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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: 0.21s | 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!

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cutler ◴[22 Jan 25 13:34 UTC] No.42792624[source]▶
I don't get the nostalgia for NotePad - the most featureless piece of software ever invented.
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1. qwertox ◴[22 Jan 25 14:53 UTC] No.42793440[source]▶
I feel the same. If a text editor doesn't have at least multiple levels of undo, it's worthless. IDK if it even had redo.

There's been UltraEdit since 1994, SciTE since 1999, Notepad++ since 2003, the browser's address bar to remove formatting or just for holding some text...