Nova Scratchpad Autor: Dharani Krishna

Nova Scratchpad — Premium Offline Markdown Editor 🚀

Nova Scratchpad is a beautiful, lightweight, and privacy-first browser extension designed for developers, writers, and students who need a fast, elegant space to draft notes, copy code blocks, and outline ideas in Markdown.

Operating 100% offline with zero load latency, Nova Scratchpad autosaves your work instantly, offers smooth distraction-free writing modes, and features stunning visual themes.



✨ Key Features

• 💾 Real-Time Autosave: Never lose a keystroke. Every word is securely saved to your local storage instantly as you type.
• 👁️ Live Markdown Preview: Toggle between a streamlined editing pane and a gorgeous, rendered preview of your Markdown text (supporting Headers, Lists, bold/italics, blockquotes, and code blocks).
• 🎨 5 Premium Color Themes: Choose a workspace that matches your mood:
  • Obsidian: Clean, high-contrast dark indigo.
  • Cyberpunk: Vibrant neon pink, electric yellow, and purple.
  • Light Forest: A soft, organic, and soothing sage green.
  • Nordic Frost: Minimalist slate gray with icy blue accents.
  • Aurora Neon: Ethereal deep space violet with electric emerald.
• 🎯 Zen Focus Mode: Click the target icon in the header to instantly fade away the toolbar and menus, giving you a completely clean, distraction-free writing environment.
• 🗂️ Multi-Note Sidebar: Organize your thoughts with ease. Create, rename, delete, and switch between multiple active notes seamlessly.
• 📊 Live Document Stats: Keep track of your writing with live word count, character count, and estimated reading time calculations in the footer.
• 📤 Direct File Export: Export your drafts in one click as standard Markdown (.md) or Plain Text (.txt) files straight to your computer.

🔒 Privacy-First & High Performance

• 100% Offline Capability: Runs completely on your machine. Your data never leaves your browser.
• Zero Trackers & Zero Analytics: No external scripts, no remote CDNs, and absolutely no data collection.
• Lightweight Footprint: Engineered with pure, vanilla HTML, CSS, and secure Javascript for near-zero CPU and RAM impact.
• Manifest V3 Standard: Compliant with the latest, safest web extension security protocols.

🛠️ Keyboard Shortcuts

• Ctrl + B (or Cmd + B): Wrap selection in Bold
• Ctrl + I (or Cmd + I): Wrap selection in Italics
• Ctrl + K (or Cmd + K): Wrap selection in Code Block