Type a note into the box and click Save note (or press Ctrl/Cmd+Enter) to add it to your list; newer notes appear first.
Studying rather than jotting? For question-and-answer cards with a study mode, see the flashcards maker.
Notes remain on this one browser and are never transmitted anywhere. Export a backup to carry them through a browser reset or over to a different device.
Notepad / Notes
Jot down quick notes and keep them in this browser - no sign-in, no sync.
Key features
- Each note has a Copy button to copy its text.
- Each note has a Delete button to remove it.
- Notes cannot be edited in place, so delete and re-add to change one.
- The Export backup (JSON) button writes your notes to a file, and Import backup loads that file back in.
When to use it
Use it for a quick scratchpad - a phone number, a draft line, or a reminder you do not want to type into a permanent app.
Where your notes are stored
Because a note here is copied or deleted rather than saved to any account, each one lives only in this browser's local storage - reopening or reloading the page brings your notes right back, while clearing this site's browser data throws them out.
To keep a copy or read them on another browser, the Export backup (JSON) file is the one way to carry them across; the notes are never sent to a server.
What Import backup actually does
Import backup does not replace the current list with the file's contents. Notepad / Notes merges the imported file into what is already in this browser: each imported note is matched to an existing one by its internal id, the imported version wins when a match is found, and any note already in this browser that is not in the imported file is kept rather than dropped. So importing an old backup on top of a browser that already has newer notes will not erase those newer notes; it can only add to or overwrite by id.
After a successful import, the confirmation message reports how many entries were read from the file, not how many notes actually changed. If every note in the file already matches an id already in this browser, the message can say several items were imported while the visible list does not grow at all - that count reflects the file, not the merge result. A file that is not valid JSON or not a list is rejected outright with a plain message, and nothing already in the browser is touched.
If the saved notes cannot be read back
Every time this page opens, Notepad / Notes rebuilds the visible cards from whatever note text sits in this browser's local storage. Should that stored text ever turn unreadable - a truncated write, a manual edit, or anything that is no longer valid JSON - the scratchpad quietly falls back to an empty list instead of throwing an error or freezing the page. Nothing announces that earlier jottings were lost, and there is no undo; a JSON backup you exported beforehand is the single route back to those notes. Keep in mind that each note lives as plain text rather than an encrypted entry, so treat this as a spot for throwaway reminders rather than passwords or private details - anyone signed into this browser profile can open the raw stored text directly.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does Notepad / Notes do?
Jot down quick notes and keep them in this browser - no sign-in, no sync.
When should I reach for notepad / notes?
Use it for a quick scratchpad - a phone number, a draft line, or a reminder you do not want to type into a permanent app.
What complementary tools work well alongside notepad / notes?
Notes are saved in this browser via local storage, so they survive a page reload; export a backup (JSON) before clearing browser data or switching devices, since neither is synced automatically.
Are my notes encrypted?
No. Notepad / Notes stores each note as plain text in this browser's local storage, not in an encrypted or password-protected form. Treat it as a scratchpad for quick, non-sensitive jotting rather than a secure vault.
Does the Copy button always work?
Copy uses the browser's clipboard API when it is available, and falls back to an older copy method when it is not. If both are blocked by browser or site permissions, Copy silently does nothing and no error message appears - try selecting the note's text by hand instead.
Is there a limit to how long a single note can be?
Yes. Each note is capped at 20,000 characters. Once a note reaches that length, the input simply stops accepting more typed or pasted text - split a longer piece of writing into more than one note instead.