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What it does

I just needed a plain text editor for simple notes, stripping formatting, and the occasional writing while screensharing. but apple notes, word, and google docs keep adding features that mess with your text. even the fan-favorite windows notepad now has copilot. So I built one myself! Feel free to use it: no account, no tracking, and your text is saved locally in your browser's IndexedDB. it even installs as a PWA. or you can self-host if you'd prefer. Give it a try

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