be spamming you with feature requests for things that you may already be planning For example, judging by recent changes, I imagine that you probably plan on allowing us to browse the profiles of other users or see the details about actors (i.e. cast list has been added to movie/show view today) but obviously, you can’t work on everything at once.
I am not personally working on Trakt Lite much on the front end (I’m helping with more backend/API type of things), but I will mention to the engineers to that are to drop by this thread a bit more often.
