Platform for Calm Communities
Organize and engage groups, networks, and companies.
All activity gets summarized in one email per day -
so everybody can keep up with what's happening.
Features
Modern, hosted forum software
Communicate with intention instead of urgency.
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Threads and comments
- Tired of constant chatting? Long-form messages enable members to communicate asynchronously.
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Membership directory
- Meet other members, see their activity in the community, and email them directly.
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Daily summary email
- Stay informed without logging in. Each member receives one email a day summarizing the latest posts and discussions.
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Public or private communities
- Control privacy: choose between a public community where every post shows up in search engines, or keeping it secret and invite-only.
A calmer alternative to constant notifications
Yes, chat is appealing. In the same way sugar is appealing. And cigarettes are appealing. It provides short term communication pleasure at the expense of long term organizational health. All sorts of things begin to go wrong when groups begin communicating in real-time, one line at a time, all the time.
We’re simply not wired to monitor an ongoing stream of unpredictable communication at the same time that we’re trying to also finish actual work. [...] We both love and hate Slack because this company built the right tool for the wrong way to work.
Surprise! No per-user pricing 🎉
Booklet is free forever for social and hobby communities. Paid plans enable features for professional networks and companies.
Basic
Free
For social and hobby communities that want unlimited usage, free forever.
- Unlimited members
- Unlimited posts and comments
- Public or private communities
Network
$29 /month
For professional communities that want more community management tools.
- Unlimited members
- Unlimited posts and comments
- Public or private communities
- Announcement tools
- Up to 3 community managers
- Coming soon: Basic API
Company
Coming soon
$99 /month
For companies that want to communicate calmer
- Unlimited members
- Unlimited posts and comments
- Public or private communities
- Announcement tools
- Unlimited community managers
- Advanced API
- Paid membership and SSO support
- Audit log and engagement analytics
A project by Philip Thomas
Before the pandemic, I championed remote work . Now, I want to fix communication. I've concluded that current tools contribute to unnecessary disruptions, anxiety, and addiction. Booklet introduces the calm community platform I want.
Have questions or feedback? Join the Booklet HQ community that I run for people who use this product!