Best alternatives to Notepad (2026)
9 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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Memo Notepad
Boost productivity with Memo Notepad Chrome Extension for easy online note-taking and text editing.
≈10K users4.6★ from 270 ratingsUpdated 17 months ago2 permissions- About 5.0× more users than Notepad
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (2 vs 1)
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Notepad++ online
Text and source code editor for use in Win platforms
≈10K users2.6★ from 10 ratingsUpdated 19 months ago1 permissions- About 5.0× more users than Notepad
- Updated more recently
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NotePADD - notepad offline
Use NotePADD - notepad offline for easy note taking. Create quick notes, keep notes securely organized inside Chrome’s side panel.
≈5K users4.7★ from 18 ratingsUpdated 20 months ago5 permissions- About 2.5× more users than Notepad
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 1)
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Nautilus Notes
A useful note taking extension
≈30K users4.7★ from 11 ratingsUpdated 19 months ago4 permissions- About 15× more users than Notepad
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 1)
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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 2.0× fewer users than Notepad
- Updated more recently
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Note pad online
Notepad in your browser side panel. Quick notes with rich text, tags & search. Private, offline, no account. Export TXT/MD/JSON.
≈3K users4.5★ from 17 ratingsUpdated 2 weeks ago2 permissions- About 1.5× more users than Notepad
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (2 vs 1)
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Teneo Community Node
This is a Chrome extension for the Teneo Community Node
≈100K users4.1★ from 368 ratingsUpdated 13 months ago4 permissions- About 50× more users than Notepad
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 1)
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Clinical Notes AI
Clinical Notes AI Browser Extension
≈10K users4.5★ from 11 ratingsUpdated 6 days ago11 permissions- About 5.0× more users than Notepad
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (11 vs 1)
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NotedIt
Search Notedit to stay organized
≈3K users4.7★ from 15 ratingsUpdated 2 weeks ago3 permissions- About 1.5× more users than Notepad
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (3 vs 1)
Notepad alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Notepad?
By users, the most popular alternative is Teneo Community Node with ≈100K users and a 4.1-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Memo Notepad.
Which Notepad alternative has the best rating?
Memo Notepad has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.6 out of 5 from 270 ratings.
How many alternatives to Notepad are there?
We list 9 close alternatives to Notepad 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.