Build a Notes App with Next.js

Note-taking App is a simple web application that allows users to create, edit, and delete text notes. The app provides a user-friendly interface for managing notes, making it easy to add new notes, update existing notes, and delete notes when they are no longer needed. The app provides a way for users who need a quick and convenient way to write down notes and keep track of important information. In this article, we will be building a note-taking app using NextJS.

Output Preview: Let us have a look at how the final output will look like.

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Prerequisites:

• NPM & Node JS
• ReactJS
• ReactJS Hooks
• NextJS
• Bootstrap

Approach to Build a Note-Taking App with Next JS

• Setup the Project by Creating a new Next JS project and installing required dependencies.
• Create functional components such as NoteList and Note. These components will be responsible for displaying form for adding/editing notes and displaying individual notes respectively.
• We will be utilizing React Hook(useState) for state management.
• Implement functionality to delete and edit an existing note.
• We will use Bootstrap to style the application.

Steps to create a Note-Taking App

Step 1: Create a application of NextJS using the following command.

npx create-next-app note-taker

Step 2: Navigate to project directory

cd note-taker

Step 3: Install the necessary packages in your project using the following command.

npm install bootstrap
npm install react-icons --save

Project Structure

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The updated dependencies in package.json file will look like:

"dependencies": {
 "bootstrap": "^5.3.3",
 "next": "14.1.0",
 "react": "^18",
 "react-dom": "^18",
 "react-icons": "^5.0.1"
}

Example: Below are the components which describes the basic implementation of the Note-Taking App.

Start your application using the following command.

npm run dev

Output: Naviagate to the URL http://localhost:3000.