Online Notepad

How to use the Online Notepad

Start typing in the note. It is saved in this browser a moment after you stop typing; the label above the note shows when.

Use Open .txt or drag a text file onto the note to edit an existing file.

Open Find & replace to search the note, replace one match or all of them.

Set the file name and press Download .txt (or Ctrl+S / Cmd+S) to keep a copy as a file.

An online notepad that saves as you type

This online notepad is a plain-text editor in a browser tab. Jot down a phone number, draft a message, keep a to-do list or paste text to tidy it up. There is nothing to install and no account: your note is saved automatically in this browser and is still there when you come back.

Where your note is stored

The note is kept in your browser’s local storage for this site, on this device. It is not uploaded to a server and does not sync to your phone, another browser or another computer. That also means:

Clearing your browsing data or site data for this site deletes the note.
In a private or incognito window the note disappears when you close the window.
If your browser blocks storage, the editor still works but cannot keep the note; the label says “Not saved” so you know to download it.
Browsers allow each site only a few megabytes of local storage. A very large note may not fit; you will see a message, and you can still download it.

Save & Share is the one exception: pressing it uploads a copy of the note to create a link you can send. Opening such a link shows the shared note without touching the note saved in your browser, until you choose to keep it.

Features

Autosave: about half a second after you stop typing, with the time of the last save above the note.
Counts: words, characters, characters without spaces, lines, the cursor line and column, and the size of your selection.
Open and download: open .txt and other text files, or drop one on the note. Download the note as a .txt file with the name you choose. Ctrl+S (Cmd+S on a Mac) downloads too.
Find and replace: find the next match (Enter, or Shift+Enter for the previous one), replace it, or replace all matches at once, with an optional Match case.
Undo without pop-ups: Clear, Replace all and opening a file show an Undo button that restores the previous text.
Display: font size from 12 to 24 px, monospace or sans-serif, and line wrapping on or off. These settings are remembered too.

Example

Paste a list copied from a spreadsheet, then use Replace all to turn every tab into a comma:

Anna	Sales	Berlin
Marc	Support	Lyon

becomes

Anna,Sales,Berlin
Marc,Support,Lyon

Type a tab in the Find box by copying one from the note. If you replaced the wrong thing, press Undo.

Plain text only

The notepad keeps text, not formatting. When you paste from a word processor or a web page, bold, links and images are dropped and only the words remain, which is handy for cleaning text before pasting it elsewhere. For headings and lists that render as formatted text, use the Markdown Editor instead.

Working with several tabs

There is one note per browser. If you have the notepad open in two tabs, a tab you are not typing in picks up the changes saved by the other one. To keep several separate notes, download each as its own .txt file and open it again when you need it.

More text tools

For a detailed breakdown of reading time and sentence length, paste your note into the Word Counter. To remove stray spaces and invisible characters, try the Text Cleaner, and to drop repeated lines use Remove Duplicate Lines.

Frequently asked questions

Are my notes private?

Your note is stored only in this browser on this device and is not sent to a server. Anyone using the same browser profile can open the page and read it, so do not keep passwords or other secrets in it. Save & Share uploads a copy only when you press it.

Will my note still be here tomorrow?

Yes, as long as you use the same browser on the same device and do not clear its site data. Private windows, cleaning tools and some browser settings delete local storage, so download notes you want to keep for sure.

Can I open my note on my phone?

Not directly: notes do not sync between devices. Download the note as a .txt file and open it on the other device, or use Save & Share to create a link to a copy.

Does the online notepad work offline?

Once the page has loaded, typing, saving to the browser, counting and downloading all work without a connection, because nothing is sent to a server.

Is there a size limit?

The editor handles large files, but browsers give each site only a few megabytes of local storage. If a note is too large to save, you will see a message; download it as a .txt file to keep it.