Origami Projector: a Glitch-like app for site editing

At the start of this year I began developing an application called Origami Projector for editing sites. The app is inspired by Glitch, an absolutely wonderful browser-hosted site editor and community that, sadly, shut down in 2025. I’ve come to think that much of its value can be reembodied — and perhaps improved — as an app. Given the zeitgeist, I’ll clarify that I’m writing this app by hand; it’s not vibecoded. An ode to Glitch You could think of Glitch as “My First IDE” — an approachable entry point for someone looking to get started with making a site, with a great combination of features: A friendly tone that welcomed people who didn’t think of themselves as programmers Sandboxed web server for previewing A basic code editor sitting directly next to a live preview of your site that updates as you type Auto-save Automatic installation of Node.js modules Automatic publishing of your site to the public web A built-in .env editor for saving secrets like credentials Free hosting for…