⚠️ GLASSPAD IS CURRENTLY IN ALPHA BUGS ARE EXPECTED⚠️

⚠️ THIS APP WILL NOT BE PORTED TO WINDOWS BY ME MAKE A PULL REQUEST IF YOU ARE PORTING TO WINDOWS ⚠️

Scratchpad

A lightweight, glass-themed note-taking application built with Tauri (Rust) and JavaScript.

Features

• Multi-tab note editing - Open and edit multiple notes simultaneously
• Folder organization - Organize notes into custom folders
• Real-time search - Instantly search across all notes
• Auto-save - Notes automatically save as you type
• Rich text formatting - Bold, italic, underline, highlighting, and font sizing
• Glass UI - Beautiful transparent interface with blur effects
• Lightweight - Built with Tauri for minimal resource usage
• Markdown storage - All notes saved as plain markdown files

Tech Stack

• Frontend: HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript (ES6+)
• Backend: Rust with Tauri
• Storage: Local filesystem (markdown files)
• This was quite literally a js project because I was bored and know rust

Installation

Prerequisites

• Rust (latest stable)
• Node.js (v16 or higher)
• npm or pnpm

Build from source

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/viewerofall/GlassPad.git
cd scratchpad

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Run in development mode
npm run dev

# Build for production
npm run build

Binary releases

Check the Releases page for the actual damn thing

Usage

Creating Notes

• Click + Note in the toolbar or press Ctrl+N
• Notes auto-save every 2 seconds after you stop typing
• Manually save with Ctrl+S or the save button

Organizing Notes

• Create folders with the + button in the sidebar
• Drag notes between folders (coming soon)
• Delete notes/folders with the × button

Keyboard Shortcuts

• Ctrl+N - New note
• Ctrl+S - Save current note
• Ctrl+W - Close current tab
• Ctrl+B - Bold
• Ctrl+I - Italic
• Ctrl+U - Underline
• Ctrl+F - Search (when in search box)

File Storage

Notes are stored as markdown files in:

• Linux: ~/.scratchpad/notes/
• Windows: %USERPROFILE%\.scratchpad\notes\
• macOS: ~/.scratchpad/notes/

Development

# Install Rust dependencies
cd src-tauri
cargo build

# Run development server
cd ..
npm run dev

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! However make sure to tell me what you are actually doing.

Roadmap

• Drag and drop for folder organization
• Export notes (PDF, HTML)
• Note linking/backlinking
• Tags system
• No web server at all
• Custom notification and title bar
• Mobile version

Acknowledgments

• Built with Tauri
• Inspired by Obsidian and Notion
• Glass UI design using CSS backdrop-filter