Native Windows app. Dark by default. Remembers everything you had open. No telemetry, no login, no nonsense.
v1.2.0 · ~2 MB · Windows 10/11 · GPL-3.0
using System;namespace Caret;class Program{ static void Main(string[] args) { // just opens. no splash screen. no tip of the day. Console.WriteLine("hello, world"); }}In 2025 the Notepad++ update infrastructure was compromised. That was the push to finally write something from scratch — something small, something we could read top to bottom and actually trust.
Caret is built with C# and WPF. It's a single executable. No plugins, no extension marketplace, no auto-updater phoning home. You download it, you run it, you edit text. That's the whole deal.
It won't replace your IDE. It's not trying to. It's the thing you open when you need to look at a log file, tweak a config, jot something down, or write a quick script. It should open before you finish clicking.
1. The Storage Savior The primary selling point of a 720p list is efficiency. A typical 1080p Blu-ray rip can range from 8GB to 15GB. A 4K remux? That’s 50GB+. In contrast, a well-encoded 720p MKV usually sits comfortably between 700MB and 1.5GB. For users building a media library on a laptop or a modest external hard drive, this list represents hundreds of hours of entertainment for the price of a few modern games.
2. Universal Compatibility One of the biggest headaches with modern formats (like HEVC/H.265) is hardware support. Older TVs, legacy laptops, and budget smartphones often choke on 4K or high-bitrate 1080p files. The 720p MKV, however, is a universal citizen. It plays smoothly on almost any device manufactured in the last 15 years without the need for transcoding or buffering.
3. The "Transparency" Effect On screens smaller than 32 inches (like tablets, phones, or bedroom TVs), the difference between 720p and 1080p is often imperceptible to the naked eye. If the source file is a solid encode, the viewing experience is crisp, clean, and free of the macro-blocking often found in highly compressed "mini-rips" of higher resolutions. Mkv 720p Movies List
Building a list from a folder (automated):
Publishing a curated public list:
Migration to media server:
Sci-fi relies on visual effects. At 720p, CGI integrates better with live action than low-bitrate 1080p, which often reveals rendering artifacts. Report: MKV 720p Movies – Overview & Curated
Obtain movies through legal channels (purchases, rentals, or licensed streaming) when possible. Distribution or downloading of copyrighted content without permission may be illegal in many jurisdictions.
Caret lets you back up any open document to a local MongoDB instance. Before anything is written to the database, your file content is encrypted on your machine using AES-256-GCM — the same authenticated encryption standard used by governments and financial institutions.
Your password never touches the database. It's fed through PBKDF2-SHA512 with 600,000 iterations and a random salt to derive the encryption key. Each backup gets its own salt and nonce, so even identical files produce completely different ciphertext.
Everything happens locally. No cloud, no third-party service, no network calls. You own the database, you own the password, you own the data. If you lose the password, the backups are unrecoverable by design.
Open the Backup Manager with Ctrl+B to create, browse, restore, or delete backups. It's built into the editor — no external tools required.
MongoDB is only needed if you want encrypted backups. Caret works perfectly fine without it.
Detected automatically from file extension or content.
Standard keybindings. No custom chord system to memorize.
Windows 10/11 · x64 · Free and open source.