June 14th, 2007

Skitch goes semi-public beta

You may have read my overview of Skitch or maybe you saw the countless images tagged with skitch on Flickr - and perhaps you want to join in on the fun?

Update at 11:34am EST: plasq is planning a full scale release of Skitch in a matter of hours. Until then, read below.

Update at 5:10pm EST: Ladies and Gentlemen: Skitch. May she treat you as well as she has treated me.

Update at 5:40pm EST: plasq is getting signups like crazy!! They won’t be able to get through them all very quickly and I still have 20 something invites left. So hurry up!!

Update at 10:12pm EST: I get off for a few hours and this place blows up! I ended up going way over the initial set of invites I was given but the plasq team was nice enough to hook me up with plenty more. So keep the requests coming until I run dry!

Update at 10:57pm EST: I just wanted to take a moment to clear something up. To put it simply; I didn’t make Skitch. I also didn’t produce the video demo for Skitch. plasq is full of highly-dedicated and talented individuals that work very hard at creating Skitch, Comic Life, and even the video demo below. Do not mistake me for someone who had any part in Skitch. I’m simply friends with with plasq crew and a loyal Skitcher!

Update on June 16, 2007 at 11:30am EST: I wanted to let everyone know that I’m still sending out invites at a rate of about ten an hour. If you’d like one, keep the comments coming and I’ll give them out until the well runs dry. For more information about what has happened since Skitch was release; take a peak at the recap post I just published.

Update on June 21, 2007 at 10:43am EST: I’m out of invites!! Phew, that was exhausting. Well over 200 invites were sent out and many of you have taken the time to link to the Skitch page from your blog and flickr accounts. Thank you very much for participating. Enjoy!

A video demonstration of Skitch! Embed this on your site!

Today Skitch is being released as a semi-public beta with a fully public beta coming soon being released in a matter of hours. Semi-public, in this case, means invite only. Prior to today you had to tie down one of the plasq crew to get an invite, but now they’ve extended that ability to those of us that have had the privilege of using Skitch over the last several months.

Would you like to try Skitch? Leave a comment on this post, send me an email, Flickr Mail, Viddler message, Twitter me, IM me - whatever just get me an email address to send the invite to, and I’ll hook you up.

189 Responses to “Skitch goes semi-public beta”

  1. Skitch moves into invite-beta mode… its like the 2.0 version of PaintShopPro  » CenterNetworks Says:

    [...] a tip last week that Skitch, by Plasq, was moving into invite-beta mode this week. Colin just posted additional information about this move. I am in the process of attempting to get beta keys for all of you, but for now, [...]

  2. Jeff Smith Says:

    Thanks for the invite Colin.

  3. Colin Devroe Says:

    Jeff: Very welcome. I hope you enjoy Skitch even half as much I have.

  4. Melyssa Lipsey Says:

    Hey Colin,

    I have been drooling over Skitch for awhile now…hoping to get a semi-public beta invite!

    Thanks so much!

  5. Colin Devroe Says:

    Melyssa: For you? Of course!

  6. Oyvind Says:

    I’d love to try it! I saw it on the Delicious Generation party last night (packed!), and it looks amazing.

  7. Skitch Updated, Now in Semi-Public Beta at The Apple Blog Says:

    [...] users will have the ability to pass out the love. I haven’t seen this on my end just yet, but that’s the news from Colin Devroe, so I’m waiting [...]

  8. John Says:

    I’d love to get in on the Skitch Beta. Thanks

  9. Michel Says:

    I am interested in beta testing Skitch : can you send me an invite, please ?

    Thank you very much !

  10. Robert Says:

    Would love an invite :)

  11. Robb Says:

    I’d love a hook up please!

  12. jwilker Says:

    Looks really simple and really slick. May I try it, please?

  13. Colin Devroe Says:

    Thanks everyone that has asked so far. I think I’m keeping up with the invites. Please blog about Skitch today, especially if you like what you see in the application. Also, feel free to embed the movie onto your own site!

  14. Robb Says:

    Thanks a lot Colin, it’s appreciated, I’ll write something about it tonight!

  15. Amos Says:

    Hello Colin, noticed your generous offer for a Skitch invite via Twitter. Praise be to Growl. If you have any left I’d be grateful if you could send one my way. I’d really enjoy giving it a few good laps around the neighborhood.

