Notepad - simple notes

Contains ads
4.5
83.3K reviews
10M+
Downloads
Content rating
Everyone
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About this app

Notepad is a small and fast notetaking app for making notes, memos, or just any plain text content. Features:
* simple interface that most of the users find easy to use
* no limits on note's length or number of notes (of course there's a limit to phone's storage)
* creating and editing text notes
* importing notes from txt files, saving notes as txt files
* sharing notes with other apps (e.g. sending a note by email)
* notes widget allowing to quickly create or edit notes, working like post it notes (stick a memo to home screen)
* backup function for saving and loading notes from a backup file (zip file)
* app password lock
* color themes (including dark theme)
* note categories
* automatic note saving
* undo/redo changes in notes
* lines in background, numbered lines in a note
* technical support
* search function that can quickly find text in notes
* unlock app with biometrics (e.g. fingerprint or face recognition)

It may be obvious, but notes in the app can be used in many ways. For example as a to do list to increase productivity. A sort of digital planner to store shopping list or to organize the day. Notes can be put on the home screen as reminders. Each task could be stored in a seperate note or one big todo note could be used.

** Important **
Please remember to make a backup copy of notes before formatting a phone or buying a new phone. Since the 1.7.0 version the app will also use phone's device copy, if it's turned on in the device's and the app's settings.

* Why do I advise to not install the app on an SD card?
I follow the official advice to block installing on an SD card apps that use widgets. This app uses widgets, which are like icons for the notes, and can be placed on a phone's home screen (for example).

If you have any additional questions, just contact me by email: notepad.free@outlook.com .

Thank you.
Arek
Updated on
Oct 2, 2025

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
This app may share these data types with third parties
Location, Personal info and 3 others
This app may collect these data types
Location, Personal info and 3 others
Data is encrypted in transit
You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

4.5
77.5K reviews
Muriel Katz
16 January 2025
I've been using this app for over 3 years. I can make & save shopping lists, Christmas lists, recipes, to-do lists, etc. I love this app!! I'm not a computer savvy person but it's easy enough for even someone like me to figure out how to share any one of my pages with family and friends. The Good Lord Willing, I plan on using this app forever!!! :) :) :)
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Chris Tina
13 November 2025
When my fave note app updated and ate half my files AND made it almost impossible to correctly reinstall the backups, I tried soooo many apps until I found this one. It is reliable. The ads don't take up half the page, nor randomly give you full pagers. Saving is easy. There's a dark mode. It is always always getting better. AND I can open the files from my old note app here. I'm so happy I found this app!
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atomczak
13 November 2025
Hi. I'm glad that my app works with files from the other app. I'm also happy that the ads are not too distracting. You wrote about saving. Please note that the auto-saving is enabled by default, so there's actually no need to use the "Save" button at all. Thank you for the review.
John Bennett
15 November 2025
This application is free use, allows for ad blockage/ only by watching an ad, but for one ad you block ads for 10 days. I use this app constantly and haven't found any better options, I just wish that I could purchase it and find it on my new phone. I'm almost literally keeping my old phone because I can't find this app on my new phone. This app is one of the best things that I have found as of late, within the last 5 years or such.
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atomczak
15 November 2025
Hi John. Thank you for using the app for so long . I'm glad that you like the ad block option. I'm not sure why can't you find the app on the new phone. Could you please email me at notepad.free@outlook.com? I'm sure that I'll be able to help. Best regards, Arek.

What's new

Update 1.42.0:
+ note categories and colors included in backup copies
+ fixed note categories list issues
Please email me at notepad.free@outlook.com in case of any issues/questions regarding the app.