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local-first text storage with no signup required

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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/

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4. 4
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5. 5
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   Markdown Bin▲76

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   note.md▲243

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   GitJournal▲63

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10. 10
    Tasks.txt▲147

    Plain text task manager for macOS

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    sharetxt▲129

    share & collaborate on text docs without any sign-up

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12. 12
    Material Notes▲169

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14. 14IW
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    HashTagNotes▲108

    Message-yourself-style notes, files and to-dos

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    blank.page▲90

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    YANA▲85

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22. 22IM
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    Create plain text webpages, blog posts, reference pages, or quick notes. The page you create will have a unique url which you can share with others. TxtPages is a clone of the popular Txti tool for creating fast text web pages.

    2023 · txtpages.xyz

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