Fizzy
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The facts
Each one read from Fizzy's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Architecture
- The host provides a window, frame loop, layout, and document model, while features are supplied by plugins registered against the SDK.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Built-in plugins
- Shipped plugins include a file workbench, text and code editing, Markdown preview, image viewing, and ZIP archive browsing.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Development status
- The project describes itself as pre-1.0 and says plugins built for a different SDK version are rejected when loaded.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Google Drive
- The optional Google Drive plugin lets users browse and manage Drive files from desktop and web versions.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Included plugins
- Built-in plugins include a file workbench, text and code editing, Markdown preview, image viewing, and ZIP archive browsing.checked 9 Oct 2026
- License
- Fizzy is open source under GPL-3.0.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Plugin access
- Store plugins run with the same access as Fizzy, while third-party plugins are covered by their authors' policies.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Plugin permissions
- Store plugins run with the same access as Fizzy, and third-party plugins are covered by their authors’ policies.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Plugin store
- The site says store plugins can be installed and updated in place, and lists Google Drive and Pixi among store plugins.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Plugin system
- Plugins provide features such as tabs, splits, text and image viewing, and can compile into the app or load at runtime.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- Fizzy says it has no accounts or server that sees user files; files stay on the device or in the user's Google Drive.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Product
- Fizzy is an open-source framework for editors and polished apps, built around a host, a stable SDK, and plugins.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Fizzy is a framework for building editors and polished apps from a host, SDK, and plugins.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Stage
- Fizzy is described as pre-1.0, with a versioned SDK that rejects plugins built for a different app version.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Support
- The privacy policy directs questions to [email protected].checked 9 Oct 2026
- Web data storage
- The web app reads files in the browser and keeps settings in local storage and installed plugins in its cache.checked 9 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Desktop platforms
- The site offers desktop builds for macOS, Windows, and Linux.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Web app
- The web build runs as WebAssembly in a browser and can open local files, ZIP folders, or Google Drive.checked 9 Oct 2026
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