Offline-first

A notepad that works without internet

Load it once. After that, write on a plane, in a train tunnel, at a campsite — the auto-save keeps working, the notes stay intact, and the export buttons still work. No Wi-Fi required.

Full functionality with no connection

After your first visit, the notepad works with no internet. Writing, auto-save, tab switching, focus mode, find and replace, and Markdown export all run locally. The only thing that needs a connection is the very first page load.

Auto-save to localStorage, not a server

Every keystroke writes to your browser's localStorage — a storage area on your device, not a remote database. Auto-save happens every 500ms and requires no network. Disconnect mid-draft and it keeps saving.

Export .txt and .md files without Wi-Fi

The download buttons — plain text and Markdown — generate the file entirely in the browser. No upload, no processing on a server. Click download offline and the file drops to your downloads folder.

Multiple notes stay intact offline

All your open tabs are persisted in localStorage. Come back to the notepad after a flight with no Wi-Fi and all your notes — titles, content, cursor positions — are exactly where you left them.

Reload without losing your work

Because save is local and continuous, you can hard-refresh the page offline and your content survives. There is no unsaved state buffer that gets wiped on reload.

Nothing is transmitted, online or off

Whether you are connected or not, no note content is ever sent anywhere. The offline architecture is not a feature layered on top of sync — it is the only mode. There is no sync to disable.

Why most online notepads fail without internet

Cloud-synced tools — Notion, Google Keep, Evernote, OneNote — require a connection to save. Some show an “offline mode” badge and buffer your edits locally, but the sync is the core architecture. If the sync fails, you get merge conflicts or lost writes. This notepad has no sync layer to fail. Local save is not a fallback — it is the only mechanism.

What “works offline” actually means here

Every feature except the initial page load runs offline: writing, auto-save (every 500ms to localStorage), multiple tab management, focus mode, word count, find and replace, font size adjustment, dark mode, and both download buttons (.txt and .md). The only outbound request the notepad ever makes is fetching its own assets on first visit.

Frequently asked

How does it work offline?

On your first visit, the browser caches the page assets. All subsequent use — reading, writing, saving, downloading — runs entirely within the browser using cached assets and localStorage. No server is needed after that first load.

Is this different from a private notepad?

Related but not the same. The offline capability is about reliability — it works without a network. The privacy aspect is about data custody — your notes are never uploaded to a server. Both are true here, but they solve different problems: one is about connectivity, the other is about trust.

What happens if I clear my browser cache or site data?

Clearing site data removes both the cached assets and your localStorage notes. The next visit will re-download assets over the network. Your notes, however, are gone permanently — there is no server backup to restore from. Export important notes as files before clearing browser data.

Can I use it on a plane?

Yes. Enable airplane mode after the page has loaded once. Everything continues working — writing, auto-save, tab creation, export. The save indicator still shows the last save timestamp. When you land and reconnect, nothing needs to sync.

Does the offline mode work on mobile?

Yes. iOS Safari and Chrome on Android both support localStorage and can cache page assets. After a first visit with data, the notepad functions in offline mode on mobile the same way it does on desktop.

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