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🗒️ Web Notepad

Online notepad with column selection, multi-cursor editing, auto-save, multi-tab. No login, free!

How to Use Web Notepad

  1. Start typing immediately when the notepad opens
  2. Use Alt+drag for column editing, Ctrl+click for multi-cursor
  3. Create multiple tabs to organize notes
  4. Notes auto-save; use export for backup

Everything About Web Notepad

Web Notepad is a text editor that works instantly in your browser — no login or installation required. It is ideal for quick notes, meeting records, or simple text editing tasks. Auto-save preserves your content even if you accidentally close the browser, and multiple tabs let you organize notes by category.

The standout features are column selection (block editing) and multi-cursor support. Alt+drag selects text vertically across multiple lines for simultaneous editing. For example, extract a specific column from log data, or add the same prefix to multiple lines at once. Ctrl+D sequentially selects matching words for batch modification.

All notes are stored in browser localStorage and never sent to any server. Export to text files for backup, or import notes from other devices. Find and replace (including regex) lets you quickly locate and modify content even in large text blocks.

Pro tip: Use it for temporarily storing code snippets during development or pasting API responses for inspection. Organize tabs as "Code Notes", "Meeting Notes", "TODO" etc. to manage multiple contexts systematically. Column editing is especially powerful for processing CSV data or analyzing log files.

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