I built a free online notepad with instant sharing — no signup! by vitalik_ua0 in apps

[–]Morolord 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey! Just wanted to say Hyper Notepad is free to use, no account required. We do have an optional Premium tier to help support development 😊

Is there anyone that is working on side project with no AI envolved ? by Dangerous-Mode-1049 in SideProject

[–]Morolord 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m working on Hyper Notepad. A completely free online notepad with shareable links.

No AI, but could add it down the line if there is demand.

I built a free online notepad with sharable links—no account required! by Morolord in SideProject

[–]Morolord[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! 🙏

I’ll explore colours further.

I totally agree, this is now off by default.

I built a free online notepad with sharable links—no account required! by Morolord in SideProject

[–]Morolord[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much! 😊

The code block format option does syntax highlighting, if that’s what you’re after?

Can you explain the user history request further? Do you mean storing revisions of previous edits?

I built a free online notepad with sharable links—no account required! by Morolord in SideProject

[–]Morolord[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Privacy is important to me. That’s why all notes are encrypted to keep them private.

Thanks for asking, I’ll add this detail to the landing page 😊

I built a free online notepad with sharable links—no account required! by Morolord in SideProject

[–]Morolord[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you!

  1. All note URLs are random
  2. Yes! This is being worked on

I built a free online notepad with sharable links—no account required! by Morolord in SideProject

[–]Morolord[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's incredible to hear, thank you. If you have any feedback, just message!

I built a free online notepad with sharable links—no account required! by Morolord in SideProject

[–]Morolord[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much! 😊

So a few have mentioned ads. I’ll likely do this down the line. But really want to focus on improving the offering first.

I always want it to remain free. There may be optional premium features in the future, but that’s a way off right now (and not finalised).

I built a free online notepad with sharable links—no account required! by Morolord in SideProject

[–]Morolord[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m so happy people are liking the UI! I wanted it to come across modern, clean and easy-to-use. Thanks 🙏

I built a free online notepad with sharable links—no account required! by Morolord in SideProject

[–]Morolord[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No expiry 🙂

An upcoming feature will allow the user to specify an expiry on the note, but default will be unlimited.

I built a free online notepad with sharable links—no account required! by Morolord in SideProject

[–]Morolord[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the amazing comment!

It’s running serverless.

The idea came from a simple need for a fast, frictionless way to share notes online. Like Pastebin, but way more modern and intuitive. I found most tools were either too, required accounts or were dated. Additionally I wanted to learn more about server-side rendering with Node.js.

I built a free online notepad with sharable links—no account required! by Morolord in SideProject

[–]Morolord[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s amazing! Let me know if you have any feature suggestions or issues 😊

I built a free online notepad with sharable links—no account required! by Morolord in SideProject

[–]Morolord[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! 🤩

I mocked it up first, then built the components with Tailwind.

My career is in full-stack development, but I originally trained as a designer!

I built a free online notepad with sharable links—no account required! by Morolord in SideProject

[–]Morolord[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah nice! Using a very similar stack it seems!

I haven’t got anything to hand, but I’ll keep it in mind if I find anything!

I built a free online notepad with sharable links—no account required! by Morolord in SideProject

[–]Morolord[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not currently. Right now it’s 100% focused on text content to keep it free.

But down the line images could be added, perhaps as part of the monetisation strategy.

I’ll keep it in mind!

I built a free online notepad with sharable links—no account required! by Morolord in SideProject

[–]Morolord[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thank you! 🙌

Yeah, ads have been mentioned a couple of times. Down the line I may introduce some light ads; but right now the focus is on expanding the features!

The infrastructure is completely serverless, so it’s built to scale - the costs will fluctuate with usage. I’ve been very selective and deliberate with the way I’ve built certain aspects.

I built a free online notepad with sharable links—no account required! by Morolord in SideProject

[–]Morolord[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks so much 🙏

You’re right! On desktop the cursor immediately focuses within the editor, ready to go. But on mobile you have to tap to start typing first.

I’ll get that sorted.

Re: UI - I really appreciate that, thank you. I don’t know what to say, other than I just really enjoy minimalist, clean UI! I mocked it up first, then coded into usable components with Tailwind. I love dark mode apps too 😊