Online Notepad

A clean, private text notepad in your browser — it saves as you type, and nothing is ever uploaded.

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SimpleText is a distraction-free place to write, paste, and tidy text. Start typing above and it saves automatically in your browser, so it's still here when you come back. There's no account, no clutter, and — importantly — nothing is uploaded: your text never leaves your device.

Use it as a quick scratchpad, to strip formatting from copied text, to count words, or to clean up a list. When you're done, copy it or download a .txt file.

Everything stays on your device

The editor runs entirely in your browser. Your text is saved to this browser's local storage — not to any server — so it's private by design and works even offline once the page has loaded. Clear it any time with one click.

Handy text tools built in

Beyond a plain notepad, SimpleText includes quick tools: a live word, character and line count; UPPERCASE, lowercase, Title Case and Sentence case converters; Trim to tidy stray spaces and blank lines; Join lines to collapse text into one paragraph; and Sort and Dedupe for lists. Then Copy or Download .txt.

Guides

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Text tips & tricks How to Sort Lines Alphabetically (and Why 10 Comes Before 2) A practical guide to sorting lines alphabetically in SimpleText, Word, Excel, and Google Sheets, with tips on numbers, capitals, and spaces. Text tips & tricks How to Remove Duplicate Lines From a List A practical guide to deduplicating lists (emails, keywords, names) with SimpleText's Dedupe, Excel, Google Sheets, and the command line. Writing tools Title Case Rules: Which Words to Capitalise in a Headline A practical guide to headline capitalisation covering AP, Chicago, and APA style rules, plus when to use sentence case. Text tips & tricks How to Change Text to Uppercase, Lowercase or Title Case A practical guide to fixing capitalization in SimpleText, Word, Google Docs, and on Mac using built-in tools and shortcuts. Writing tools How to Count Words, Characters and Lines in Text Why word, character and line counts matter for limits, SEO and social posts, and how a live in-browser notepad tallies all three as you type. Using the notepad How to Use an Online Notepad A practical guide to using an online notepad that runs entirely in your browser, auto-saves to localStorage, and includes case, trim, sort and dedupe tools. Plain text & formatting Plain Text vs Rich Text: What's the Difference? A clear comparison of plain text vs rich text: what each format stores, when to reach for plain text, and why pasting as plain text saves you from hidden formatting. Text tips & tricks How to Remove Formatting from Copied Text A simple, reliable way to remove formatting from copied text: pass it through a plain-text notepad, then tidy the leftover spacing and line breaks with Trim and Join lines.

Frequently asked questions

Is my text private?

Yes — SimpleText runs entirely in your browser and saves your text to local storage on your device. Nothing is uploaded to any server.

Will my text still be here later?

Yes — it auto-saves in this browser and reloads when you return, as long as you don't clear it or your browser data.

Does it work offline?

Once the page has loaded, the notepad and tools keep working without a connection; your text stays saved locally.

How do I save my text as a file?

Click 'Download .txt' to save your text as a plain text file, or 'Copy' to put it on your clipboard.

Is it free?

Yes — completely free, no signup, no watermark, no limits.