Online Notepad

This is a plain-text notepad that runs in your browser. Type or paste anything, and it is saved automatically on this device, so it is still there when you close the tab and come back later. As you write, it counts words, characters with and without spaces, sentences, paragraphs and lines, and estimates reading and speaking time. You can copy everything with one button or download it as a text file.

There is no account and nothing is uploaded: your note stays in your browser's local storage until you clear it or clear your browsing data.

Reading time = words ÷ 238 per minute · Speaking time = words ÷ 140 per minute

A word is any run of letters or digits, with contractions like don't and hyphenated words like well-known counted once. Sentences end with a period, question mark or exclamation point, and paragraphs are separated by a blank line. The reading speed comes from a 2019 review of 190 studies by Marc Brysbaert, which found adults read English nonfiction silently at about 238 words a minute; presentations are usually delivered at around 130 to 150 words a minute.

The text "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. It barks! Then the fox runs away.", split over two paragraphs, has 16 words, 3 sentences, 2 paragraphs and 79 characters including spaces and the line breaks.

• Drafting emails, posts and messages before pasting them into another app.
• Checking word or character limits for essays, applications, ads and social posts.
• Stripping formatting: paste formatted text here and copy it out as plain text.
• Quick to-do lists, meeting notes and phone numbers while you work.
• Timing a speech or video script with the speaking-time estimate.

Many places cap length: a standard SMS holds 160 characters of basic Latin text, a post on X allows 280 characters for most accounts, and college application essays and grant forms often set word limits. Character limits usually include spaces, while some forms count characters without spaces, so the notepad shows both. When you are over a limit, cut filler words, merge short sentences and replace phrases with single words before trimming content. Reading the text aloud, using the speaking-time estimate as a guide, is a quick way to spot sentences that run too long.

Your note is stored in your browser's local storage for this website. It survives closing the tab or restarting the computer, but it is tied to this browser on this device: it will not appear on your phone or in another browser, and private or incognito windows usually discard it when closed. Clearing site data or browsing history removes it. For anything important, download a copy or paste it into a document or cloud note service as a backup.

The notepad does not send your text to our servers. Even so, anyone who uses the same browser profile can open this page and read the note, so avoid storing passwords or sensitive personal information here, especially on a shared or public computer. Use the Reset button to clear the note when you are done, and remember that a downloaded file is saved to your device's downloads folder, where others with access to the device may also find it.