  16. Skitch - Bildupload made easy - surfgarden Says:

    [...] Devroe berichtet heute über eine Semi-public Beta und streut auch das Gerücht, dass es eine baldige Veröffentlichung geben wird. Ich kann [...]

  17. Robot04 » Blog Archive » Skitch en semi-public Beta Says:

    [...] Aqui un vídeo de una demo. [...]

  18. Curt Says:

    Would appreciate a Skitch invite… Advance Thanks! CC

  19. tumbleville Says:

    Hi Colin,

    I would really appreciate an invite. I’ve been itching to get my hands on Skitch for months.

    Thanks.
    M.

  20. Anxiously awaiting the release of Skitch | ShaneRobinson.com Says:

    [...] Thanks to my bud, Colin Devroe, for keeping me updated on Skitch and sending me an invite to the mySkitch private beta earlier [...]

  21. Colin Devroe Says:

    Thanks to the next wave of all of you that have asked for invites. All of you should have received them into your inboxes by now. I’m trying to keep up!

  22. holly Says:

    Hello Colin,

    I would love an invite for the Skitch Beta. Found you through lurking on surfgarden. It looks like it does some of the things I wish my other apps would do.

    Thanks,
    hx

  23. Shane Robinson Says:

    Mahalo Mucho for the mySkitch invite, Colin. I blogged it and Twittered it.

  24. Skitch Says:

    [...] go grab a semi-public beta at Colin Devroe, or just wait a few hours until it’s public [...]

  25. 5genju Says:

    Thank you for the invite. I watched the video and liked the concept a lot

  26. Matt Says:

    Hi Colin,

    I’ve been waiting for Skitch for months now. Would appreciate if you could send me an invite. Thanks!

    Matt

  27. Viddler Development Blog » Video demo of Skitch by plasq Says:

    [...] Friends and fellow Viddler’s plasq (plasq) are releasing a public beta of Skitch today. They’ve shared the demo video with all of us! If you’d like an invite a little early, take a look at my blog for invites! [...]

  28. Brian Delicata Says:

    Would love to get an invite.

  29. jerry richardson Says:

    can you skitch me? could you help a brotha out? I can trade my undying devotion to viddler? Oh wait, you already had that.

  30. cary Says:

    Hi Colin,

    Looking for this for a long time now! I would really appreciate an invite.

    Thanks,
    Cary

  31. Martin Says:

    Oh is there an “Skitch” invite for me :-))) ?

    Looks amazing….

    greetz

  32. Andrew Mager Says:

    Can I have one please? Thanks :)

  33. Diana Says:

    Very cool! Sent you a request via direct message on Twitter :)

  34. RW Says:

    I’d looooove a skitch invite…gracias!

  35. domic Says:

    I really would like a skitch invite
    thank you so much.
    d.

  36. Curtiss Grymala Says:

    Wow. This looks wild. I found about Skitch from the blog entry over at CenterNetworks.com. Like Allen, I have been a user of PaintShopPro since the early stages (back before Corel had even acquired WordPerfect, let alone PSP). I am extremely impressed with the promo video you’ve put together, and I would love to give this thing a shot. If you get a chance, toss me an invite, please. Thanks.

  37. Kaoro Says:

    Hi, I would love to try Skitch please! Seeing all this hype and not being able to try it is hard! :)

    Thanks.

  38. apfelblick - jung, frisch, immer wieder gut » Blog Archive » Skitch It [Update] Says:

    [...] Software sehr gute Chancen haben, als Freeware zu erscheinen. Solange gibt es auf der Seite eine Semipublic Beta, wo man um eine Einladung sich bewerben [...]

  39. Nicole Says:

    Can I have an Invite, too? Thanks :)

  40. haeby Says:

    Would appreciate if you could send me an invite.
    Thanks.

  41. happy-buddha Says:

    coool ! can i have one please ? thxx

    happy-buddha

  42. Web-Junkie Says:

    I’m very interested in an Invitaion. The Application looks very easy and simple to use. Thats exactly what i’m looking for.

  43. Jon Says:

    Nice - I would love to try it out - thanks!

