Best alternatives to Notepad - Take Notes And Weekly Planner (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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Side Notepad: Notes, Note Taker, Notebook & To-Do List
The fastest notepad for your browser. Write notes, to-do lists, and ideas in a side panel — without switching tabs.
≈10K users4.7★ from 54 ratingsUpdated 4 weeks ago6 permissions- About 2.0× fewer users than Notepad
- Rated 0.9 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (6 vs 1)
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Sticky Note — Notes & Smart Planner
Capture notes, tasks and links, set reminders, keep a diary and plan your day.
≈1K users5.0★ from 6 ratingsUpdated 2 weeks ago7 permissions- About 20× fewer users than Notepad
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (7 vs 1)
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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- A similar number of users to Notepad
- Rated 0.5 stars higher
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 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 20× fewer users than Notepad
- Updated more recently
- Listed under Tools
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Fleeting Notes
Quick notes from the browser to Obsidian
≈10K users4.5★ from 32 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years4 permissions- About 2.0× fewer users than Notepad
- Rated 0.7 stars higher
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 1)
- Listed under Tools
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Online Text Editor Like Notepad & Wordpad
Best and free online text editor like notepad, wordpad and word editor to write your text while browsing multiple tabs on web.
≈4K users4.2★ from 6 ratingsNot updated for 2+ yearsNo special permissions- About 5.0× fewer users than Notepad
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 1)
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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 7 weeks ago2 permissions- About 6.7× fewer users than Notepad
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (2 vs 1)
- Listed under Tools
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Noa Notes by Docplanner
AI-powered medical note-taking assistant for healthcare professionals
≈3K users4.6★ from 18 ratingsUpdated 5 weeks ago22 permissions- About 6.7× fewer users than Notepad
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (22 vs 1)
- Listed under Tools
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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 4.0× fewer users than Notepad
- Updated more recently
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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 10× 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 Notepad with ≈200K users and a 3.8-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Side Notepad: Notes, Note Taker, Notebook & To-Do List.
Which Notepad alternative has the best rating?
Side Notepad: Notes, Note Taker, Notebook & To-Do List has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.7 out of 5 from 54 ratings.
Is there a Notepad alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Online Notepad asks for 0 permissions, against 1 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.
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.