Alternatives

Products that do what Notepad does

A rich, distraction-free alternative to sticky notes 📋

1
Textpad▲200
Simple online notepad, no fancy stuff. Just write.
2016
2
Side Notepad▲165
Write notes without leaving your work
2025
3
Browser Notes▲128
Your ideas, organized - not uploaded
Jul 2026
4
Online NotesPad▲247
Free online notes taking app
2025
5
Notepad▲77
Simple app to take notes.
2022
6
Tab Notes▲90
Turn your browser new tab into a distraction-free notepad
14d ago · chromewebstore.google.com
7
Notepad by ClickUp▲96
Capture Ideas and Action Items with Notepad
2018
8
Notes Tab▲209
Take notes faster and easier
2024
9
Tab Text▲174
Synchronized notepad in every new tab
2016
10
Notation▲190
The notepad that is always just one keystroke away 📝
2019
11
Simply Write▲154
Distraction-free writing tool
2025
12
TabNote▲117
Use your Browser as your Notepad
2018
13
Page Pad▲110
Chrome extension for making notes on any web page
2021
14
NoteUX Chrome Extension▲123
Capture notes on every new Tab
2025
15
Dumbnote▲141
Offline-first Markdown note app. No lock-in. Just write.
2025
16
Clarity▲325
Lightning fast YouTube notes
2021
17
Stashpad▲178
Jot it down, organize later
2022
18
WebStickies▲89
Sticky notes for the Internet
2023
19
Music Notepad▲76
Keep track of all your musical ideas in one place!
2020
20
NoteTabs▲129
Native macOS text editor with horizontal tabs & auto-restore
Jan 2026
21
SideNotes▲290
Clean notes with superpowers on the side of your monitor
2019
22
a5▲181
Takes notes in your browser. Elegant & simple.
2015
23
TabNotes▲95
Markdown notepad in your new tab
2020
24
Note Instantly by Knotable▲106
A simple, beautiful notepad for Chrome's new tab
2015

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