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 alternatives, compared
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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- About 8.0× more users than Notepad
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 2)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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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- About 9.0× more users than Notepad
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 2)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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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- A similar number of users to Notepad
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (3 vs 2)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Notepad
A simple yet powerful notepad with HTML5 support and more
≈9K users3.4★ from 9 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years2 permissions- About 9.0× more users than Notepad
- Updated less recently
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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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 200× more users than Notepad
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (3 vs 2)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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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× more users than Notepad
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 2)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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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 5.0× more users than Notepad
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 2)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Notepad
A simple notepad extension for Chrome
≈2K users5.0★ from 2 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years1 permissions- About 2.0× more users than Notepad
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 2)
- Listed under Tools
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Online Notepad
Simple Notepad for text editing, making notes, memos, or just any plain text content.
574 users5.0★ from 2 ratingsNo special permissions- About 1.7× fewer users than Notepad
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 2)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Chrome Notepad Extension
Chrome notepad extension in your sidebar. Use notes in ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini. Can work as a notepad for Chromebook.
718 users5.0★ from 17 ratingsUpdated 2 weeks ago3 permissions- A similar number of users to Notepad
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (3 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 Online.
Which Notepad alternative has the best rating?
Simple Notepad has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.1 out of 5 from 77 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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