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Online Notepad

Step 1 / 3 Browser-only note
Choose where to keep the note

The note stays in your browser. Choose whether it remains on this device or only in this tab.

Use this online notepad for a quick draft without creating an account. Choose whether future edits are remembered in this browser profile or kept only in the current tab, then copy the note or download its exact text as a TXT or Markdown file. Note handling and counting happen in the browser, and the text is not added to the page URL or requests to our servers.

How to use the online notepad

  1. 1

    Choose where to keep it

    Use remembered storage for this browser profile, or tab-only storage for a temporary page session.

  2. 2

    Write and check the counters

    Type or paste up to 100,000 Unicode code points. The page counts words, visible characters and lines locally.

  3. 3

    Review and export

    Copy the note or download the same unaltered text as a .txt or .md file. No preview or upload is involved.

Remembered storage or tab-only storage

The notepad offers two browser storage modes:

  • Remember on this device saves future edits in localStorage for this site and browser profile. It can be available after closing and reopening the page.
  • Keep in this tab saves future edits in sessionStorage for the current tab. Closing that tab normally ends the page session.

Neither mode syncs the note to another browser or device, and neither encrypts it. Browser storage is best effort: privacy settings, clearing site data, private browsing, storage pressure or browser policy can make it unavailable or remove it. Keep an important note in another trusted app or file as well.

Changing to tab-only mode does not silently erase an older remembered copy. Likewise, starting the three-step flow again or letting its 30-minute navigation session expire does not delete a remembered note. The full notepad can recover a copy that still exists in browser storage. Only the clearly labelled clear action attempts to remove the tab copy, remembered copy and older legacy copy, and it asks for confirmation first.

What the counters mean

The tool uses the browser’s locale-aware text segmentation when it is available. It reports a word count for languages that use that unit, a visible-character count based on grapheme clusters, and a line count. The input limit is 100,000 Unicode code points, which is a technical storage limit and may differ from the visible-character total for combined marks or emoji sequences.

Copy and downloads

Copy uses the browser clipboard after a click. If automatic copying is denied, the note stays selected so you can copy it manually. TXT and Markdown downloads are created locally in the browser. The .md file contains exactly the same text as the editor; the notepad does not render, validate or preview Markdown.

Safer use

  • Do not use an unencrypted browser note for passwords, private keys or other secrets.
  • On a shared device, check and clear any older remembered copy before leaving. Close the tab after exporting temporary work.
  • Copy or download important work before clearing browser data or leaving the device.
  • Use the explicit clear control when you want this tool to remove all of its saved browser copies.

Frequently Asked Questions

The note is kept in browser-owned storage and is not placed in the page URL, server state or server request payloads. Word, character and line counting, clipboard copying and file creation also happen in the browser.

Remembered mode is designed to survive closing and reopening the page in the same browser profile. Tab-only mode belongs to the current tab session. Neither is a guaranteed backup: clearing site data, private browsing rules, storage pressure or browser settings can remove or block the note.

Not automatically. Browser storage does not sync. Copy the note or download a TXT or Markdown file, then move that file using a method you trust.

No. It treats everything as plain text. Downloading Markdown creates a local .md file containing the exact editor text, without rendering or changing it.

No. Start over resets only the multi-step navigation session. A remembered or tab-only note remains until browser storage removes it or you use the full notepad clear action and confirm.

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