I built Empty (also called Blank Board) a super-minimalist workspace where the entire app starts as a completely blank grid.
No toolbars. No bloat. No forced features.
Every single thing you want on your board? It has to be added as a plugin.
Why I Made It
I wanted a clean canvas with a tiny ~100-line vanilla JS micro-kernel. Everything else including notes, timers, images, markdown, tools lives as optional plugins. Even the plugin manager itself is a plugin.
How Plugins Work
- Plugins are simple standalone ES modules (just one
.jsfile) - No frameworks, no build step, no dependencies
- Only need a
metaobject and asetupfunction - Uses dynamic
import(), an event bus, and hooks for communication
Super Easy to Contribute
Want to add your own plugin? It's ridiculously simple:
- Fork the community registry → Empty_Plugins
- Add one line to
plugins.json - Open a Pull Request
Your plugin instantly becomes available to everyone using the app.
Current examples: Hello Box and Sticky Notes.
Try It Now
- Live App: https://emptyweb.netlify.app/
- Plugin Registry: https://github.com/dheeraz101/Empty_Plugins
- Developer Docs (Quick Start): https://empty-ad9a3406.mintlify.app/introduction
What Should Exist?
I'm looking for the first wave of community plugins.
Ideas welcome:
- Todo / Task list
- Pomodoro timer
- Image drop & gallery
- Markdown canvas
- Drawing tool
- Calendar
- Or something completely wild
If you enjoy minimalist tools, creative coding, or open-source plugin systems, I'd love for you to try Empty and share your thoughts.
What plugin would you build first? Drop your ideas in the comments 👇
Let’s fill this blank board together! 🚀
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