  44. Nicole Says:

    Thank you very much, that was really fast :)

  45. Brandon Says:

    Oh man, I’d LOVE to try this thing out. I’ve been waiting since January to have a go. If you can spare an invite, I’d be eternally grateful!

    Thanks!

  46. Patrick Says:

    Hi Colin,

    could you hook me up with an skitch account?

    Thanks in advance

  47. Ole Says:

    Hi! I would really like to try out Skitch :D

  48. Eric Hamilton Says:

    Please give me an invite

  49. happybuddha1975 » skitch me one more time Says:

    [...] ftp server.naja,das ganze bekommt man aber nur mit einladung,aber das ist kein problem.einfach auf semipublic beta gehen und dort um eine einladung fragen.ich hatte sie nach 10 [...]

  50. Brandon Says:

    Thank you SO MUCH, Colin! You rock! Very quick, too, I’m impressed!

  51. Aaron Says:

    Holla!

    I’d like to try skitch please, Colin!

    I love viddler, BTW.

  52. jharr Says:

    I’d love an invite? Any chance?

  53. jharr Says:

    Colin, thanks so much! Really appreciate it.

  54. Colin Devroe Says:

    I hope all of you are getting your skitch invites fine. I think I’m all caught up again. Phew!! Oh, and I hope you are all subscribing to my blog? And signing up to Viddler! Wait, what am I talking about? Of course you are!!

    Thanks again for stopping by!

  55. Patrick Says:

    Thanks very much, really appreciate it.

    Greetings

  56. Drew Says:

    Hey Colin….I would love a Skitch invite! thanks!

  57. Fetch Says:

    Seems to be an amazing app! Looking forward to get an invitation!? ;)

    Fetch

  58. Abby Says:

    Do you still have invites? Been waiting forever to try this since hearing about it on MBW~

  59. Rich Says:

    Hey man, hook a fellow ex-9ruler up! ;)

  60. Yohannes Wijaya Says:

    Would love to get skitched. Thanks for an invite in advance :)

  61. tzonic Says:

    Hey I’d love an invite, thanks Colin.

  62. Joshua Says:

    This app looks SO cool!!! I would love to have an invite to check it out!! Can I have one please? I will totally appreciate it!

    Thanks!

  63. Zach Says:

    I’d love an invite…thanks!

  64. Getinthevan Says:

    Do you think I might maybe please have an invite?

    Tghanks

  65. Alan Says:

    Add me to the hordes who want invites! :)

    How many boards could the Mongols hoard if the Mongol hoards got bored?

  66. dennis Says:

    Please…. provide an invite…Please!!!

  67. Nathaniel Says:

    Can you hook me up with an invite?

  68. Thomas Says:

    Colin,

    You are awesome on so many levels. Any invites left?

  69. Donald Perreault Says:

    I have been waiting patiently and would love to try Skitch. Please, get an invite to me.

    Thanks for all your hard work….
    Donald Perreault

  70. Stef Says:

    Mate, Skitch is the ^%&*!!! I would love to get my hands on one oh those keys….

    Your a legend in advance!!!

    Thanks

  71. kfari Says:

    Would love to get an invite too. This looks killa! :)

  72. Jim Says:

    I’d love an invite if you have any left. Thanks a ton!

  73. Dan Says:

    I would love an invite if you have any left.

    Thank you so much.

  74. Donald Jenkins Says:

    Actually, I would just love oen too you know. Too late perhaps?

    Thanks anyway!

    Donald

  75. Jason M Says:

    I would love to try it!

  76. Eli Says:

    any chance you’ve still got invites kicking around? I’ve been interested in trying skitch for the longest time!

    thanks

  77. Larry Says:

    I’d really appreciate one. Hope there are still some left.

  78. Zuky Says:

    Looks awesome, I’d really love an invite.

  79. Peter B Says:

    Fantastic!
    Thanks for the invite Colin.

  80. Joe David Says:

    Could I have an invite? Thanks :)

  81. Andrew Toulouse Says:

    Man, I loved Paint Shop Pro way back when. This looks awesome (and useful!) and I can’t wait to try it out. Could you spare me an invite, please?

    Thanks in advance,
    Andy

  82. Andrew Toulouse Says:

    Nevermind! My registration went through. Sorry about that.

