A notepad that is just a notepad
No sign-up, no formatting ribbon, no cursor from a stranger. Open the page, type, close the tab. When you come back on the same device and browser, your text is still there, in the note you left it in.
It is deliberately plain, because a scratch pad that asks you to make decisions is not a scratch pad. Use it for a phone number read out loud, a paragraph you are drafting before it goes anywhere real, or the contents of your head at 4pm on a Thursday.
Keeping more than one note
The row of tabs along the top holds up to eight separate notes. New starts another one; clicking a tab switches to it, saving the one you were in first. Give a note a title and the tab takes that title — leave it blank and the tab shows the opening words instead, so an untitled note is still findable.
The title is also the filename when you download, which saves renaming things later.
Where your notes are kept
In your browser’s local storage, on the device you are using. They are never sent to us and there is no server copy — which is the point, and also the catch:
- It is per-browser and per-device. Notes written in Chrome on your laptop will not appear in Safari, or on your phone.
- Clearing site data deletes them. So does “clear cookies and site data” in your browser’s privacy settings.
- Private or incognito windows forget everything the moment you close them.
- Anyone using your device and opening this page will see your notes. It is not a secure store.
For anything you would be upset to lose, use Download and keep a real file.
What the controls do
- Font — Arial, Verdana, Trebuchet MS, Georgia, Times New Roman or Courier New, alongside the site’s default. These are faces your device already has, so nothing is downloaded and the choice applies instantly. It is remembered.
- Text size — the minus and plus step the editor between 14 and 24 pixels. Also remembered.
- Wide / Narrow — narrow holds the lines to a comfortable reading measure instead of running the full width of the screen. Also remembered.
- Full screen — hands the whole display to the editor. Esc gives it back.
- Copy — puts the current note on your clipboard.
- Download — saves the note as a plain text file, named after its title.
- Print — opens your browser’s print dialogue, which on most systems also offers “Save as PDF”. Only the note is printed: no menus, no footer, no page furniture.
- Delete — removes the note you are in. It asks first, because there is no undo once it is gone.
Tab inserts a tab character rather than jumping to the next control, so you can indent. Ctrl/Cmd+S saves immediately, and Ctrl/Cmd+P prints the note rather than the page.
Common questions
Do I need an account?
No. There is nothing to sign up for and nothing to sign in to.
Will my notes still be here tomorrow?
Yes, on the same device and browser, as long as you have not cleared site data. It is not a backup service — download the file if it matters.
Does it save automatically?
Yes, a fraction of a second after you stop typing, and again if you switch notes or close the tab. The line beside the title tells you when it last saved. If your browser is blocking storage, it says that instead of pretending.
Can I use it offline?
Once the page has loaded, typing and saving work without a connection. To have a notepad that is genuinely offline from the start, Wordpad Plus does this on your phone with folders, search and PDF export.
Is there a word count?
Words, characters, lines and an estimated reading time update as you type, along the bottom. For sentence and paragraph counts, use the Word Counter.
