[badatshipping]

The funny thing is that Excel would basically meet this need perfectly if it didn’t take 5 seconds to open.

[petey283]

This. Excel as a notepad would be great. Don't know enough about windows desktop development to implement my own solution, but I'm surprised that nothing currently exists.

[selimthegrim]

http://blockpad.net might be what you are looking for

[UncleSlacky]

An updated version of Vistacalc (an old shareware Excel-alike) would probably open really quickly.

https://www.danielsays.com/ssg-win1x2x3xsw-vc10.html http://www.win3x.org/win3board/ext/win3x/download.php?id=112...

[bori5]

What about Numbers given where talking MacOS and syncs across iOS and it’s basically free ? Seems like it would fit the bill for this kind of scenario.

[jeromegv]

Exactly why I use Soulver. I can't stomach opening Excel or switching to it and waiting for it to load. With Soulver I just click and it works.