Notepad

Name: Notepad
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.03000020980835 (2786 reviews)
Author: Braden Farmer

Braden Farmer

4.0

2.79K reviews

500K+

Downloads

Everyone

About this app

Features:
• Quickly create and save plain-text notes
• Optionally create rich-text notes using Markdown or HTML
• Beautiful, easy-to-use UI with Material Design elements
• Dual-pane view for tablets
• Share notes to and receive text from other apps
• Auto-saves drafts
• View Mode for notes with clickable links
• Sort notes by date or by name
• Keyboard shortcuts for common actions (see below)
• Import and export notes to external storage
• Zero permissions and absolutely zero ads
• Open-source

Keyboard shortcuts
Search+M: launch Notepad from any application
Ctrl+N: New Note
Ctrl+E: Edit Note
Ctrl+S: Save
Ctrl+D: Delete
Ctrl+H: Share

Updated on

Sep 21, 2024

Data safety

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Ratings and reviews

4.0

2.47K reviews

Steve Anderson

August 8, 2025

I had to get a new phone and the notepad app I had been using was no longer in the store. I decided on this one because it was one of the few basic free, ad-free, notepad apps that aren't out to collect all your data. For the most part I like the way it works, but a few nice to haves would be to show the date you last edited a note. Also put the note title in a separate field so you don't accidently delete it during editing.

1 person found this review helpful

Tom Braider

August 1, 2025

This one gets it right! I just wanted a notepad. A simple text editor. Nothing more. No reminders, no notifications, no pop-ups, no frills, no ads! This one checks all the boxes and gets my highest praise! It's so funny because this is as simple as it gets, but the absence of all the typical "features" is refreshing. Highly recommended. I will be installing this on all my Android devices!

2 people found this review helpful

A Google user

December 22, 2019

Excellent app! Thanks so much Braden for making this! It's the first notes app that isn't loaded with ads, let's me backup and restore, doesn't require excessive permissions , and doesn't need a subscription fee to use. I really would like to pay a one time donation since I think it is worth it. Please consider making this an in app purchase or release a pro version that can bought separately.

18 people found this review helpful