  83. damian Says:

    I’m very interested in this. I’ve always used Photoshop. But the cost becomes a real issue when you have to upgrade so often. I’d like an invite to see if this is a good altenative.

  84. Yong Hwee Says:

    Hey Colin,

    I doubt you have any more invites but if you do, I sure could use one. Skitch looks amazing!

    Thanks!

  85. Barry Says:

    Would love to try this out! This looks like an amazingly versatile and easy to use ap! If you’ve got any more invites, I’d love one!

    Thanks!

  86. J Says:

    cant wait for the invite if you have any left.

  87. Andrew Says:

    Hey Colin, I’d love to give Skitch a try if you still have some invites left. Thanks.

  88. Dave Hyndman Says:

    Hey Colin:

    Don’t mean to make you work late, but I’d love one if you’re still giving them..

    Thanks. DAVE

  89. Shaun Rotman Says:

    If you have any invites left, I would really appreciate it! Thanks.

  90. Colin Devroe Says:

    Wow, this response has been overwhelming everyone! Thanks so much for stopping by and for giving Skitch a spin. I think I am caught up. I ran out initially but the plasq team hooked me up with oodles of more invites. So, if you’d like to try skitch, just ask!

  91. Abby Says:

    Yes! I got in~ Thanks so much; I can’t wait to try this thing out!

  92. caleb Says:

    i would LOVE a skitch invite! :)

  93. Andrew Toulouse Says:

    I salute you. Turns out my registration was to get on the waiting list, so I’m very grateful for your invite.

    Thanks!

  94. John Collicott Says:

    Must be fun to pass out free stuff. I am eager to give it a try too!

  95. Pierre Says:

    If there are any left, please send me a skitch invite, too. Many thanks, and I’m really looking forward to trying it out!

  96. Colin Devroe Says:

    John Collicott: Yes it is! Especially after a few beers. ;) Hope everyone is enjoying Skitch + mySkitch!

  97. Cris Pearson Says:

    Wow.. this thread makes me so happy!

    So many excited and happy people :)

    Skitch has been my baby for over 3 years since I came up with the concept. With the rest of the plasq team and a huge amount of their input (especially Keith!) and coding skills of Airy and Adrian, we have give birth!

    Hope you all enjoy it and find it as useful as I do!

    btw, Colin - you are awesome! :)

  98. Colin Devroe Says:

    Cris: Thanks for stopping by! You all have done so great… many many kudos to you and your team!

  99. Merlin Says:

    Hey thanks i would love an invite. would love to play around with this.

  100. Yonker Says:

    I will slaughter a thousand donkeys in your name for an invite.

  101. Colin Devroe Says:

    Yonker: No animals shall be hurt in the name of Skitch! Or Me!

  102. moridin Says:

    Would LOVE an invite, this would be SO much better than teaching my wife and daughter more Photoshop. :( Thanks! (hopefully)

  103. fehnman Says:

    I like invites. Invitations. Betas. Skitches. Hook me up, please. :)

  104. Joel Says:

    My invite must be mixed up in the post :(

  105. Nadine Says:

    Am I too late???

    Pleeeeeeeeaaaaaaaase…. Can I have an invite for the lovely Skitch?

    :-)

  106. kfari Says:

    Got my invite, awesome! Thanks Colin :)

  107. Luke Freeman Says:

    Are there anymore invites available…? This looks great!

  108. Colin Devroe Says:

    Joel: I’ve sent you an invite three times. Please check your email again, and the spam folders. If still nothing - give me another address.

  109. Brad Says:

    Colin,

    May I please have an invite if I’m not to late to the game.

    Brad

  110. Bjoern Says:

    Can I have an invite? Please! Please! Please!

    *falling of my knees* PLEASE!!! ;-)

  111. Mike Rohde Says:

    Colin, I’d love to check out the Skitch semi-private beta (is that like semi-sweet chocolate?) :-)

  112. Rich Says:

    Dude, thanks for the invite, but someone invited me before you. Any way to return the invite or anything? I’d hate to deprive someone else of an invite.

  113. Andreas Says:

    Please invite me! Please… ;)

  114. Colin Devroe Says:

    Rich: No worries. I’ve got plenty.

  115. jesse Says:

    i’d appreciate an invite if you have any left. it looks awesome :)

  116. julie Says:

    hey colin! great blog! can i get an invite for the beta, please???

