The notepad your browser tab deserves
A beautiful, distraction-free Markdown notepad that auto-saves locally. Sign in to sync notes across devices — or just open a tab and start writing.
Notchpad is a free browser-based Markdown editor with syntax highlighting, auto-save, and 4 export formats. It supports GitHub Flavored Markdown including tables, task lists, and fenced code blocks with language highlighting. Edit, preview, or split-pane — no account required.
# Meeting Notes
Quick sync with the design team about the Q2 roadmap.
## Action Items
- Review wireframes by Friday
- Schedule user testing sessions
- Update the **component library**
Auto-saved
Writing, distilled
No feature bloat. Just the essentials for capturing your thoughts.
Markdown Native
Full Markdown syntax highlighting with live preview. Supports GFM tables, task lists, code blocks with language highlighting.
Auto-Save
Every keystroke is saved automatically. Come back tomorrow, next week, or next month — your notes are exactly where you left them.
Multiple Notes
Organize your thoughts with a sidebar of notes. Create, switch, and delete notes instantly. Sorted by last edited.
Dark & Light Themes
Switch between warm cream light mode and deep ink dark mode. Respects your system preference automatically.
How it works
Three seconds from blank page to writing.
Open a tab
Navigate to Notchpad — you're immediately in a writing environment. No setup needed.
Start writing
Type in Markdown with live syntax highlighting. Use keyboard shortcuts for formatting. Switch to preview mode anytime.
Come back anytime
Your notes auto-save to localStorage. Close the tab, close the browser — everything is right where you left it.
Pricing
Prices shown exclude applicable taxes.
Free
$0forever
- Unlimited notes
- Markdown editing with syntax highlighting
- Auto-save to browser
- Dark & light themes
- Export Markdown, HTML, plain text
- Multiple notes with sidebar
- Keyboard shortcuts
Pro
$3/month
- Everything in Free
- PDF export
- 3 premium editor themes
- Focus mode
- Word count analytics panel
- Print formatting
- Ad-free experience
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Best Value$15/month
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- New apps added regularly
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