ragekit / left

Left is a distractionless writing application.

Left

Left is a simple open-source distractionless writing application created to help organize ideas.

Welcome

Left is a simple, minimalist, open-source and cross-platform text editor.

Features

• Create markers by beginning lines with # or ##.
• Open a text file by dragging it here, or ctrl o.
• Save a text file with ctrl s.
• The synonyms dictionary contains 12465 common words.

Details

• L, stands for Lines.
• W, stands for Words.
• V, stands for Vocabulary, or unique words.
• C, stands for Characters.

Controls

• tab autocomplete.
• ctrl o open.
• ctrl s save.
• ctrl S save as.
• ctrl ] Jump to next marker.
• ctrl [ Jump to previous marker.
• ctrl + Make text bigger.
• ctrl - Make text smaller.
• ctrl 0 Reset text size.
• ctrl shift n Clear.
• ctrl shift del Reset.

Operator

Press escape to start the operator mode. To find and replace a word, use word = new_word, and press Enter. To find and replace words ending in -ing, use -ing = new_word. Press Esc to stop.

• NUMBER go to line number.
• WORD go to word.
• WORD_A = WORD_B replace word WORD_A with word WORD_B.

Speed Reader

Select some text and press ctrl k.

Themes

Drag a .thm file on the window to install it.

TODOs

• Project view/Open Folders
• Clicking icon on dock, shows the application.

Development

Simply type npm start from the project root.

License

See the LICENSE file for license rights and limitations (CC).