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The plug-and-play rich text editor for the modern web

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   Minimalist editor that lives in browser, stores everything in the URL▲468

   I wanted to see how far I could go building a notes app using only what modern browsers already provide – no frameworks, no storage APIs, no build step. What it does: Single HTML file, no deps, 111 loc Notes live in the URL hash (shareable links!) Auto-compressed with CompressionStream Plain-text editor (contenteditable) History support Page title from first # heading Respects light/dark mode No storage, cookies, or tracking The entire app is the page source. https://textarea.my/

   Dec 2025 · github.com

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   Tiptap Editor 3.0 Beta▲446

   Flexible, open-source editor built for modern web developers

   2025

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   NoteConnect▲84

   A note-taking app where all the notes are connected 🔥

   2018

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   TextFlex▲179

   Text editor & HTML viewer for iOS

   2024

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   Noteli▲105

   An open source CLI tool to take notes

   2021

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   Left▲382

   A minimalist multi-platform text editor

   2018

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   Material Notes▲169

   Simple no hassle notes app in a beautiful material design

   2017

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   Textpad▲200

   Simple online notepad, no fancy stuff. Just write.

   2016

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   Notepad▲113

   A rich, distraction-free alternative to sticky notes 📋

   2018

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    Trix▲184

    A rich text editor for everyday writing

    2015

11. 11NE
    Notepag.es - Markdown/LaTeX editor for quick technical documents.▲100

    2011 · notepag.es

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    NoteLedge▲210

    Take better notes, your way

    2021

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    Markably▲78

    Cross-platform Markdown editor

    2020

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    Einote▲133

    Take notes from any web page in seconds

    2022

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    Smart Text Editor▲94

    The text editor that requires only a browser and a keyboard

    2021

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    Notes.cx – A simple, anonymous online notepad \w Markdown support▲80

    2021 · notes.cx

17. 17NA
    NotepadJs – A cross-platform love letter to Notepad▲145

    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!

    2025 · github.com

18. 18AI
    An in-browser text editor to easily create static HTML▲140

    2022 · triplelog.com

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    Tome, aka Tom's Editor – a new command-line text editor▲131

    2023 · github.com

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    blank.page▲90

    Simple text editor in your browser

    2023

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    NotesAlong▲75

    Highlight, organize, and share information effectively

    2020

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    Markdown Editor▲126

    Clean, modern & open-source WYSIWYG markdown editor

    2019

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    MarkTwo▲71

    A seamless, speedy, syncing markdown editor

    2020

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    Lightwave – Real-time notes app, 3.5 years of hand-rolled JavaScript▲52

    Hi HN! I've been building this solo for about three and a half years. I kept trying every new project/notes tool (Notion, Asana, Trello, etc.) and always ended up back in a plain text file. I wanted something that felt like a text editor on first touch but could grow into real structure when you needed it. https://lightwave.so (desktop only) The tech stack is Laravel, MySQL, Redis, and hand-rolled JavaScript on the client. No frameworks like React/Vue/etc. ~270 lines of jQuery (out of 80k+ total LOC) for a few legacy DOM utilities, plus IndexedDB for local…

    Feb 2026

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