Favorite writing / journaling tool? Half-finished projects welcome
I’m specifically looking for a tool a user shared on here that facilitated writing for content by scrolling up and disappearing text as new text was inputted. I believe it was a HTML/JSS only solution - a small personal project. I’ve done a lot of focused searches, but haven’t been able to find this comment. That said, I love these sorts of projects. I know they’re a self-indulgence and often a distraction. I’m celebrating that for a moment, personally. Please share your favorites writing tools, the smaller and more personal the better.
Favorite writing / journaling tool? Half-finished projects welcome launched on February 4, 2021 with 14 votes, #1,206 of 3,133 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.
In plain words
This is a request for recommendations rather than a product description. The poster is seeking a specific minimalist writing tool with HTML/CSS functionality where text scrolls and disappears as new content is typed, along with other personal writing projects from the community. They acknowledge these tools are often small, self-directed projects and are inviting others to share their favorite lesser-known writing and journaling applications, particularly independent or personal creations rather than mainstream software.
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BetterWriteDec 2025 · betterwrite.ronitt.xyz · ▲134So this weekend I and a friend of mine (@ronitrajfr) created a minimalist writing editor. It's ui is clean, beautiful and distraction free, it also has a vim mode and everything stays on your computer no authentication is required to write your thoughts and all we wanted an application where we just start typing with no BS and that's what we made. and did I tell ya that it's open source as well lmk your thoughts and feedback!!
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