fregante/GhostText

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3636 stars · 133 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

GhostText is a browser extension plus editor plugin system that lets you write text in your preferred editor (VS Code, Sublime Text, Vim, Emacs, etc.) and have it instantly synced to any browser textarea. It works via a WebSocket server in the editor extension and a client in the browser extension.

Use cases

• write long text in browser textareas using my own editor
• edit GitHub comment boxes in VS Code
• use vim to fill in web forms
• sync typing between browser and text editor in real time
• compose emails or CMS content in Sublime Text
• avoid writing long snippets directly in the browser

When to choose

• you prefer your editor's keybindings, plugins, and environment for writing text on the web
• you frequently write long content in browser textareas like GitHub, Gmail, or CMS fields
• you want bidirectional real-time sync between editor and browser

When to avoid

• you only write short snippets in the browser
• you need a fully offline tool with no browser involvement
• your editor has no GhostText-compatible extension

Facets

plugin · maturity active

websocket http-server editor browser-extension plugin-system developer-tools text-editors browser-extensions web-development browser browser-extension editor-plugin cross-platform text-editor-bridge live-sync websocket-protocol sublime-text vscode emacs vim textarea-editing safari javascript

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