Quick Notepad

A modern, dual-mode text editor written in Rust that runs both in the terminal (TUI) and as a native GUI application. Built from scratch as part of the "build your own X" philosophy to create a fast, reliable, and customizable editor that does exactly what you need.

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Features

Core Functionality

• Dual Mode: Run in terminal (TUI) or as native GUI

• Full Unicode Support: Proper handling of graphemes, emojis, and multi-byte characters

• Syntax Highlighting: 25+ languages with custom theme support

• Multi-Tab Interface: Up to 10 tabs with session persistence

• Search & Navigation: Fast text search with match highlighting

• Undo/Redo: Full edit history with intelligent grouping

• Mouse Support: Click, drag, double-click, triple-click selection

• Wayland Clipboard Integration: Works seamlessly with system clipboard

• Configurable Shortcuts: All shortcuts in one place (for now you need to change in: src/core/shortcuts.rs)

Technical Highlights

• Fast Rendering: Optimized for minimal redraws

• Clean Architecture: Modular design across 25+ files and 6 packages

• Zero Heavy Dependencies: Built with minimal external crates

• size about 8MB, compared to "micro" 12MB<

Commands

Command	Description
quick	Open empty editor in terminal
quick <file>	Open file in terminal
quick --gui	Open empty editor in GUI
quick --gui <file>	Open file in GUI
quick <file> --gui	Open file in GUI (alternative)
quick --shortcuts	Show all keyboard shortcuts

Installation (LINUX)

step by step:

download the app:

wget https://github.com/DomanskiFilip/quick_notepad/releases/latest/download/quick

make it executable:

chmod +x quick

run it first time for it to automatically install:

./quick

one liner:

curl -L https://github.com/DomanskiFilip/quick_notepad/releases/latest/download/quick -o quick && chmod +x quick && ./quick

if the app doesnt show up try reloading your shell:

# For Bash/Zsh:
source ~/.bashrc
# For Fish:
exec fish

Uninstall

rm ~/.local/bin/quick

Build from Source

git clone https://github.com/DomanskiFilip/quick_notepad
cd quick-notepad
./build-dist.sh
cd quick-notepad-[VERSION]-linux-x86_64
./install.sh

as you can see source has my build script: ./build-dist.sh which creates these scripts: ./install.sh and ./uninstall.sh in quick-notepad-[VERSION]-linux-x86_64

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