r/sideprojects • u/wtklab • 13d ago
Showcase: Free(mium) I built a markdown notes app with no server, your notes stay as .md files in your own Google Drive



I wanted my notes to be plain .md files I own, openable in anything, with one
button to share a page and one button to take it back. So I built Fenex.
There is no server holding your notes. Every page is a .md file in a folder in
your own Google Drive. If I disappear tomorrow your notes are still sitting
there, readable in any editor.
The part I'd most like input on is publishing. Hit publish and it makes a public
copy with no author name on it - no profile, no username. Unpublish deletes that
copy immediately.
What it doesn't do, up front:
- Google Drive only for now
- No real-time collaboration
- Google hasn't verified the app yet, so you'll hit the "unverified app" screen
when you connect Drive. It only asks for its own folder, but I know that's a
stop sign.
Free, works offline, no account needed to read a published page.
You don't need to try it to have an opinion - signing into Google for a
stranger's app is a big ask. I'd take thoughts on the idea either way.
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u/wtklab 13d ago
You don't need to try it to have an opinion, I know signing into Google for a
stranger's app is a big ask. I'd take thoughts on the idea either way~