Online Notepad is a free browser-based notepad that saves as you type. Write notes, drafts and snippets with live word, character and line counts, copy the text or download it as a .txt file, and - with Voice Typing - pick a language from 24 language and locale entries covering 20 languages and have text recognised by your browser inserted straight into your note at the cursor. No account, no app and no upload: your note is kept in this browser.
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ReadyQuick Guide
- Step 1: Type or paste your note - it saves automatically about half a second after you stop typing
- Step 2: Watch the word, character, and line counts update as you write
- Step 3: Copy your note or download it as notes.txt whenever you need a backup
- Step 4: Use Voice Typing - click the microphone button, allow microphone access when prompted, and start speaking; recognized text is inserted at the current cursor position
What is an Online Notepad?
Online Notepad is a free browser-based writing area for quick notes, drafts, and snippets. It saves as you type, keeps everything on your device, and needs no account or app. With Voice Typing you can speak naturally and insert recognized text directly into your note. Pair it with word-counter, case-converter, or speech-to-text when your note needs counting, restyling, or dictation.
How It Works
Everything runs locally: your text is kept in this browser's storage and restored the next time you open the page. Counts compute as you type (updating shortly after each pause), and Copy and Download read the same editor - your note text is not sent anywhere.
Use Voice Typing: Click the microphone button, allow microphone access when requested, and speak - recognized text is inserted at the current cursor position. Voice Typing uses your browser's speech recognition; no LiveTools speech API, account, or API key is required.
Speech recognition is a limited-availability browser feature, and the language you pick has to be one your browser recognises. As of 6 November 2026, MDN's browser-compatibility data records the feature in Chrome, Edge and Safari, and from Firefox 160 - which was still in Beta on that date, while the current stable Firefox 159.0.1 does not include it. Firefox for Android does not support speech recognition, and recognition normally needs an internet connection because a web page uses a server-based recognition engine. See MDN - SpeechRecognition for the browser compatibility data.
Features
- Autosave and restore - your text reappears when you reopen this page in the same browser
- Live word, character, and line counts while you type
- Copy to the clipboard, with a fallback for browsers without clipboard permissions
- Download your note as a notes.txt file to keep a backup anywhere
- Clear with a confirmation step, so nothing is erased by accident
- Works on phones and tablets - no app, no sign-up, no setup
- Voice Typing with a language and locale selector - 24 language and locale entries covering 20 languages, with recognized words inserted at the cursor. Which of those languages your browser recognizes, and how accurately, depends on your browser and its speech service
- Find text in your note with Ctrl+F and step through the matches, plus undo, redo, cut, copy, paste and insert date and time
- Five themes, four font families and six text sizes, plus a fullscreen focus mode
Common Use Cases
- Quick notes and lists you want waiting when you come back to this tab
- Drafts to polish before pasting into an email, form, or CMS
- Snippets, links, and fragments you need to hold temporarily - try find-replace for quick fixes and lorem-ipsum-generator for placeholder copy
- Study notes and meeting jot-downs with word and line counts visible
Frequently Asked Questions
What is an online notepad?
Online Notepad is a free text editor that runs in your browser. Type or paste notes, drafts, or snippets - your work saves automatically, and no account or app is needed.
Does it save automatically?
Yes. About half a second after you stop typing, your text is saved to this browser, and it saves again when you leave the page. The Saved indicator shows the latest state.
Where are my notes stored?
Your notes are saved only in this browser on this device. Note text is never sent to our servers. See How Your Notes Are Stored below for steps to verify it yourself.
Is it free without sign-up?
Yes. Online Notepad is free with no sign-up, no login, and no email. Autosave, counts, copy, and download all work without an account.
What happens if I clear browser data?
Your notes are deleted with your browser data. Clearing site data, or closing a private/incognito window, removes notes stored there. Download a .txt backup for anything you need to keep.
Can I type notes using my voice?
Yes, in a browser that supports speech recognition. Click the microphone button, allow microphone access when prompted, and speak. Your browser's speech recognition turns your words into text, which is inserted at the current cursor position - and it saves automatically like the rest of your note.
Can I use Voice Typing in different languages?
Yes. The Voice Typing control includes a language and locale selector with 24 language and locale entries covering 20 languages, including nine Indian locales and Urdu for Pakistan. Your choice is passed to your browser as the recognition language, so you can dictate in any of those languages your browser recognizes - which languages work, and how accurately, depends on your browser and its speech service.
Which browsers support Voice Typing?
Voice Typing uses the same browser speech-recognition feature as Speech to Text, so it has the same limits. As of 6 November 2026, MDN's browser-compatibility data records speech recognition in Chrome 139 and later (33 and later as webkitSpeechRecognition) on desktop and Android, in Edge, in Safari 14.1 and later on macOS and iOS, and from Firefox 160 - which was still in Beta on that date, while the current stable Firefox 159.0.1 does not include speech recognition. Firefox for Android does not support speech recognition at all, and recognition normally needs an internet connection because a web page uses a server-based recognition engine. See MDN - SpeechRecognition for the browser compatibility data.
Can I find, undo, open or print my notes?
Yes. The find bar (Ctrl+F) searches your note, shows how many matches there are, and lets you step between them with the previous and next buttons. The undo and redo buttons restore earlier edits, the open button loads a text file into the note, and the print button opens your browser's print dialog - where you can also choose to save the note as a PDF. Copy puts the whole note on your clipboard and download saves it as notes.txt.
Does LiveTools store my voice recordings?
No. LiveTools does not store audio recordings. Voice Typing uses your browser's speech recognition and inserts only the recognized text into your note, which is then saved with your notes in this browser.
How Your Notes Are Stored
Your notes are saved only in this browser. Note text is never sent to our servers. Your notes are kept in this browser's local storage for this page: it is written about half a second after you pause typing, so your work can remain available when you return. No account, no email, no upload - and note text is never part of any request this page makes.
Verify it yourself
- Step 1: Open your browser's developer tools and view Local Storage for this page. Look for the saved-note entry labeled
lt-online-notepad-v1. - Step 2: Keep the Network tab open while you type - no request carries your note text.
- Step 3: Click Clear note, then refresh the Local Storage list - the saved-note entry is gone, confirming that your text was stored only on this device.
Before you rely on it
- Notes are tied to this browser on this device - another computer or phone will not see them.
- Notes are stored in your browser's local storage. Anyone using the same browser profile on this device may be able to access them.
- Clearing site data or browser data deletes them, and private/incognito notes disappear when that window closes.
- Browsers allow a limited amount of local storage (typically a few megabytes per site) - download a .txt backup for long notes.