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Developer notepad with scripting, AI, and built-in browse

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    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

  2. 2AO

    Inspired by the design and UI/UX of apps like Notion, and utility of open-source apps like StackEdit, I decided to create a minimalistic, local-only WYSIWYG Markdown editor. Some features worth highlighting: - Monaco editor and Prettier integration for code snippets - Tables (apparently the holy grail of WYSIWYG editing) - Embeds (for CodePen, CodeSandbox and YouTube, most useful for HTML or JSON exports) - Accepts Markdown paste-in, and "exports"/generates HTML, Markdown and JSON outputs - Collaboration (with real-time awareness and initial commenting system, available only when…

    2023 · editor.vrite.io

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    Polypad83

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    Javascript playground app with Markdown for busy developers

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    Cross-platform AppleOS document editor built with Catalyst

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    Organize your ideas & projects into beautiful visual boards.

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    Noteey279

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    MarkTwo71

    A seamless, speedy, syncing markdown editor

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    NoteTabs129

    Native macOS text editor with horizontal tabs & auto-restore

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    The Browser Automation IDE

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    Notes written in pen at scale

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    Writer134

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  15. 15NE

    I recently released version 1.4 of Notepad.exe, my editor built for macOS. The goal of the app is to let you prototype ideas in Swift or Python with minimal setup - write code, hit Run, skip project scaffolding. This release adds support for a Linux runtime/subsystem, so you can write on macOS and execute snippets in a Linux environment. I’d love to hear any feedback or answer any questions: would a tool like this fit your workflow? What friction remains?

    Oct 2025 · notepadexe.com

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    Simple light-weight notepad on all Apple devices

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    A fast, local-first Markdown editor for real work.

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    The text editor that requires only a browser and a keyboard

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    Bamboo114

    Markdown notes with AI under your control

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  20. 20JF

    We needed a JS-first WYSIWYG DOCX editor and couldn't find a solid OSS option, most were either commercial or abandoned. As an experiment, we gave Claude Code the OOXML spec, a concrete editor architecture, and a Playwright-based test suite. The agent iterated in a (Ralph) loop over a few nights and produced a working editor from scratch. Core text editing works today. Tables and images are functional but still incomplete. MIT licensed.

    Feb 2026 · github.com

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    Turn your IDE into a personal knowledge management system

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    Review AI-generated Markdown and HTML in a focused workspace

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    Noteli105

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    I'm excited to introduce my own developed Markdown editor to everyone. It's built on the Monaco editor and designed specifically for developers. This editor integrates various features such as document management, resource management, and MDX extensions. You can embed images, audio, video, and even use plugins like drawing tools, calendars, and cards to showcase your creativity. What's even more thrilling is that it allows users to customize PostgreSQL table structures, insert and display data in Markdown documents, and even collect form submissions. My original intention in design was to…

    2023 · amarkdown.com

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