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<h1 id="introducing-notez">Introducing Notez</h1>

<p>2021-01-13</p>

<p>I have always been a fan of simple note taking applications, since I tend to take a lot of random notes throughout the work day. Sometimes I reach for simple pen and paper, but other times it&#8217;s nice to stay focused jotting down notes on the same device I&#8217;m working on.</p>

<p>Previously, I just created quick <code>notes.txt</code> files in my open code editor or fell back on the default OS note apps. These worked perfectly fine but often got in my way (or even worse - lost among everything else).</p>

<p>So I said the hell with it and built Notez.</p>

<h2 id="what-makes-notez-special">What makes Notez special?</h2>

<p>Nothing, really. It&#8217;s actually a pretty &#8220;stupid&#8221; app compared to others on the market. But this one is <em>mine</em>. Plus, it was fun to piece it together on a random evening before bed.</p>

<p>For those curious, let&#8217;s take a look at the feature list:</p>

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<li>free and open source (github.com&#47;bradleytaunt&#47;notez)</li>
<li>uses <code>localStorage</code> to keep changes persistent (helpful for browser crashes, etc)</li>
<li>includes basic export functionality to download content as a simple <code>output.txt</code> file</li>
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<p>That&#8217;s it. Mind blowing stuff, eh?</p>

<h2 id="making-stuff-is-fun">Making stuff is fun</h2>

<p>My main takeaway when building this tiny, dumb app was to just <em>enjoy building fun stuff</em>. It crossed my mind several times how there are already hundreds of note taking apps across the vast Internet. I also thought about how others might look at the code I wrote and go, &#8220;Oh my God - why did he do it that way? What an idiot!&#8221;. But I don&#8217;t care - I had fun making it.</p>

<p>Hopefully you enjoy using it as well!</p>
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