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Online Notepad

A rich online notepad with headings, fonts, colours, lists and automatic browser saving.

Free browser toolRuns in your browserNo sign-up

About the Online Notepad

A clean, distraction-free place to write. This online notepad saves your text automatically on your own device as you type, so it is there when you come back.

Format notes with headings, font families and sizes, bold, italic, underline, colours, highlights, alignment, lists and quotes. Download plain text or keep the formatting in an HTML file.

Because it saves in your browser, your notes stay private and are never uploaded.

Key features

  • Automatic saving on your device
  • Headings, fonts, sizes, colours and highlights
  • Bold, italic, underline, alignment and lists
  • Distraction-free full-screen writing mode
  • Live word and character count
  • Download as a .txt or formatted .html file
  • Distraction-free, no sign-up

How to use

  1. 1Start typing in the notepad.
  2. 2Select text and use the formatting toolbar.
  3. 3Your text and formatting save automatically.
  4. 4Download or clear it when you like.

Examples

Keep a browser note
Input: Meeting actions and reminders
Output: Autosaved local note or downloaded TXT file

The note remains in this browser until it is cleared or site storage is removed.

Frequently asked questions

Where are my notes stored?
In your browser's local storage on this device. They are not uploaded, and clearing your browser data will remove them.
Will my note still be here later?
Yes, as long as you use the same browser on the same device and do not clear its data.
Where is my note stored?
It is stored in this browser's local storage. Clearing site data or switching browsers or devices will not carry the note across.

Open a related tool to prepare your files or refine the finished result.