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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: 0.908s | 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. skylovescoffee ◴[22 Jan 25 19:02 UTC] No.42796295[source]▶
I can't install the app from firefox, please consider an easier way to install it
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2. ericyd ◴[22 Jan 25 19:24 UTC] No.42796503[source]▶
PWA is the most universal installer available. You can install a PWA with Firefox, but the instructions might look different from the screenshot in the repo. Alternatively you can use it at the hosted URL in the github readme without installing at all.
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3. khedoros1 ◴[22 Jan 25 20:05 UTC] No.42796927[source]▶
An up-to-date Firefox install gives me this message when I even go to the site:

> Sorry, your browser does not support the File System Access API. Plese consider using another browser for installing this app.

Firefox also seems to require an extension to install PWAs: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/pwas-for-fire... (and not just an extension, but a couple of external programs need to be installed too).

So you can jump through the extra hoops to get the PWA installed, but the first warning seems accurate. Can't load or save files.

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4. miramba ◴[22 Jan 25 20:25 UTC] No.42797094{3}[source]▶
Yes, this API is only available in Chrome and Edge on PCs it seems: https://caniuse.com/?search=filesystem%20access%20api