Coding with Chrome is ... an easy-to-use coding environment ... that even works offline. Currently, users are able to create programs using Blockly, Coffeescript, HTML, Javascript with output to Logo Turtle and/or connected toys such as the Sphero, mBot and Lego Mindstorms.
Type | offline Chrome App
Alias | CWC
Developer | Coding with Chrome team (Google)
last Update | 2017-02-16
Size | 2050 KB
Language | English
Pro | simple ui, syntax highlighting, HTML preview
Con | starts slow, no auto-save, no Markdown
Text.app is a simple text editor for Chrome OS and Chrome. It's fast, lets you open multiple files at once, has syntax highlighting, and saves to Google Drive on Chrome OS. Web Store link
Type | offline Chrome App
Alias | Text.app, <txt>, Text Editor
Developer | text.app
last Update | 28-05-2015
Size | 200 KB
Language | English
Pro | starts fast, simple ui, multiple documents, syntax highlighting
Con | no Markdown nor HTML preview
Distraction-free app for note taking and writing. It works offline and your browser will keep your data saved (nerd facts: AppCache & localStorage). You can also synchronize your notes to different devices using the open remoteStorage standard.
Type | offline Web App
Alias | unobtrusive editor inspired by iA Writer & LightWrite
Developer | litewrite.net
last Update | 23-08-2013
Size | 6 KB
Language | English
Pro | open source, unhosted, remoteStorage support
Con | fixed font, no Markdown support
A non-trivial sample with basic features of a code editor, like syntax detection and syntax highlight. If also uses the extended FileSystem API that allows a user to select files from the disk so the app can read and write to that file.
Type | ¿offline Web App?
Alias | file edit
Developer | github.com/GoogleChrome/chrome-app-samples/tree/master/mini-code-edit
last Update | 01-10-2013
Size | 692 KB
Language | English
Pro | fast, open source, unhosted, syntax highlighting, opens local files
Con | small fixed font, no search and replace