Nocturnote

Nocturnote is a sleek, modern, and highly customizable note-taking application built with Electron, Svelte, TypeScript, and Tailwind CSS. It offers a distraction-free writing environment with powerful features like search and replace, file management, and appearance customization.

Features

• Customizable Interface: Choose your preferred font family, font size, font weight, and line height. Toggle word wrap and line numbers to suit your writing style.
• File Management: Easily create new notes, open existing .txt or .md files, and save your work.
• Search and Replace: Quickly find specific text within your notes and replace it with new content.
• Notepad Mode: Experience a classic notepad aesthetic with a toggleable "Notepad Mode."
• Rain Mode: A unique visual effect to enhance your writing experience.
• Status Bar: Keep track of your line and column position, character count, and file encoding (UTF-8).
• Unsaved Changes Protection: Never lose your work with built-in prompts for unsaved changes before closing or opening new files.
• Cross-Platform: Built with Electron, Nocturnote is designed to run seamlessly across different operating systems.

Technologies Used

• Electron: For building cross-platform desktop applications.
• Svelte: A modern JavaScript framework for building user interfaces.
• TypeScript: For type-safe JavaScript development.
• Tailwind CSS: A utility-first CSS framework for rapid UI development.
• electron-vite: A fast development setup for Electron apps.

Installation

To get a local copy up and running, follow these simple steps.

Prerequisites

• Node.js (LTS version recommended)
• npm or yarn (npm is used in the commands below)

Steps

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/fezcode/nocturnote.git
   cd nocturnote

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

Usage

Development

To run the application in development mode:

npm run dev

This will open the Electron application with live reloading for both main and renderer processes.

Building

To build the application for production:

npm run build

This will create distributable packages for your operating system in the out directory.

You can also build for specific platforms:

• Windows: npm run build:win
• macOS: npm run build:mac
• Linux: npm run build:linux
• Unpacked (for debugging): npm run build:unpack

Other Scripts

• npm run format: Format code with Prettier.
• npm run lint: Lint code with ESLint.
• npm run typecheck: Run TypeScript type checks.

Contributing

Contributions are what make the open-source community such an amazing place to learn, inspire, and create. Any contributions you make are greatly appreciated.

If you have a suggestion that would make this better, please fork the repo and create a pull request. You can also simply open an issue with the tag "enhancement". Don't forget to give the project a star! Thanks again!

1. Fork the Project
2. Create your Feature Branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature)
3. Commit your Changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature')
4. Push to the Branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature)
5. Open a Pull Request

License

Distributed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for more information. (Note: Assuming MIT license as it's common. A LICENSE file should be added if not present.)

Contact

Project Link: https://github.com/fezcode/nocturnote