Free · no sign-up needed · works offline
NoteDraft is a free online notepad and notes app that opens ready to type — no login, no download, no account. Jot something down, make a checklist or a to-do list, and find every note again in one searchable list. Notes save automatically in your browser, keep working offline, and can be shared with a link or saved as a PDF.
No sign-up, no landing page, no new-document dialog. The page is the notepad, and the first line you type becomes the note's title.
Every change is saved to your browser within half a second. Close the tab, come back tomorrow, and your note is where you left it.
Type [] and press Enter to start a checklist, then tick items off. Bulleted and numbered lists work the same way with - and 1.
The note is compressed into the link itself. Send it to anyone and they can open it — no account on either side.
Deleted notes wait in the Trash for 30 days. Back up every note to a single file whenever you like, and restore it on any computer.
Open a .txt, .md, .csv, .json, .log, .html, .js or .py file — or drop it on the page — and edit it as a note. Download it again as .txt, Markdown or PDF.
Type ``` and press Enter for a monospace block with line numbers, Tab indentation and syntax highlighting for JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Python, SQL and more — like Notepad++, in a browser.
When words are not enough, the free sketch pad lets you draw, doodle and annotate screenshots.
Yes — completely, with no account, no trial and no paid tier. Notes are kept in your browser, so there is no storage bill to recover from you; the optional account for syncing is free too.
Yes — this one. There is no account and no login. The page you land on is the notepad: start typing and your note saves itself.
Yes, three ways, all under Share. Add people by email so they can edit the note with you live, or only read it. Make it public so anyone with its link can read the latest version. Or send a copy packed into a link, with no account on either side. See how sharing works.
Yes. Press Download in the bar at the bottom of the page to save the note as Markdown, plain text, a web page or a PDF.
Yes, half a second after you stop typing. Every note you write on this device is in the list behind Notes, in the bar at the bottom of the page.
In your browser on this device. Nothing is sent anywhere unless you sign in to sync. See the privacy policy.
Yes — browser storage is not permanent. Use Back up all notes in the ⋯ menu to download every note as one file, and Restore from backup beside it to bring them back.
Yes. Deleted notes go to the Trash, at the foot of the Notes panel, and stay there for 30 days.
Press Checklist in the bar at the bottom of the page, type / and choose Checklist, or type [] at the start of a line and press Enter. Click a box to tick it off.
Share creates a link that contains the note itself. Anyone with the link can open it, so treat it as you would the note.
Yes. Press Open a file in ⌘K (or Ctrl/⌘+O), or drop files on the page — several at once if you like. Text and Markdown open as a note; code and data files (.js, .html, .css, .py, .json, .csv, .log…) open in a code block with every space and tab kept. Save it again with Download → Plain Text.
For everyday edits, yes: code blocks have line numbers, Tab indentation and syntax highlighting. It has no plugins, macros or regex replace. See Notepad++ online: the options.
Yes. Tap the list button at the top left to see your notes, and + for a new one. To have the same notes on your phone and computer, turn on Sync with Google at the foot of the notes list.
Yes, with a free NoteDraft account. Sign in with your email or with Google and your notes are saved to your account and appear on any phone or computer where you sign in. You never need an account to use the notepad, and signing out leaves your notes on the device.
Yes. After the first visit the notepad keeps working with no connection.
Ctrl/⌘+B, I and U for bold, italic and underline, Ctrl/⌘+F to find, Ctrl/⌘+O to open a file, Ctrl/⌘+Alt+N for a new note, ``` then Enter for a code block, and / for a menu of blocks.