Wrighter

Overview

Wrighter is a powerful Markdown blogger and writing companion that aims to make modern writing easier and more productive. It offers a powerful WYSIWYM (What You See Is What You Mean) Markdown editor and renderer. One of its key features is the ability to gather and organize bite-sized ideas, called bites, that can be used later in blog posts. Wrighter also allows for offline usage and can be used as a standalone application by forking the project.

Features

• Powerful Markdown Editor: Wrighter provides a powerful WYSIWYM Markdown editor that allows users to write and format their blog posts efficiently.
• Bites: With Wrighter, users can gather and organize bite-sized ideas, making it easier to incorporate them into their blogs later.
• Offline Usage: Wrighter can be used offline, providing flexibility for users to write without an internet connection.
• Standalone Application: Users have the option to fork the Wrighter project and use it as a standalone application.
• Easy Setup: Setting up Wrighter locally is straightforward, requiring the cloning of the app, installation of Prisma and tsnd globally, and running yarn to install dependencies.

Installation

To install Wrighter and run it locally, follow these steps:

1. Clone the app to your local machine.
2. Ensure that Prisma and tsnd are installed globally.
3. Run yarn in the root directory to install all the dependencies for both the client and server.
4. Create a .env.local file in the wrighter-client directory and configure it with the necessary environment variables. Example:

   ENV_VARIABLE_NAME=example
   

5. Create a .env file in the wrighter-server directory and configure it with the necessary environment variables. Example:

   ENV_VARIABLE_NAME=example
   

6. From the root directory, run yarn dev to concurrently run the server and client.
7. Open your browser and go to localhost:3000 to access Wrighter.

Summary

Wrighter is a powerful tool for bloggers and writers, providing a feature-rich Markdown editor, the ability to gather and organize bite-sized ideas, and support for offline usage. Its easy installation process makes it accessible for users to get started quickly. By offering these features, Wrighter aims to make modern writing easier and more productive. Contributions and feature ideas are welcome from users, further contributing to the development and improvement of Wrighter.