Today I want to present JMarkPad, an open source lightweight and minimalistic text editor. I'm currently using this tool to write this blog post.
Version 0.0.1 is the first ever version and it is available here:
https://github.com/mayuso/JMarkPad/releases/tag/0.0.1
This version currently offers:
- "Open", "Save", "Close" and "New" file options.
- Multiple open files at the same time (Diferent tabs).
- Realtime preview of how the markdown text would look like on web.
First release, this release should be used as a testing release. The objective is to have a working version so that we can use it and report any bugs or improvement ideas before version 0.1.
Work on 0.1 has already started, this is the list of short term goals for this next version:
Java dependency-free executable (Done)
Option to change the editor theme (Color) (Done)
"Save all" option (Done)
"Save as" option
"About" section with extra information
Save and load user options (Theme, opened files....) so next time the user opens the tool it is configured the same way it was left
And many more to come......
Please feel free to download JMarkPad here:
I honestly believe we can create a really useful tool for bloggers together. I'll just need as much feedback as possible to know what parts to improve and what new functionalities JMarkPad should have.