minimalistab is an extension for Chrome that replaces the default "New tab" page with a blank WYSIWYG editor for taking notes.<p>Sometimes I need a blank screen to stare at, especially when context switching between tasks; so I made this Chrome extension with basic note taking capabilities.<p>I kept the code as simple as possible, formatted for developers with dyslexia. Let me know your opinions.<p>I hope you find it useful. Feel free to personalize and hack your own copy. Feedback very welcome.<p>DEMO: <a href="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hakaneskici/minimalistab/refs/heads/main/minimalistab.html" rel="nofollow">https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hakaneskici/minimalistab/r...</a><p>Install as an extension: <a href="https://github.com/hakaneskici/minimalistab" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/hakaneskici/minimalistab</a><p>Features:<p>* Take notes with formatting<p>* CMD/CTRL + {B, I, U} or toolbar<p>* Works offline by design<p>* Auto save to local storage<p>* Download as .html file<p>* Dark/light system theme<p>* Paste images and links<p>* Plain JS, no dependencies<p>* No tracking, no telemetry, no cookies<p>* Works without JS too (no saving)<p>* 100% handcrafted human code (TM)<p>Here's the primary trick that makes this possible:<p><a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43179649">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43179649</a><p>Previous discussions and tools:<p>[1] Nash - <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43358914">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43358914</a><p>[2] Notetime - <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43434152">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43434152</a><p>[3] NoteUX - <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43492415">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43492415</a><p>[4] TiddlyWiki - <a href="https://tiddlywiki.com/" rel="nofollow">https://tiddlywiki.com/</a>