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David Ojeda
David Ojeda

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Blog post writing app demo

Hello Devs πŸ‘‹πŸΌ

I want to showcase an app I've been working on for the past few weeks. It aims to solve the pains I have when writing my blog posts:

  • I can't remember the Markdown syntax to create a link or image. Is it () or [] first? πŸ€”
  • Different post destinations use different formats; HTML, Markdown, etc.
  • I don't like to use apps that don't respect my privacy, e.g., Grammarly.

I made a video tour of my work so far; bare with me please since I'm terrible at video πŸ˜…

A brief summary:

A blog post writing app to write your content once, and publish it anywhere you want.

Main features:

  • No specific syntax required, write with common text processor tools πŸ‘ŒπŸΌ.
  • Grammar and insensitive checks out of the box; nothing leaves your browser πŸ–.
  • Automatic browser storage to avoid losing your content πŸ”„.
  • Easy and intuitive image uploads 🌠.
  • Post directly to DEV.to as a draft 😱.
  • Export as Markdown or HTML ⬇️.

I'd like for this app to also help me follow a template or style, which I'm still trying to find. I'll see how to add that in the near future.

Any feedback is really appreciated! πŸ™πŸΌ And if you want to try it out, let me know!

UPDATE: My app has a name! It's called Nina, like my dog πŸ•.

Thanks a lot πŸ’™

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Yousra πŸŒ…πŸŒΏ • Edited

That's a great idea! Do you have a Github repo for that?

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David Ojeda

Thanks!! I don't have one yet. I'm working towards getting it live so people can try it :))

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Yousra πŸŒ…πŸŒΏ

That's cool. Let me know please when it's live. I would like to try it :)

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David Ojeda

Awesome :D Will certainly do!

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Alex Chiu ☁

Thats so cool, I would use this! Love the simple and clean UI. Would love to try it out if possible.

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David Ojeda

Thanks, Alex! That's my next step, getting it live ;) Will let you know when it's ready so you can give it a try!