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The funny thing is that Excel would basically meet this need perfectly if it didn’t take 5 seconds to open.



This. Excel as a notepad would be great. Don't know enough about windows desktop development to implement my own solution, but I'm surprised that nothing currently exists.


http://blockpad.net might be what you are looking for


An updated version of Vistacalc (an old shareware Excel-alike) would probably open really quickly.

https://www.danielsays.com/ssg-win1x2x3xsw-vc10.html http://www.win3x.org/win3board/ext/win3x/download.php?id=112...


What about Numbers given where talking MacOS and syncs across iOS and it’s basically free ? Seems like it would fit the bill for this kind of scenario.


Exactly why I use Soulver. I can't stomach opening Excel or switching to it and waiting for it to load. With Soulver I just click and it works.




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