Notepad Text
A plain text editor in the browser: open and save .txt files, find and replace, word wrap, and a draft that survives a reload.
Notepad is a free online tool that a plain text editor in the browser: open and save .txt files, find and replace, word wrap, and a draft that survives a reload. It runs entirely in your web browser using plain JavaScript, so files are processed on your own device and never uploaded to a server. There is no sign-up, no file size limit imposed by the site, no watermark and no paid tier.
- Price
- Free: no account, no quota, no watermark
- Category
- Text
- Where it runs
- In your browser, on your device
- Files uploaded
- None
- Technology
- plain JavaScript
- Settings
- 4
- Works offline
- Yes, after the first visit
About Notepad
This is the small, fast text editor: no formatting, no account, no sync. What you type is kept in this browser's local storage every half second, so a closed tab or a reload does not lose it, and nothing is sent anywhere. Open a text file from your device, edit it, and save it back as a download. Find and replace works on the whole document, the status bar tracks the caret, the word and line counts and the line-ending style, and the usual keys work: Ctrl+S to save, Ctrl+F to find, Ctrl+H to replace, Ctrl+G to go to a line, F3 for the next match and F5 for the time and date.
How to use it
- Start typing, or press "Open" to load a text file from your device.
- Use Find and Replace from the toolbar or with Ctrl+F and Ctrl+H. Toggle word wrap, and pick a font and size.
- Set a file name and press "Save" (or Ctrl+S) to download the text. The draft is also kept in this browser until you clear it with "New".
The 4 settings
| Setting | What it does | Default |
|---|---|---|
| Name | The file name used when saving. A .txt extension is added if there is none. | untitled.txt |
| Word wrap | On or off. Off shows long lines on one row with a horizontal scrollbar. | On |
| Font | Monospace or Sans-serif. | Monospace |
| Size | Font size in pixels, 10 to 40. | 15 |
Under the hood
| Runs on | plain JavaScript: a textarea, local storage for the draft, and a download for saving |
| Controls | Name, Word wrap, Font, Size |
Questions
Where is my text stored?
In your browser's local storage, on this device only, under this site's origin. It is not sent anywhere and no one else can read it. A private window, a different browser or clearing site data starts with an empty page.
Can it open files other than .txt?
Yes, any text file: Markdown, CSV, JSON, logs, source code and configuration files. It is a plain editor, so there is no syntax highlighting; the JSON, SQL, CSS and XML formatters on this site handle those formats specifically.
Does it keep Windows line endings?
Yes. Text is kept exactly as loaded, and the status bar shows CRLF or LF so you know which the file uses. New lines you type follow the browser's convention (LF).
Is there an undo?
Yes, the browser's own: Ctrl+Z and Ctrl+Y (or Ctrl+Shift+Z) work inside the text area, including after a Replace all.
Can two tabs share the same draft?
Each tab reads the draft when it opens and writes it as you type, so the last tab to type wins. Keep one tab open per document, or save to a file.
Is this a replacement for Windows Notepad?
For quick notes and editing a text file, yes, on any device with a browser. It does not do tabs, printing or encodings other than UTF-8.
Can I use it full screen, or keep a copy offline?
Yes to both. "Full screen" above the tool fills the whole screen (Esc leaves it). "Save as HTML" writes this one tool to a single self-contained file that opens from your own disk without a connection. For everything at once there is a desktop app for Windows, macOS and Linux with all 312 tools inside it.