I’ve worked as an assistant editor on films, and one problem kept repeating itself across projects.
Logsheets.
For small budget films and ADs, they’re usually handwritten on set, passed through multiple hands, and by the time they reach the edit, they’re inconsistent, incomplete, or just hard to trust.
And yet, everything depends on them.
ClapNotes started as a way to fix this one broken link in the workflow.
It’s a simple tool designed for ADs, ACs and Script Supervisors to log scenes, takes, and notes cleanly on set so that what reaches post is actually usable.
A big focus while building this was keeping it practical for Indie film sets where:
• Internet can be unreliable
• Speed matters more than perfection
• Teams are already overloaded
The goal wasn’t to add another “system,” but to quietly replace chaos with something structured and reliable.
Would genuinely love feedback from:
• Assistant editors
• ADs
• Anyone who has dealt with logsheets on set
Happy to answer anything about how it works or how we built it.
About ClapNotes on Product Hunt
“Must have for filmmakers!”
ClapNotes was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 3 upvotes and 1 comments, placing #130 on the daily leaderboard. Replace paper logs and WhatsApp Excel sheets. ClapNotes is a fast, offline-first shot logging app built for any production setup!
On the analytics side, ClapNotes competes within Productivity, Movies and SaaS — topics that collectively have 706.2k followers on Product Hunt. The dashboard above tracks how ClapNotes performed against the three products that launched closest to it on the same day.
Who hunted ClapNotes?
ClapNotes was hunted by Sharon Joseph. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
For a complete overview of ClapNotes including community comment highlights and product details, visit the product overview.
Sharon Joseph