Free Online Notepad with Tabs
If you've ever had to keep three browser windows open just to keep three notes side by side, this is the fix. This is a free online notepad with tabs — multiple notes, one window, autosave on each, no signup. Modeled on the tabbed interface introduced in Windows 11 Notepad, but it works in any browser on any OS.
Open the notepad →Why a free online notepad with tabs matters
Most free online notepads still use a single-textarea layout from 2005. If you have more than one thought going at once — a meeting note plus a todo list, a draft plus a clipboard, two scratch ideas you don't want to mix — you end up either juggling browser tabs (which all autosave to the same note) or switching between separate notepad sites. Both are friction you shouldn't have to deal with.
Real tabs inside a free online notepad solve this. Each tab is a separate note. Each one autosaves independently. You can have ten open at once and they don't slow anything down.
How tabs work here
- Open a new tab: click the + button next to the last tab, or press Ctrl+T. Same shortcut as your browser, deliberately.
- Close a tab: click the × on the tab, or press Ctrl+W. You'll be asked to confirm if there's content.
- Rename a tab: double-click the tab title. Type the new name, hit Enter. Escape cancels.
- Reorder tabs: drag a tab left or right. A colored line shows where it'll land.
- Switch between tabs: click any tab. Each remembers its own scroll position and cursor.
- Sort tabs: View menu → Sort tabs A–Z, by created date, or by modified date.
Tabs persist across reloads
Every tab and its content is saved to your browser's local storage on every keystroke. Close the browser, restart your computer, come back tomorrow — all your tabs are still there, in the same order, with the same content. No "please save before leaving" prompts ever.
How this compares to other free online notepads
| Feature | onlinenotepad.app | OnlineNotepad.org | aNotepad |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multiple notes in tabs | Yes (browser-style tabs) | Sidebar list only | Sidebar list only |
| Drag tabs to reorder | Yes | No | No |
| Double-click to rename | Yes | No | Yes |
| Tabs autosave independently | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Sort by name/date | Yes | No | No |
| Tabs work offline | Yes (PWA) | No | No |
Common questions
How many tabs can I have open?
No hard limit. Practical limit is your browser's localStorage quota (about 5–10MB per origin). For plain-text notes, that's tens of thousands of tabs.
Can I lock a single tab with a password?
Yes. Each tab can have its own password. See password protection →
Does each tab have its own URL?
No — tabs live inside your browser's local storage under one URL. If you want to send someone a specific note, use File → Share link to generate a URL with that note encoded.
What if I want to back up all my tabs?
File → Backup all notes exports everything as a JSON file. Restore on the same browser or a different one with File → Restore from backup.
Open the notepad →