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tholman/zenpen

A minimalist writing zone. observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/tholman/zenpen · homepage · JavaScript · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

32/100

  • Activity 0
  • Release rhythm 35
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_releases

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 4965
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 609
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

3768 stars · 398 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

ZenPen is a minimalist web-based writing app designed to eliminate distractions and help writers focus. It persists text locally via HTML5 local storage and supports exporting to Markdown, HTML, or plain text.

Use cases

  • write without distractions in the browser
  • draft blog posts in a clean minimal editor
  • take quick notes that persist locally
  • export writing as markdown or plain text
  • set a target word count while writing

When to avoid

  • you need cloud sync or multi-device access
  • you need collaborative or rich-document editing features
  • you need a full word processor with formatting control

Facets

application · maturity maintenance

editor markdown file-system developer-tools text-editors web-development browser distraction-free-writing minimalist-editor local-storage writing-app web

2 sources

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
tholman/zenpenmain32

For agents

markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="tholman/zenpen")

Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00 · Report a problem