README.md

February 26, 2025 · View on GitHub

Inkless

Write simple, stay focused.

❓ About

Inkless is a minimal, lightweight (less than 4 MB), shortcut-based text editor. You can use it for writing notes or coding.

App Preview

A * will appear in the titlebar for unsaved changes, and it will also indicate if code mode or dynamic glow is enabled. Anything you paste is automatically converted to plain text. You can go to the url inkless:// to open the app.

Inkless also supports extensions. Settings and extensions are stored in a file called data.inkless (located in same directory as executable). Extensions are written in JavaScript and have full access to all web features. To add an extension, add this to the file:

ext.EXTENSION_NAME = ---
<CODE-HERE>
---

Example data file with settings and extensions:

theme = mica # mica | dark | light
code_mode = yes
glow = no

ext.greetuser = ---
alert("hello!");
---

ext.anotherone = ---
if (5 > 4) {
    alert("5 is greater than 4.");
}
---

Donations are really appreciated and would help in the improvement of the project! https://www.patreon.com/axorax

Note

If the status bar (the bottom area that has word count, line count, etc.) overflows and you cannot see the rest of the content, then, you can scroll to go sideways.

🎹 Keyboard shortcuts

For macOS, use the meta key instead of CTRL.

Shortcut	Description
`CTRL + P`	Open command palette
`CTRL + O`	Open document
`CTRL + S`	Save document
`CTRL + .`	Run Inkless action
`CTRL + M`	Toggle Mica effect (Windows only)
`CTRL + T`	Switch between themes
`CTRL + W`	Toggle status bar visibility
`CTRL + F`	Find and search tool
`CTRL + G`	Toggle grid
`CTRL + E`	Toggle spellchecker
`CTRL + SHIFT + P`	Open print menu
`CTRL + R`	Reload app
`CTRL + N`	Toggle glow
`CTRL + SHIFT + N`	Toggle dynamic glow (Takes more processing power, code mode only)
`CTRL + SHIFT + R`	Rainbow mode (fun)
`CTRL + SHIFT + S`	Text to speech. Will speak selected text otherwise entire document.
`CTRL + Scroll`	Increase or decrease font size
`CTRL + SHIFT + C`	Toggle code mode

🎬 Inkless actions

Type an action, select it and press CTRL + . to execute the action.

Command	Description	Example Output
`i.date`	Inserts the current date and time.	`2/26/2025, 2:45:30 PM`
`i.time`	Inserts the current time.	`2:45:30 PM`
`i.year`	Inserts the current year.	`2025`
`i.day`	Inserts the name of the current day of the week.	`Monday`
`i.month`	Inserts the current month.	`February`
`i.random`	Inserts a random number between 0 and 100.	`57`
`i.flip`	Simulates a coin flip and inserts "Heads" or "Tails".	`Heads`
`i.timestamp`	Inserts the current Unix timestamp (seconds since 1970).	`1614346235`
`i.iso`	Inserts the current date and time in ISO 8601 format.	`2025-02-26T14:45:30.000Z`
`i.pi`	Inserts the value of π (Pi).	`3.1415926535`
`i.e`	Inserts the value of e (Euler's number).	`2.7182818284`
`i.password`	Generates a random strong password.	`G!h72$h9kL`
`i.hex`	Generates a random hex color.	`#f2a200`
`i.magic8`	Simulates a Magic 8-Ball response.	`Yes`
`i.uuid`	Generates a unique UUID.	`e0cb3d9e-1c2d-4c9d-b1d2...`
`i.systemInfo`	Displays information about the system (User Agent, Platform).	`User Agent: Mozilla/5.0...`
`i.memoryUsage`	Displays current memory usage of the JavaScript heap.	`Used JS Memory: 10 MB /...`
`2+2/4*3`	Execute any math.	`3.5`

⌨️ Editor shortcuts

You can use these shortcuts while writing in the input field (CODE MODE ONLY). For macOS, use the meta key instead of CTRL.

Shortcut	Description
`"`, `'`, `(`, `{`, `[`, `<`	Automatically closes it and puts cursor in the middle
`Tab`	Indent with four spaces
`CTRL + X`	Copy and delete line
`Home`	Go to start of line
`End`	Go to end of line
`Delete`	Remove character infront of cursor

💻 Supported programming languages

Language	Language	Language	Language	Language	Language	Language
1c	abnf	accesslog	actionscript	ada	angelscript	apache
applescript	arcade	arduino	armasm	xml	asciidoc	aspectj
autohotkey	autoit	avrasm	awk	axapta	bash	basic
bnf	brainfuck	c	cal	capnproto	ceylon	clean
clojure	clojure-repl	cmake	coffeescript	coq	cos	cpp
crmsh	crystal	csharp	csp	css	d	markdown
dart	delphi	diff	django	dns	dockerfile	dos
dsconfig	dts	dust	ebnf	elixir	elm	ruby
erb	erlang-repl	erlang	excel	fix	flix	fortran
fsharp	gams	gauss	gcode	gherkin	glsl	gml
go	golo	gradle	graphql	groovy	haml	handlebars
haskell	haxe	hsp	http	hy	inform7	ini
irpf90	isbl	java	javascript	jboss-cli	json	julia
julia-repl	kotlin	lasso	latex	ldif	leaf	less
lisp	livecodeserver	livescript	llvm	lsl	lua	makefile
mathematica	matlab	maxima	mel	mercury	mipsasm	mizar
perl	mojolicious	monkey	moonscript	n1ql	nestedtext	nginx
nim	nix	node-repl	nsis	objectivec	ocaml	openscad
oxygene	parser3	pf	pgsql	php	php-template	plaintext
pony	powershell	processing	profile	prolog	properties	protobuf
puppet	purebasic	python	python-repl	q	qml	r
reasonml	rib	roboconf	routeros	rsl	ruleslanguage	rust
sas	scala	scheme	scilab	scss	shell	smali
smalltalk	sml	sqf	sql	stan	stata	step21
stylus	subunit	swift	taggerscript	yaml	tap	tcl
thrift	tp	twig	typescript	vala	vbnet	vbscript
vbscript-html	verilog	vhdl	vim	wasm	wren	x86asm
xl	xquery	zephir

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