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Free online text editor

Write, format and save documents right in your browser. Open a .txt file or start fresh, see formatting as you type, and download it as Word, PDF or plain text.

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Project update

Write here like any text editor. Select a word and use the toolbar for bold, italic, links and lists, or just type.

This week

  1. Finished the new pricing page
  2. Sent the survey to 40 customers
  3. Fixed the slow search on mobile
Task Owner Done
Survey results Priya ✅
Launch email Sam

Find and replace
Press Ctrl F (or ⌘ F on a Mac) to find a word and replace it everywhere.

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  • Your files never leave your browser
  • Free, no sign-up
  • Download as Markdown, Word, a web page or a PDF

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How it works

Edit text online in three steps

  1. 01

    Open or start

    Drop a .txt or .md file onto the page, use File > Open, or type into the document above.

  2. 02

    Write and format

    Use the toolbar or the / menu for headings, lists, tables and links. Ctrl F finds and replaces.

  3. 03

    Save it

    Your work saves in the browser as you type. File > Download saves a Word, PDF, HTML or text file.

Text files dropped onto the page open as tabs in the editor, ready to edit
Free for Mac and Chrome

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A README.md previewed in Finder with Quick Look on a Mac, after pressing Space
What it does

A real editor, in a browser tab

The parts of a desktop editor you use every day, with nothing to install.

The File menu, downloading a document as Markdown, a web page or a PDF
  1. Formatting as you type

    Headings, bold, lists, checklists and tables look right while you write, with no preview pane to keep in sync.

  2. Tabs for every document

    Open several files at once and switch between them like browser tabs.

  3. Find, replace and count

    Find and replace across the document, with a live word and character count.

  4. Word, PDF, HTML or text

    Download in the format the next person needs, or copy as rich text straight into an email.

  5. Comfortable to write in

    Light, dark or dim, text size, line spacing, an outline of your headings, and focus mode.

  6. Private by design

    Your text never leaves the browser. Nothing is uploaded and there's no account.

Take it further

The same editor, without the browser tab

This editor comes from TypeFire, a free app for Markdown notes, a text expander and a clipboard manager. Here it works on the files you open. In the app, it opens your whole folder.

TypeFire for Mac with several Markdown notes open in one tab bar

TypeFire for Mac

  • Press Space on any .md file in Finder and read it rendered, with Quick Look.
  • Open a folder of Markdown, an Obsidian vault included, with tabs, search and links.
  • A text expander and a clipboard history in the same free app.
In a browser email, typing thx and a space expands into a whole thank-you reply

TypeFire for Chrome

  • This editor in its own tab, one click from the toolbar.
  • Your folder of .md notes in tabs, with search and links.
  • A text expander and your clipboard history on every site.

Frequently asked questions

Still not answered?

One that opens instantly, saves your work without being asked, and lets you take the file with you.

This one does all three: it saves in your browser as you type, keeps documents in tabs, and downloads as Word, PDF, HTML or a text file. Free, no sign-up.

Yes. Drag a .txt or .md file onto the page, or use File > Open.

Each file opens in its own tab, ready to edit.

Both at once. You see formatting as you type: headings, bold, lists, tables and links.

Underneath, the document is Markdown, a plain text format, so it stays small and opens in any app. Turn Formatting off in the View menu to see the plain text.

Yes. Every change saves in this browser as you type, so a refresh or a closed tab loses nothing.

Nothing is uploaded.

Yes. File > Download saves the document as Word (.docx), a PDF, a web page (.html) or a Markdown text file.

Yes. Press Ctrl F (⌘ F on a Mac), or choose Edit > Find and replace.

Yes. The word and character count sit at the bottom of the editor and update as you type.

Yes. Formatted text you paste keeps its headings, bold, lists, links and tables.

Yes. It runs in any modern browser, so there's nothing to install on any of them.

Yes. The editor runs entirely in your browser and never sends your text anywhere.

On a shared computer, File > Clear saved documents removes everything.

Want this editor on your own files?

TypeFire for Mac opens a whole folder of documents in this same editor, with tabs, search and links, plus a text expander and a clipboard manager. Free.

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