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24 alternatives to Notepad

An offline capable notepad powered by ServiceWorker.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Notepad launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Textpad▲200
Simple online notepad, no fancy stuff. Just write.
2016 · textpad.surge.sh · its alternatives →
2
Notepad▲113
A rich, distraction-free alternative to sticky notes 📋
2018 · notepad.microtheta.com · its alternatives →
3
Your no non-sense offline Notepad▲10
An offline capable notepad powered by ServiceWorker. It
2017 · notepad.js.org · its alternatives →
4
Online NotesPad▲247
Free online notes taking app
2025 · onlinenotespad.com · its alternatives →
5
Notepad▲77
Simple app to take notes.
2022 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
6
Magic Notepad by timeOS▲574
If Apple Notes and ChatGPT had a baby
2024 · timeless.day · its alternatives →
7
No Nonsense Notepad PWA▲5
An offline capable notepad powered by ServiceWorker. It
2020 · notepad.js.org · its alternatives →
8
NotePad▲78
Simple text editor with a resizable menu bar window
2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
9
HTML-Notepad – A WYSIWYG editor of structured documents▲95
2018 · html-notepad.com · its alternatives →
10
Dumbnote▲141
Offline-first Markdown note app. No lock-in. Just write.
2025 · dumbnote.app · its alternatives →
11
Collabpad▲127
Online notepad multiple people can work on
2016 · its alternatives →
12
Offline Notepad▲1
An offline-first notepad that securely syncs across devices.
2019 · offlinenotepad.com · its alternatives →
13
Open source non-linear notepad app▲222
MicroPad is a free non-linear note taking app that allows for easy organisation of all of your notes and notebooks.
2018 · getmicropad.com · its alternatives →
14
Side Notepad▲165
Write notes without leaving your work
2025 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
15
Notes SE▲67
Simple light-weight notepad on all Apple devices
2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
16
ThoughtPad▲74
Quick autosaving notepad on the web
2016 · thoughtpad.kingdomofs.com · its alternatives →
17
Notefy▲66
All your notes in one place accessible from any device
2021 · its alternatives →
18
Cryptware Notes▲60
A simple and minimalistic notepad app
2022 · cryptwareapps.firebaseapp.com · its alternatives →
19
Page Pad▲110
Chrome extension for making notes on any web page
2021 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
20
TabNote▲117
Use your Browser as your Notepad
2018 · its alternatives →
21
Paper▲111
🚀 An offline note taking app with "networkless" sharing
2019 · paperapp.vercel.app · its alternatives →
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offlinenotepad – an offline-first notepad that can sync across devices▲12
An offline-first, secure, private notepad. :notebook_with_decorative_cover: :pencil2: - GitHub - schollz/offlinenotepad: An offline-first, secure, private notepad. :pencil2:
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
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A minimal notepad – without the cloud or 3rd party libs▲7
I made this tiny notepad website, to write things down in your browser. The Features - Just saves to your browser's localstorage (no cloud or login) - Export to TXT file - Formatting keyboard shortcuts - Works offline - Super fast The Tech - Single HTML file - 20 lines of JS + service worker (for offline usage) - Using pure CSS for modals - Github pages hosting - Basically it's just a "contenteditable div" with some extra features - Source -> https://github.com/benwinding/localnotes.page It's been done before, but I couldn't find a version I liked, that worked offline…
2022 · localnotes.page · its alternatives →
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Online Notepad▲4
Free, private notepad. No account, no cloud, no fuss.
May 2026 · onlinenotepad.net · its alternatives →

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