Notepad
Zero-friction scratch space

Open a tab. Type. Close it. Done.

A scratchpad for quick notes, clipboard staging, and scratch calculations. No account, no loading screen. The cursor is ready the moment the page opens.

Ready in under a second

No splash screen, no onboarding modal, no progress spinner. The text cursor is waiting the moment the page finishes loading. Scratch work does not want friction — so there is none.

Plain text, full screen

A scratchpad is not a document editor. The writing surface is clean and full-width. No toolbars fighting for space. Markdown highlights if you use it, but you do not have to — plain text stays plain.

Clipboard staging area

The most common scratchpad use case: paste something messy, clean it up, copy the result. No formatting leaks, no rich-text paste disasters. Plain text in, plain text out.

Auto-saved, not auto-uploaded

Every keystroke is saved to localStorage — not to a server. The scratch note survives an accidental tab close or browser crash. When you next open the tab, it is right there.

Discard whenever you want

Scratch work is ephemeral by nature. The Clear button wipes your current tab. Closing the notepad in an incognito window means the browser discards the localStorage on close — zero trace left.

Multiple scratch tabs

Working on two things at once? Open a second tab in the notepad header. Each tab is a separate scratch buffer, saved independently. Name them or leave them untitled — it is scratch work.

When a scratchpad beats a full notes app

Notes apps are built for persistence and organisation. Opening Notion for a 10-word scratch note means navigating the sidebar, picking a workspace, creating a page, and waiting for sync. For quick scratch work, that overhead defeats the purpose.

A browser scratchpad lives in a pinned tab. It opens in under a second, takes your text immediately, and stays out of the way. The content is saved locally — not synced to a cloud, not counted against a storage quota, not visible to a server. For fast, temporary, or clipboard-staging work, a scratchpad outperforms a full notes app.

Common scratchpad workflows

  • Clipboard staging: Copy from source → paste into scratchpad → clean up → copy final version → paste into destination.
  • Quick calculation notes: Jot numbers, formulas, or unit conversions without switching apps.
  • Temporary draft buffer: Draft an email or Slack message here before committing, so edits are easy to undo.
  • Code snippet sandbox: Paste a code snippet to inspect or lightly edit before using it.
  • Meeting shorthand: Fast typing during a meeting without caring about formatting — export to .txt later.

Frequently asked

What is the difference between a scratchpad and a notepad?
The intent differs. A notepad implies documents you keep long-term — meeting notes, journal entries, ideas to revisit. A scratchpad is for transient work: staging clipboard content, jotting a quick calculation, noting something you will type somewhere else in 30 seconds. The tool is the same; the use-case expectation is different. This notepad serves both, but this page is optimised for the scratchpad mindset — fast, low-ceremony, disposable when needed.
Does the scratchpad auto-clear after a session?
In a regular browser tab, no — the content persists in localStorage until you clear it manually or clear your browser data. If you want auto-clear on close, open the notepad in an incognito/private window: the browser discards localStorage when the incognito session ends.
Can I use it as a temporary clipboard manager?
Yes — this is one of the most common uses. Paste text from multiple sources, strip formatting, rearrange lines, then copy a clean version. The notepad's plain-text input strips rich formatting from paste events, so you get raw text every time.
Is there a keyboard shortcut to open a new scratch tab?
Yes. Ctrl+T (or Cmd+T on Mac) opens a new tab in the notepad. Ctrl+W closes the current one. You can keep several scratch buffers open side-by-side and switch between them without touching the mouse.
What happens to the scratch note if my browser crashes?
Because auto-save runs every 500 ms to localStorage, you lose at most half a second of typing. On next browser open, your scratch content is still in localStorage and loads automatically.

Your scratch space is ready

No login. No loading. Just open the tab and start typing.

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