  117. jesse Says:

    wow, thanks for the super quick invite!

  118. Kent Says:

    I’d love an invite too if you have any left. It looks amazing.

  119. julie Says:

    colin, you’re the best! thanks so much!!!! :o)

  120. Khokan Pal Says:

    Colin
    Can I have an invite Please?
    Khokan

  121. Kelly Says:

    I would really appreciate a Skitch invite if you still have any!!

    Please! :)

    Kelly

  122. Nick K Says:

    Hey Colin - If you have any invites left, I’d really appreciate it if you sent me one.

    Cheers,
    Nick

  123. Jimmy Says:

    I’d love to have an invite too. Thanks!!

  124. Luke Freeman Says:

    Got my invite…Colin you are such a legend!!!

  125. chris Says:

    Hi Colin -

    Do you have any invites left? Maybe you sent one yesterday but I never got it.

    Thanks so much - I REALLY want to try skitch out!

    thanks!

  126. John Pederson Says:

    I’ve been jonesing for a skitch invite all day today! Any way you can hook me up?

  127. Richard From BARBADOS! Says:

    Hook me up with some skitch man!

  128. Kent Says:

    Thank you! Skitch rocks!

  129. Andreas Says:

    Thank you so much! Skitch is going te be THE app off 2007!

  130. cassondra Says:

    would love an invite. thanks

  131. chris Says:

    Thank you Colin, I got the invite.

    I’m blown away by Skitch. It is revolutionary.

    Thanks again!!!!!

  132. Sebastian Says:

    Looks brilliant! PLEASE could i have an invite!

  133. Sebastian Says:

    Please can i have an invite?

  134. badnao Says:

    Can I have an invite? Please… Thank you

  135. June 2007 « Bird Watching Journal Says:

    [...] just got a skitch beta courtesy of Colin Devroe. Check out his blog - he is a great [...]

  136. Zach Says:

    Invite would be very appreciated. :D

  137. Brian Says:

    Any more left in you? (Invite please?)

  138. Zach Says:

    Thank you so much!!!

  139. Casper Says:

    Skitch, looks great! I’ve you more invites i would surely like one
    please, thanks

  140. Alex Says:

    Skitch Looks awesome!
    I would love it instantly!

  141. badnao Says:

    Thank you very much!! Thank you!! Thank you!!

  142. crucible Says:

    I would really like to try it.

    Greetz from germany

    Thomas

  143. Allan Says:

    hi, this application looks amazing, it would be nice to test it… so if you could send me an invitation?

  144. Harry Says:

    I have a photo ready to “skitch”. Do you have any more invites? Thanks in advance.

  145. austin Says:

    invite would be nice to have! :-D

  146. Skitch « Web-Junkies Says:

    [...] ich schicke sie dann raus, sobald es losgeht. Ansonsten besteht noch die Möglichkeit, es hier zu versuchen, da habe ich meine Einladung auch [...]

  147. Allan Says:

    wow… thanks for the invitation :)

  148. Skitch - Beta Test « Alonzo’s Blog Says:

    [...] - Beta Test Posted Juni 17, 2007 Hiermit möchte ich mich bei Colin Devroe bedanken, der mir eine Einladung zu Skitch zugesendet [...]

  149. Jules Says:

    maybee, there is another inviting left? I hope so. :)

  150. Adam J Says:

    Hey Man, I would love to have an invite to Skitch, I’ve been looking forward to playing with my photos. So if you can spare one i would appreciate it.

  151. Jules Says:

    Hi Colin, thanks a lot :)

  152. I found a new toy! « Life on Ice Says:

    [...] toy that’s in beta. It’s called Skitch. I actually found it thru a really good blog by Colin Devroe. Here is the help video on [...]

  153. kuschti Says:

    do you have any more invites?

  154. Otti Says:

    Hi Colin. Very fine and interessant, i would be overgrateful if you invite me to test this nice app.

  155. Josh Knowles Says:

    Hey Colin. If you happen to have any invites left I’d love to check it out. Thanks!

  156. Stretch Says:

    I’ve been searching for Skitch invites since Friday, what are the chances you still have some?

  157. nottil Says:

    if you could so kindly send me an invite for skitch it would be the best thing ever!!!
    thx again

  158. Michelle Says:

    I’d love to try skitch, I’d really appreciate it if you would send me an invite.

