Nash: a standalone LOCAL notepad as a single HTML file

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https://keepworking.github.io/nash/

I copied the source to a local html file. Then I removed some icon urls and replaced the broken ones in the format bar with text (link, image, download). I also searched the code for http & image links, finding only the above link in the footer.

I put the modified template in my Downloads folder and bookmarked it in FF. When you save, it writes a copy to the downloads folder and does not overwrite. Works!

Just last week I was searching for "modify local text file in browser."

I happened across Nash on Hacker News today.

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Thanks for posting this. I remember seeing this on HN! This was the HN discussion:

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A good read, thanks.

Because Nash writes an html file I can use tampermonkey to manipulate content locally. Mostly, I use Nash to write notes while browsing and stash them in a NashNotes directory.

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(rocking side-to-side trying to justify Joplin... Mobile integration and markdown.... phew.... inhale.... :wink: )

Nice find,,,, neat, simple solution.

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When copy-pasting from web to Nash, it generally does a very good job of keeping the formatting. I find this particularly helpful when moving reports to local.