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

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145 points itkeman | 1 comments | 22 Jan 25 11:59 UTC | HN request time: 0.254s | 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!

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markatkinson ◴[22 Jan 25 13:03 UTC] No.42792357[source]▶
Wow, I am in exactly the same position. I grew up in the 90's using all the versions of Windows. Notepad became such an essential part of my workflows that even after 10 years of being on a Mac, I still mentally "reach for" Notepad. I have yet to find a suitable replacement.

Thanks for this, will take a look. (One thing that comes close is Stickies on MacOS)

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jmb99 ◴[22 Jan 25 13:21 UTC] No.42792503[source]▶
What makes (plain-text) TextEdit insufficient?
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soulofmischief ◴[22 Jan 25 13:38 UTC] No.42792673[source]▶
Both Notepad and TextEdit are some of the most insufferably feature-void applications I've ever used. Even for a basic note-taking app.
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1. markatkinson ◴[22 Jan 25 14:28 UTC] No.42793190[source]▶
That's part of the charm. I think I've mostly replaced Notepad with Clipy.