    Thanks Bunches! ^_^

  159. pepper Says:

    Greetings from Germany! Are there still some invies left for a blogging-european beerdrinker?
    :)

    greetz again - i’m very excited

  160. Vajra Says:

    Hi, Colin. I would like an invitation if they are still available. I actually got an invitation but when clicking on the link I kept getting an error message. But seeing you were still handing them out, and considering that I’m pretty obsessed with photography just now I would very much like to try it out.

  161. thor einar Says:

    Hey. Is it possible for me to try it out?

    thanks

  162. faebser Says:

    hi,

    i also would like an invite, if you have one left.

    thanks

  163. Christian Says:

    Is it possible for me to try it out?

  164. Tyler Says:

    Would love to give it a try myself!

  165. PennyK Says:

    Hi, Colin

    I’m a huge fan of Comic Life and have been eagerly awaiting the public release of Skitch. I’m really late to the table but if you have any invites left, I’d be very grateful.

    PennyK

  166. Gaba Says:

    would love to try that service

  167. PennyK Says:

    Colin,

    You are a Star! Thanks for the invite. Greatly appreciated. Now, I’m off to have fun with Skitch.

  168. Catt Says:

    Can you hook me up with an invite please?
    I signed up but has gotten no response from the plasq.

    Thanks

  169. [Mac-Software] Skitch « Web-Junkies Says:

    [...] ich schicke sie dann raus, sobald es losgeht. Ansonsten besteht noch die Möglichkeit, es hier zu versuchen, da habe ich meine Einladung auch [...]

  170. Vinod Says:

    An invite is very much appreciated.

  171. laurie Says:

    awww… am I too late? I’d love an invite!

  172. Colin Devroe Says:

    Laurie: I’m all out of invites, but - the plasq team is sending out droves of them so head on over there and get yourself a copy!

  173. Fabio Says:

    Hi Colin,
    have you got any invites left over?

    Thanks for your time
    Ciao

  174. Per Bjelkenstedt Says:

    Hi there,

    I have a feeling I might be a bit too late for this party as well, but if you happen to have an invitation left, I’d appreciate it immensely.

    Thank you in advance
    Per

  175. eshaqm Says:

    Any chance you might have extra invitation for Skitch at this time, I appreciate the help.

    eshaqm

  176. martin Says:

    hi colin,
    i would love an invite!

    greetings from germany

    martin

  177. Ralph Says:

    Hi Colin,

    i read a lot about Skitch and it makes me sooo curious.
    I hope to get an invitation. Can i have one…

    Pleeeeaaaase ;-)

    Greetings from Germany

    Ralph

  178. Chao Says:

    do u happen to have any invite left? thanks in advance

  179. Elaine Says:

    Would love to try Skitch. So what do you say?

  180. RJ Says:

    one more please

  181. Dustin Says:

    Oh my goodness I need skitch! I am actually sitting in my office trying to figure out the best way to tell our design company what changes I want on our website! Skitch would be perfect!!!
    If you have an invite left it I would be very happy and thankfull!!!

    Greets,

    Dustin

  182. Mano Says:

    Hey if you received any new invites for the beta 4 version of Skitch, would you kindly send me one :D.. Thanks, that would be very much appreciated.

  183. Josie Says:

    Hi I would love an invite if you still got some left, cheers!

  184. Abbie Says:

    Oh my goodness. This program seems absolutely amazing. I would definitely like to try this out if you have invites left. :o

  185. Pascal Says:

    OK, just a try… is there any invite left for a desperate french mac user ?

    Merci.

  186. Benson Says:

    Hey Colin! Am probably too late… But would love an invite too.

    Cheers!

  187. Charles Hamel Says:

    I would love to try out this software!

    Sounds like the exact program I need, I usually use Apple Shift 4, but it is very limited!

    If anyone has an extra invite I would love it..

    Thanks

  188. Chris Says:

    I would absolutely love to try it . . . it’s probably too late, but it’s worth a shot.

    Thanks,
    Chris

  189. David Parson Says:

    colin:

    For the past several months I have been using the public beta, I suppose it is what you would call it. Do I need an invite to receive this latest version?

    Thank you very much.

    David

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