Online Notepad & Scratchpad

Sometimes you just need somewhere to put text: a meeting note, a snippet you are editing, a list of URLs or a draft message. This online notepad opens instantly, saves automatically in your browser as you type and lets you export the content as a file. There is no account, no sign-in and no server storing your notes.

How to use it

1. Start typing; the content is saved automatically.
2. Check the word and character counts while writing.
3. Export the note as a text file when you want to keep it permanently.

How saving works

Notes are stored in your browser's localStorage, which persists across page reloads and browser restarts on the same device. Nothing is uploaded, so your notes are private to that browser profile.

Important limitations

• Device-specific: notes do not sync between devices or browsers.
• Clearing site data deletes notes: clearing cookies and site data, using some cleanup tools, or browsing in a private window will lose the content.
• Storage limits: browsers allow roughly 5 MB per site, which is plenty for text notes but not for very large documents.

Export anything important to a file.

Good uses

• Cleaning up text before pasting it elsewhere, without formatting carried over from web pages.
• Collecting snippets during research.
• Writing a quick draft with a live word count, for example for a character-limited form.
• A temporary clipboard between tabs.