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Show HN: NotepadJs – A cross-platform love letter to Notepad

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145 points itkeman | 4 comments | 22 Jan 25 11:59 UTC | HN request time: 0.21s | source

As a native Windows user who switched to macOS a few years back, one thing I never got over was the simplicity and usefulness of the old school Notepad app. This app aims to recreate that very same experience, cross-platform and easily installable as a PWA.

I've been using this for personal use for around 2 years and I figured it was time to share it with the world. Criticism, issues and PRs are welcome. Thanks!

1. albert_e ◴[22 Jan 25 13:38 UTC] No.42792671[source]▶
Love this, thanks for sharing!

If I had the time I would explore the following myself ... but I am guessing I will never get to them at all so posting my thoughts aloud:

- Could it be modified to optionally store the files online, say a selected git repo or s3 bucket (credentials configured in a local file)

- Could it have a flavour that accepts markdown formatting/preview

- Could we allow users to "paste" images from clipboard (or drag-and-drop image files) to have them saved alongside the txt/md files or in a subfolder

- obligatory Dark mode (toggle)

I know all this diverges from the spirit of original notepad but these were some things I desired in a lightweight awlays online notepad that i can access from all my devices. Kind of like a diet Obsidian with sync?

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2. zoover2020 ◴[22 Jan 25 17:54 UTC] No.42795551[source]▶
And this is how notepad++ was born.
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3. leonardinius ◴[22 Jan 25 19:34 UTC] No.42796616[source]▶
sounds like mac osx notes app to me
4. donkeylazy456 ◴[23 Jan 25 00:37 UTC] No.42799161[source]▶
then we need NotepadPlusPlusJs!