NB: @n8henrie's fork

Trying to keep nvALT alive by providing a CI-built version.

Please keep in mind:

• this project relies on a very old and insecure version of OpenSSL.
• the CI build will not work with SimpleNote as is
• to build locally you'll need nix

When you try to open the application, you will likely be greeted by a warning along the lines of:

• nvALT can't be opened because it is from an unidentified developer
• nvALT can't be opened because the developer cannot be verified
• nvALT can't be opened because Apple cannot check it for malicious software
• Apple could not verify "nvALT.app" is free of malware that may harm your Mac or compromise your privacy

An application must be signed by an Apple-provided developer certificate to avoid these warnings; these cost $100 / year and I do not have one at this point.

Luckily these warnings can be worked around and should be a one-time-only nuisance.

To open the application:

• right click (or control-click) the app and choose Open
• you'll likely have to approve a security warning pop-up

To make this change permanent, after doing the above:

• open System Settings
• go to the Privacy & Security settings
• scroll down and find the Open Anyway button for nvALT

For more information, please review Apple's official guidance on this process: https://support.apple.com/en-us/102445

A collaboration between Brett Terpstra (ttscoff) and David Halter (ElasticThreads) based on DivineDominion's fork. nvALT adds a few features we'd been looking for (and let me get some coding practice).

• About nvALT
• What it is
• Additional Features
• Customization
• Download
• Credits

nvALT is a fork of the original Notational Velocity with some additional features and some interface modifications. It is a work in progress. I'm not listing it as a beta, as that would imply that it was on its way to being its own product. It's an experiment, and I hope you enjoy it!

Notational Velocity is a way to take notes quickly and effortlessly using just your keyboard. You press a shortcut to bring up the window and just start typing. It will begin searching existing notes, filtering them as you type. You can use ⌘-J and ⌘-K to move through the list. Enter selects and begins editing. If you're creating a new note, you just type a unique title and press enter to move the cursor into a blank edit area. Check out the descriptions at notational.net for a more eloquent synopsis.

nvALT adds:

• Widescreen (horizontal) layout option
• Shortcut (⌘-⌥-N) to collapse the notes panel
• Markdown, Textile and MultiMarkdown support with Preview window
• HTML source code tab in the Preview window for fast copy/paste to blogs, etc.
• Unique interface design changes
• Fixes for a couple of bugs/annoyances
• Customizable HTML and CSS files for the Preview window
  • You can use Javascript in the templates to do a few neat tricks

Select "Open Custom CSS Folder" within the Preview menu, and the application's supprt folder will open. You will find two files: template.html and custom.css. If you're handy with HTML and CSS, feel free to customize these in whatever way you like. You can add Javascript as well, but you'll need to load external scripts from a url or using a full file:// path. If worst comes to worst, you can just delete or rename your customizations and the default files will be put back in place automatically when you select the menu item again.

More info and a download for the compiled binary can be found at brettterpstra.com/projects/nvalt

• Notational Velocity
• Code: The original Notational Velocity source code by Zachary Schneirov
• Code: DivineDominion's MultiMarkdown fork
• Inspiration: Elastic Threads' version of Notational Velocity