Case Study
Gnomad Webcanvas
Live HTML, CSS, and JavaScript playground with Monaco panes, designer tools, ZIP export, and native desktop builds — or run in the browser with no install.
Client: David the Gnomad Inc.
- Tauri 2
- React 19
- Monaco
- Vite 7
- tauri
- monaco
- design
- prototyping
Overview
Gnomad Webcanvas is a zero-backend prototyping surface: three synchronized editor panes, live iframe preview, viewport presets, CDN library toggles, and one-click export to a static bundle. Share work via compressed URL hash — no server required.
Highlights
- Monaco editor — resizable HTML / CSS / JS panes with theme presets
- Designer tools — color picker, CSS generator, font pairings, console capture
- Export & share — ZIP download, native Open/Save on desktop, LZ-compressed share URLs
- Cross-platform — macOS, Windows, and Linux installers plus browser demo
Release
- v0.1.0-beta.5 — full macOS / Windows / Linux release on GitHub
- Direct downloads on davidcole.cloud/apps/webcanvas/download