Online Notepad with autosave and downloads
Free online notepad that runs entirely in your browser. Autosaves every keystroke to localStorage, supports multiple notes with tabs, full find & replace (regex + case toggle), live word / character / line counters, and one-click download as .txt, .md, .html or .pdf. No signup, no upload, nothing leaves your device.
When to reach for an online notepad
Quick scratch pad
You need to paste a URL, IP, command snippet or piece of error log somewhere safe for 30 seconds — no app to install, no file to save.
Distraction-free writing
Full-screen mode hides the chrome. Type a draft, an email, or a journal entry without notifications stealing focus.
Private notes
Nothing is uploaded. Notes live in this browser's localStorage on this device only — great for passwords during a setup, sensitive customer info, or temporary tokens.
Many notes at once
Tabs in the sidebar let you keep meeting notes, a daily log, a TODO list and a code snippet open side-by-side without switching tools.
Find & replace at speed
Regex-powered search jumps through a long document, replace-all sweeps every occurrence — the kind of editor power Notepad on Windows never had.
Export anywhere
Download as .txt for plain text, .md for Git, .html for the web or .pdf for sharing — all without leaving the page.
How to use the online notepad
Start typing
The first note is created automatically. Every keystroke is saved to localStorage with a 300 ms debounce — close the tab and reload, your note is still there.
Add more notes
Click the + in the sidebar to create a fresh tab. Drag-rename, duplicate or delete from the hover menu.
Find & replace
Press Ctrl/Cmd + F to open the search bar. Type a query, hit Enter to jump through matches. Toggle Aa for case-sensitive, .* for regex. Replace one or all with the bottom row.
Focus mode
Click the focus icon (or press F11 in many browsers) to enter distraction-free mode — sidebar and chrome disappear, the editor takes the whole viewport.
Download or print
The download menu offers .txt, .md, .html and .pdf. The print button opens the browser's native print dialog — Save as PDF works from there too.
About the HCODX online notepad
This is a real online notepad, not a glorified textbox. It autosaves every keystroke locally, juggles multiple notes through a sidebar, supports regex find & replace, tracks live word / character / sentence / paragraph / line counts and reading time, and exports to four formats — all without sending a single byte to a server.
Local-first, never uploaded
Your notes live in your browser's localStorage, on this device, in this browser profile. Open the page in Incognito, in a different browser, or on a different machine and you won't see them — that's the privacy model. To move notes between devices, use the download/import workflow.
Autosave with debounce
Every change is queued; 300 ms after the last keystroke the current note is serialised and persisted. The status pill at the bottom right shows Saving… while a write is pending and Saved once it lands. Notes survive reloads, browser restarts, and even most crashes.
Counts that match Microsoft Word
Words are split on Unicode whitespace including em-dashes and zero-width characters; sentences end at . ! ? (with abbreviation heuristics); paragraphs are blank-line separated. The reading time uses 238 WPM — the average adult silent reading speed.
Find & replace
Press Ctrl/Cmd + F to open. The match counter shows current/total. Use Aa to make the search case-sensitive; toggle .* to treat the query as a JavaScript regex (with the g flag and case flag merged in). Replace one at a time or sweep everything.
Downloads
.txt is raw UTF-8 with \n line endings. .md is the same with a .md extension (Markdown is plain text). .html wraps the note in a clean <article> with system-font CSS and preserved whitespace. .pdf opens the print dialog with a stripped-down print stylesheet — your browser's "Save as PDF" virtual printer produces a clean A4 file.
Keyboard shortcuts
Ctrl/Cmd + F — find. Ctrl/Cmd + S — focus the title (autosave already runs). Ctrl/Cmd + Alt + N — new note. Esc — close the find bar or exit focus mode.
Online notepad — frequently asked questions
In your browser's localStorage on this device. Nothing is sent to a server. Clearing browser data, switching browsers or using a different device will not show the same notes — use the download/import workflow to move them.
Yes — completely free, no signup, no ads, no upload. Unlimited notes within your browser's storage quota (typically 5–10 MB, enough for thousands of pages of plain text).
Yes. Open the Download menu and pick PDF — the browser's print dialog appears with a clean print stylesheet applied. Choose "Save as PDF" as the destination.
Yes — every keystroke is saved 300 ms after you stop typing. The "Saved" pill at the bottom turns to "Saving…" while a write is in flight.
Press Ctrl/Cmd + F. Type the search term and press Enter (or click the chevrons) to jump through matches. Toggle Aa for case-sensitive matching and .* for regex mode. The replace input below swaps the current match (Replace) or every match at once (All).
Yes — localStorage is wiped when you clear site data, uninstall the browser, or "forget" the site. Important notes should be downloaded as .txt or .md as a backup. We never receive a copy because nothing is uploaded.