Ask HN: What was the editor mentioned when OpenAI's Canvas was introduced?

#1

Post by levysoft » Thu, Feb 06, 2025, 12:57 PM UTC

Hi, I remember that when OpenAI introduced Canvas, someone in the HN comments mentioned another editor that did pretty much the same things—or maybe even inspired Canvas (I don't recall if it was an explicit influence or just a similarity pointed out by users).

I've tried searching through the comments, but as often happens on HN, it's a bit like going down a rabbit hole , and I can't seem to find that reference again. Unfortunately, I also forgot to upvote it, so it's not in my saved history.

Does anyone remember which editor it was?

Thanks in advance!

Re: Ask HN: What was the editor mentioned when OpenAI's Canvas was introduced?

#2

Post by brylie » Thu, Feb 06, 2025, 1:25 PM UTC

One example is that Claude has supported creating Artifacts for some time now: https://www.anthropic.com/news/artifacts

Re: Ask HN: What was the editor mentioned when OpenAI's Canvas was introduced?

#3

Post by levysoft » Thu, Feb 06, 2025, 1:39 PM UTC

brylie wrote: post #2

One example is that Claude has supported creating Artifacts for some time now: https://www.anthropic.com/news/artifacts

Thanks for the reply! I remember Claude's Artifacts, but that wasn't the one I had in mind. It was a project for an editor, very similar to Canvas, possibly available on GitHub. It stood out for its minimalistic approach and the way it handled text formatting. Do you (or anyone else) recall what it might be?

Re: Ask HN: What was the editor mentioned when OpenAI's Canvas was introduced?

#4

Post by brylie » Thu, Feb 06, 2025, 3:47 PM UTC

A quick Kagi search came up with this as the top result:

Langchain AI Open Canvas: https://github.com/langchain-ai/open-canvas

Re: Ask HN: What was the editor mentioned when OpenAI's Canvas was introduced?

#5

Post by levysoft » Thu, Feb 06, 2025, 9:45 PM UTC

brylie wrote: post #4

A quick Kagi search came up with this as the top result: Langchain AI Open Canvas: https://github.com/langchain-ai/open-canvas

Thanks! I had also come across that one, but I was referring specifically to the base editor itself. I know it might be hard to explain... sorry for not being able to provide more details!

Re: Ask HN: What was the editor mentioned when OpenAI's Canvas was introduced?

#6

Post by brylie » Fri, Feb 07, 2025, 6:29 AM UTC

Three similar options would be:

Google Docs with Gemini: https://support.google.com/docs/answer/14355406

Affine AI: https://affine.pro/

Notion AI: https://www.notion.com/help/guides/category/ai

Re: Ask HN: What was the editor mentioned when OpenAI's Canvas was introduced?

#7

Post by brylie » Fri, Feb 07, 2025, 6:31 AM UTC

What kind of editor do you mean? E.g. a document or code editor?

Re: Ask HN: What was the editor mentioned when OpenAI's Canvas was introduced?

#8

Post by levysoft » Sat, Feb 08, 2025, 8:47 AM UTC

brylie wrote: post #7

What kind of editor do you mean? E.g. a document or code editor?

I mean a WYSIWYG text editor that focuses on minimalism and clean text formatting, likely open-source.

Re: Ask HN: What was the editor mentioned when OpenAI's Canvas was introduced?

#9

Post by levysoft » Sat, Feb 08, 2025, 8:48 AM UTC

brylie wrote: post #6

Three similar options would be: Google Docs with Gemini: https://support.google.com/docs/answer/14355406 Affine AI: https://affine.pro/ Notion AI: https://www.notion.com/help/guides/category/ai

Thanks! I appreciate the suggestions, but I was specifically looking for the source code of the editor itself.