About the Online Notepad
The Online Notepad is a simple place to write without distractions. Jot down ideas, to-do lists, meeting notes, drafts of posts or code snippets, and everything is saved automatically in your browser as you type. Close the tab, restart your computer, come back tomorrow: your notes are still here.
Create as many notes as you need, give them titles, search across all notes, adjust the font size and download any note as a plain text file. Because notes are stored only in your browser's local storage, they are private to this device and never uploaded to a server. Remember that clearing your browser data will also delete them, so download important notes.
Getting the most out of the notepad
Good uses
- Quick capture: keep the notepad open in a pinned browser tab for phone numbers, ideas and links during the day.
- Drafting posts and emails without the formatting that word processors add when you paste into a website.
- Cleaning text: paste formatted text here to strip fonts and colours, then copy the plain text where you need it.
- Daily to-do lists: one note per day or per project, with a clear title so search finds it later.
Keeping your notes safe
- Notes are saved in this browser on this device only. They do not appear on your phone if you wrote them on your laptop.
- Private or incognito windows delete their data when closed, so notes written there do not survive.
- Clearing browsing data, or some cleaning apps, also removes them. Download important notes as TXT files from time to time.
Because nothing is sent to a server, the notepad is a good place for draft text, but avoid keeping passwords in it. A password manager is the safe place for those.
How to use the Online Notepad
- Start typing in the big text area; it saves automatically.
- Click + New note to create more notes and give each a title.
- Use the search box to find notes quickly.
- Download or copy a note whenever you need it.
Frequently asked questions
Where are my notes stored?
In your browser's local storage on this device. They are not uploaded or synced to other devices.
Can I lose my notes?
Notes are deleted if you clear your browser data or use a private window. Download important notes as TXT files for backup.
Is there a size limit?
Browsers allow about 5 MB of local storage per site, which is millions of characters of text.