In a world dominated by smarts, perhaps stupid is better…
Infriendly is still in an unstable state. It's usable, but it's not ready for production environments.
(To be fair, your mileage may vary even when we get to v1.0.)
Infriendly is an online web platform for writing textual documents that intentionally does not have any "smart" features. It's not "Unfriendly", it's "Infriendly", because I like being wrong.
Unlike other writing platforms that offer auto-correct, grammar suggestions, or formatting assistance, Infriendly aims to provide a simple and straightforward environment for users to focus solely on their writing.
And there’s no generative AI features. You have to do the writing yourself, or at least flip to a different tab to visit your favourite AI language model. It doesn’t even have auto-correct, what do you expect?
Infriendly's minimalist approach appeals to those who prefer a clean and distraction-free interface.
And when I say minimalist and distraction-free, I mean it — there’s nothing
but you, a browser window and your keyboard. There’s standard CUA keyboard
shortcuts, so you get easy access to your usual shortcuts, you know,
Control-Z, Control-X, Control-C, Control-V, which are provided by the
browser.
Infriendly's simplicity and lack of automated features may not appeal to everyone. In fact, it's not designed to appeal to everyone. Many users prefer the convenience and assistance provided by more traditional code editors or Markdown processors.
However, for those who value a pure and unadulterated writing experience, Infriendly offers a refreshing alternative.
You can access Infriendly at https://that1m8head.github.io/infriendly.
Once you open it up, you’ll be greeted with a white screen (or #222222 screen,
if you’re using dark mode) and a blinking text prompt.
Infriendly defaults to just straight plain text for formatting, and doesn’t let you use anything else, because that would be a distraction, and I'm also too lazy to build markup functionality into it.
You can use Infriendly to edit code, but don't expect it to be very good. Don't expect Gedit, expect Notepad.
Infriendly does not currently support offline usage. It is an online web
platform that requires an internet connection to access and use. However, you
can bookmark the URL https://that1m8head.github.io/infriendly to quickly
access Infriendly whenever you have an internet connection.
If you’re experienced in making web apps work offline, I’d appreciate the help.
Infriendly is licensed to everyone under the Apache License 2.0.
Infriendly uses SemVer-1 (Semantic Versioning Minus 1), meaning the PATCH number is excluded.
- v0.0: Initial non-versioned release, including only the layout and styling.
- v0.1: Initial beta version. Includes the layout, styling and basic text editing but no saving or opening files.
- v0.2: Basic file opening and saving, where saving a file will download it with a random hex string in the file name.
Sorted in order of most feasible to least feasible:
- Storing file name and metadata
- Handling non-textual files
- Allowing use even offline
- In-app pop-up dialogs
- Custom themes
- Layout customisation
- Title bar and command bar customisation
- Client-side configuration
- Exporting to more common formats
- Markup language processing (for languages like Markdown and AsciiDoc)
- Vim and Emacs style editing