PlummersSoftwareLLC/TinyRetroPad
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None observed · 2026-09-25
Health v2 · maintenance only
51/100
- Activity 82
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 9
Flags: no_releases young
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 138
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 113
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1769 stars · 114 forks observed · 2026-09-25
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
TinyRetroPad is a Notepad-style Windows text editor written in x86 assembly that fits in roughly 2.5 KB, built with MASM and Crinkler compression. It is a fork of Dave's Tiny Editor (DTE) that wraps the WinAPI RICHEDIT50W control and adds a full menu set including file open/save, find/replace, font selection, word wrap, and a status bar.
Use cases
- edit text files with an extremely small Windows notepad replacement
- study how a full-featured GUI text editor is implemented in x86 assembly
- learn sizecoding techniques for shrinking Windows executables to a few kilobytes
- explore Crinkler-compressed MASM builds and WinAPI RICHEDIT usage
- use as a teaching example of byte-cost tradeoffs for each editor feature
When to choose
- you want a minimal Windows text editor that is only a few kilobytes in size
- you are learning x86 assembly, MASM, or sizecoding/demoscene-style development
- you want a real-world example of building Win32 GUI apps in pure assembly
When to avoid
- you need a full-featured, actively supported daily text editor
- you cannot tolerate antivirus false positives from Crinkler-packed executables
- you need cross-platform support or a codebase in a maintainable high-level language
Facets
application · maturity active
editor gui developer-tools desktop-applications text-editors windows developer-tools windows sizecoding assembly demoscene crinkler masm notepad-clone retro tiny-executable desktop
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/PlummersSoftwareLLC/TinyRetroPad · fetched 2026-09-25 · 000c20c9779c
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| PlummersSoftwareLLC/TinyRetroPad | main | 51 |
For agents
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