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I'd love to see someone use this to build a browser-based way to use web-app-type things stored in Dropbox. I have a TiddlyWiki [1] stored in Dropbox, and I can view and edit it from any computer with Dropbox installed. On mobile, I can view the .html file (with effort) using the Dropbox app, but can't save, follow relative links to other Dropbox files, or do things like load external .js or .css files from Dropbox.

[1] http://tiddlywiki.com/

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The beauty of HN is that this is pretty much the only place where you can meet the person with exactly the same exotic nerdy problem. I am thinking about moving from TiddlyWiki on Dropbox to Simplenote that (IIRC, at least when you pay) can synchronize notes to Dropbox, has a native iPhone app and a whole roster of 3rd party clients for other mobile OSs and desktop clients (http://simplenote.com/downloads/).

I use PlainText on iOS and Notational Velocity on OS X. NV supports a [[link]] style of linking between pages. Sync as txt files into a subfolder on Dropbox.

Unfortunately, it looks like PlainText doesn't support those links.

I was exactly the same TW/dropbox until a couple months ago...

I'm almost finished polishing up an App I wrote for personal use that edits/ synchs a folder of .txt files. (Maybe this weekend I'll get around to finishing it?)

Its not groundbreaking but it'll be available iOS and Android - then use your favourite text editor on pc/mac.

Email me if you want to beta test in a week or two?

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