Ephemeral is a minimalist writing tool built with Tauri. It intentionally never auto-saves and never prompts on close. Text persists only when you explicitly export it.
This may seem silly, but I assure you it is not. I need a text editor that will open/close for me without asking me any questions or trying to do anything other than let me write. I want it to just nuke everything when I close. That is all for now. I will be making it allow for optionally "turning on" various features when I have time. Or not.. It does what I needed it to do.
Download the latest version from GitHub Releases.
Requires Vite+ and the Rust toolchain.
vp install
vp exec tauri buildThe app bundle will be generated in src-tauri/target/release/bundle/.
- No auto-save
- No save prompts
- Manual export only
- Non-destructive exports (auto-incremented names)
- Markdown writing with rich formatting
- Export to
.mdor.txt - Custom filename on export
- Configurable export directory
- Last export quick-reveal in Finder
- System theme support
- Open the app and start writing.
- Press
Cmd/Ctrl + Sto export. - Enter a filename, then choose
MarkdownorText. - Use the export directory control in the footer to change destination.
- Save / Export:
Cmd/Ctrl + S - Info Pane:
Cmd/Ctrl + / - Toggle Markdown Mode:
Cmd/Ctrl + M - Set Export Folder:
Cmd/Ctrl + E - Close/Quit:
Cmd/Ctrl + WorCmd/Ctrl + Q - Fullscreen:
Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + F - Bold:
Cmd/Ctrl + B - Headings:
Cmd/Ctrl + 1-6 - Link:
Cmd/Ctrl + K - Image:
Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + I - Table:
Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + X
For development setup and release workflow details, see DEVELOPER.md.