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Best alternatives to Note pad online (2026)

10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Note pad online, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.

Note pad online today

≈3K users4.5★ from 17 ratingsUpdated 6 weeks ago2 permissions

Note pad online alternatives, compared

  1. 1

    Note Pad Extension

    This extension is a simple, but sufficient text editor to take notes! It is also pretty easy to use is very accessible.

    821 users4.5★ from 2 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years4 permissions
    • About 3.7× fewer users than Note pad online
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for more permissions (4 vs 2)
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
  2. 2

    Note Pad — Online Notepad & Quick Memo

    Quick note pad online — type, save, and access your notes instantly. No account needed, no cloud, just a simple notes pad.

    577 users4.0★ from 2 ratings1 permissions
    • About 5.2× fewer users than Note pad online
    • Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 2)
  3. 3

    Notepad for Google Chrome

    A quick side‑panel notepad that autosaves locally.

    658 users5.0★ from 1 rating2 permissions
    • About 4.6× fewer users than Note pad online
  4. 4

    Online Notepad

    Use Online Notepad to write and save your notes, edit any text in an online text editor, making rapid notes and memos easily.

    696 users3.5★ from 2 ratingsUpdated 13 months ago3 permissions
    • About 4.3× fewer users than Note pad online
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for more permissions (3 vs 2)
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
  5. 5

    Notepad Extension

    Notepad Extension is a browser extension that allows users to save notes while browsing the web without switching tabs or windows.

    ≈5K users4.8★ from 12 ratingsUpdated 5 months ago1 permissions
    • About 1.7× more users than Note pad online
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 2)
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
  6. 6

    Simple Quick Note

    Simple quick note extension with a character counting feature

    ≈1K users4.9★ from 8 ratingsUpdated 3 months ago2 permissions
    • About 3.0× fewer users than Note pad online
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
  7. 7

    Notepad Online

    A simple online notepad that can sync between devices, edit notes as text and HTML, save notes to your computer and more.

    ≈8K users3.9★ from 7 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years4 permissions
    • About 2.7× more users than Note pad online
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for more permissions (4 vs 2)
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
  8. 8

    My Notes — Side Panel Notepad

    Private, local-first notepad in Chrome's side panel — rich notes, checklists & instant search beside any tab. No account, offline.

    435 users5.0★ from 14 ratingsUpdated 3 months ago9 permissions
    • About 6.9× fewer users than Note pad online
    • Asks for more permissions (9 vs 2)
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
  9. 9

    Notepad - online

    Notepad-online for Chrome with sync functionality. Open and edit data on any computer.

    ≈100K users2.8★ from 1.3K ratingsUpdated 4 months ago6 permissions
    • About 33× more users than Note pad online
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for more permissions (6 vs 2)
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
  10. 10

    Notepad

    A simple yet powerful notepad with HTML5 support and more

    ≈9K users3.4★ from 9 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years2 permissions
    • About 3.0× more users than Note pad online
    • Updated less recently
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning

Note pad online alternatives: questions

What is the best alternative to Note pad online?

By users, the most popular alternative is Notepad - online with ≈100K users and a 2.8-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Note Pad Extension.

Which Note pad online alternative has the best rating?

Notepad - online has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 2.8 out of 5 from 1.3K ratings.

Is there a Note pad online alternative that asks for fewer permissions?

Note Pad — Online Notepad & Quick Memo asks for 1 permissions, against 2 for Note pad online.

How many alternatives to Note pad online are there?

We list 10 close alternatives to Note pad online on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.

Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.