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Dev tools · April 9, 2013

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Firepad, an open source collaborative text editor

Firepad, an open source collaborative text editor launched on April 9, 2013 with 168 votes, #8 of 528 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches.

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Firepad is an open source collaborative text editor launched in 2013. It enables multiple users to edit text documents simultaneously in real-time. The tool is designed for developers and teams who need to work together on code or text content. As an open source project, Firepad allows users to inspect, modify, and deploy the software themselves.

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