A simple but smart autosaving scratchpad for quick note-taking and todo lists.
FromScratch is a lightweight desktop application designed as an autosaving scratchpad for quick note-taking and managing todo lists. It provides a distraction-free writing environment with smart text features like automatic indenting, folding, and syntax replacement, eliminating the need to manually save your work.
Users who need a fast, minimal note-taking tool for jotting down ideas, tasks, or code snippets without the complexity of traditional word processors or note apps.
Developers choose FromScratch for its extreme simplicity combined with powerful behind-the-scenes features like autosaving and keyboard controls, offering a seamless writing experience that stays out of the way while keeping data secure and accessible.
Autosaving Scratchpad. A simple but smart note-taking app
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Automatically saves notes on-the-fly without manual intervention, ensuring data persistence and eliminating save-related distractions.
Features a completely distraction-free environment with no UI elements beyond the text editor, ideal for focused writing sessions.
Includes extensive keyboard shortcuts for navigation, editing, and features like folding, making it highly efficient for power users who prefer keyboard over mouse.
Supports portable mode via command-line arguments, allowing data storage on USB drives or synced cloud directories for easy backup and access across systems.
Only supports plain text with basic syntax replacement, lacking rich text options, image embedding, or markup language support like markdown.
Designed for single-user use with no built-in sharing, version control, or real-time collaborative editing tools, limiting team usage.
Built on Electron, which can result in higher memory usage and larger application size compared to native desktop apps, potentially impacting performance on low-resource systems.
Requires npm installation and building from source for development or modifications, as noted in the README, which may be cumbersome for non-developers.