Online Text Editor

What is an online text editor?

An online text editor is a free writing tool that runs in your browser. You can type or paste text, format it with bold, italic, lists and headings, and download it as a file, without installing software or creating an account. It works like a simple notepad with extra formatting, so it is useful for quick notes, drafts and cleaning up copied text.

Your text is saved automatically in your own browser, so you can close the tab and come back later. Nothing is uploaded to our servers.

Features of this free online notepad

• Formatting toolbar: Bold, italic, underline, strikethrough, headings, lists and alignment are one click away.
• Autosave: Your writing is saved in this browser a moment after you stop typing.
• Live word and character count: See the length of your text as you write, which is handy for essays, posts and meta descriptions.
• Plain-text paste: Pasted text arrives without the original fonts, colors and links, which keeps your document clean.
• Download as TXT or HTML: Save a plain text file, or an HTML file that keeps your headings, lists and emphasis.
• Works with Urdu and Arabic: The editor follows the direction of the language you type, so right-to-left text is supported.

Formatting tools explained

• Bold, italic, underline and strikethrough: Emphasize words, mark titles or show deleted text.
• Headings (H2, H3) and normal text: Use headings to give a long document a clear structure, and switch back to normal text with the P button.
• Bulleted and numbered lists: Turn lines into a list for tasks, steps and key points.
• Alignment: Align a paragraph to the left, center or right.
• Clear formatting: Remove styles from the selected text and start again.
• Undo and redo: Step backwards and forwards through your changes.

How does autosave work?

The editor saves your text in the local storage of your browser, a small space on your own device. This means your text stays private and is available the next time you open this page in the same browser on the same device.

The saved text is not synced to other devices or browsers. If you clear your browser data, use a private window or switch to another browser, your saved text may not be there. Download documents that matter to you, and do not store passwords or sensitive information in the editor.

What can you use an online text editor for?

• Quick notes and to-do lists: Open the page, write, and come back to it later.
• Drafting emails and posts: Write the first version in peace and copy it to your email app or social media.
• Cleaning copied text: Paste text from a website or a document and the extra formatting is removed.
• Blog and article drafts: Use headings and lists to outline a post and check the word count before you publish.
• Study notes: Organize lecture or reading notes with headings and bullet points.
• Simple HTML snippets: Download your formatted text as HTML to reuse the headings, paragraphs and lists in a web page.

Keyboard shortcuts

These shortcuts work in the editor. On a Mac, use the Command key instead of Ctrl:

• Ctrl + B: Bold.
• Ctrl + I: Italic.
• Ctrl + U: Underline.
• Ctrl + Z: Undo.
• Ctrl + Y or Ctrl + Shift + Z: Redo.

Online text editor vs a word processor

This editor is made for quick, simple writing. It opens instantly and needs no account, but it does not offer page layouts, tables, images or comments. For a formal report or a document with complex layout, use a word processor such as Microsoft Word or Google Docs. For everything else, from notes to drafts, a light online notepad is faster.

When you finish writing, you can check the length with the Word Counter or change the capitalization with the Case Converter.