Best alternatives to Notepad (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Notepad, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.
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Notepad
A very simple notepad for Chrome with sync functionality.
≈200K users3.8★ from 824 ratingsUpdated 19 months ago3 permissions- About 22× more users than Notepad
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (3 vs 2)
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Simple Notepad
Make notes and sync them. What could be more simple?
≈9K users3.7★ from 211 ratingsUpdated 14 months ago1 permissions- A similar number of users to Notepad
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 2)
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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- A similar number of users to Notepad
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 2)
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Simple Notepad
Simple Notepad with Auto-Save feature for storing general information
≈3K users4.1★ from 77 ratingsUpdated 4 weeks ago1 permissions- About 3.0× fewer users than Notepad
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 2)
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Notepad
A simple notepad extension for Chrome
≈2K users5.0★ from 2 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years1 permissions- About 4.5× fewer users than Notepad
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 2)
- Listed under Tools
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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 11× more users than Notepad
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (6 vs 2)
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Notepad
Simple notebook which helps you to save/manage your notes.
≈1K users4.4★ from 15 ratingsUpdated 7 months ago2 permissions- About 9.0× fewer users than Notepad
- Updated more recently
- Listed under Education
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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 1.8× fewer users than Notepad
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 2)
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Online Notepad
Edit your text file quickly from Google Drive or local computer.
≈20K users4.3★ from 72 ratingsNot updated for 3+ yearsNo special permissions- About 2.2× more users than Notepad
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 2)
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Notes – Quick Tab Notepad
Take quick notes distraction-free — with rich text formatting, task lists, keyboard shortcuts, auto-save and sync, themes, and more.
≈1K users4.8★ from 14 ratingsUpdated 6 months ago1 permissions- About 9.0× fewer users than Notepad
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 2)
- Listed under Tools
Notepad alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Notepad?
By users, the most popular alternative is Notepad with ≈200K users and a 3.8-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Notepad.
Which Notepad alternative has the best rating?
Online Notepad has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.3 out of 5 from 72 ratings.
Is there a Notepad alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Online Notepad asks for 0 permissions, against 2 for Notepad.
How many alternatives to Notepad are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to Notepad on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
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