FromScratch is a small, cross-platform note-taking and to-do app that autosaves text as you type. It supports automatic indenting, note-folding, checkboxes for tracking to-dos, and automatic replacement of common syntax with symbols such as arrows. It offers both dark and light themes and a portable mode.
What it's for
quick note takingtodo tracking
Features 14
- Auto-saving scratchpad
- Automatic indenting
- Dark and Light theme
- Find and replace
- Fullscreen toggle
- Jump to line/character
- Keyboard shortcuts for line movement and deletion
- Note-folding
- Portable mode
- Quick note-taking
- Search with regular expressions
- Syntax replacement with symbols (e.g. arrows)
- Todo list via checkboxes
- Zoom text in/out
At a glance
free tieropen source
TypeDesktop app
DeploymentInstalled (local)
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux
CompanyKilian Valkhof
Pricing
FreeFree
Free download for Windows, macOS, and Linux.
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