# Soft Fix Tracker — case study

Our own workplace app for distributed teams: a lounge to talk and pair up, a work mode with a real timer, and a command-center dashboard — in one native desktop window.

**Category:** Desktop app · Team workspace  
**Stack:** Tauri, React, TypeScript, Rust, Design system

- **Industry:** Remote work · Team collaboration
- **Platforms:** Desktop app (Windows-first, Tauri)
- **Stack:** Tauri · React · TypeScript · Rust
- **Scope:** SoftFix product · Product design · Front-end development

## The problem

Distributed teams switch between a chat app, a time tracker and a dashboard all day — three windows, three contexts, and a timer that resets when you change tabs.

## Our solution

Soft Fix Tracker puts a lounge, a work mode and a dashboard in one native window. All three stay alive while you switch, so a running timer, your picked project and your scroll position survive the round trip.

## The outcome

A single, calm place to talk, track and check on the team, with native Windows window controls — including the Snap Layouts flyout — instead of a mimicked title bar.

## Facts

- 3 modes in one window — lounge, work, dashboard
- 1 timer that keeps ticking while you switch modes
- 2 lounge views — coworkers and project rooms
- 100% native window controls, Snap Layouts included

## Inside the product

- **Lounge:** A coworker roster, direct conversations and an “active now” panel, plus project rooms with channels, a mission card and a crew list.
- **Work mode:** Pick a project and task, press start, and the timer runs. Today, this week, activity and budget sit underneath, with the team’s status alongside.
- **Dashboard:** The command center from our Virtual Tracker platform, restyled for the desktop: team stats, a weekly productivity trend and project health.

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