Fast text editing.
Right in your browser.
Like WordPad, but online. Rich text, tables, images, and printing, without installing anything or creating an account.
Online WordPad is a free browser-based rich text editor for everyday writing tasks: drafting documents, taking notes, writing reports, or composing letters. It is inspired by classic desktop editors like WordPad and requires no software installation.
Meeting Notes: Q3 Planning
September 2024 · Confidential
Attendees: Alice, Bob, Carol
The team agreed on the following action items for the upcoming quarter:
- Finalize product roadmap by Oct 1
- Schedule bi-weekly syncs with design team
- Complete migration to new infrastructure
Everything you need to write
A full-featured text editor that runs entirely in your browser.
Unlike plain text editors, Online WordPad supports rich formatting: bold, italic, font families, font sizes, text color, and highlight color. You can insert tables, images, and page breaks. Documents export as Word (.docx), HTML, or plain text (.txt).
Accounts & Cloud Sync
Create a free account to save your documents to the cloud and pick up where you left off on any device. No account needed to start.
Multiple Documents
Manage all your work from a built-in sidebar — create, rename, search, switch, and export documents without leaving the editor.
Dark Mode
Switch between light and dark themes for comfortable writing day or night. Your theme and layout preferences sync with your account.
Rich Text Editing
Bold, italic, underline, strikethrough, font families, sizes, text and highlight colors. Everything you expect from a text editor.
Tables
Insert tables with a visual grid picker. Add/remove rows and columns, resize cells, full keyboard navigation.
Images
Paste or upload images. Resize, crop, rotate, flip and align them within the document.
Find & Replace
Search your document and replace text in one place. Highlights every match — press Ctrl+F to open.
Page Breaks
Insert real page breaks that work on screen and in print. Pages render as A4 paper.
Export
Save as Word (.docx), HTML, or plain text (.txt). Your document, your format.
Print with exact margins. Set 0.5 cm to 2 cm page margins and get exactly that on paper.
Undo / Redo
Full history with unlimited undo and redo steps. Keyboard shortcuts Ctrl+Z / Ctrl+Y.
Emoji
Insert emoji anywhere in your document with a searchable emoji picker.
Command Menu
Type / anywhere in the document to open a command menu. Insert headings, lists, tables, images, and more without touching the toolbar.
How to use Online WordPad
Three steps stand between you and a finished document.
Open
Click "Start Writing" and the editor opens instantly. No download, no sign-up.
Write
Format text, insert tables and images, add page breaks, and structure your document.
Export or Print
Download as .docx, .html, or .txt. Or print with pixel-perfect margins.
You can begin writing immediately after opening the editor. Your content is saved automatically after every change. Use File > Export to save as .docx, .html, or .txt at any time. Press Ctrl+P or use File > Print to print with your preferred page margins.
Your data never leaves your device
Online WordPad has no backend server, no database, and no user accounts. Your document is stored in your browser's local storage. We never see your content.
There is no account to create and no sign-up process. You open the website, start typing, and your work is automatically saved. If you close the tab or shut down your computer, your document will still be there when you come back.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Ready to start writing?
No account required. No download. Just open the editor and start.
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