Last Updated: February 25, 2016

Notepad for Google Chrome

Did you feel "I need a clean paper to write down things to do not forget it"? And did you noticed how Notepad / Gedit / TextEdit slow to load? Now, waiting is ended. There is Notepad for Chrome!

How it works?

Its logic is very simple: Chrome supports to add javascript into bookmarks (this is what we call as "bookmarklet"). Notepad for Chrome is a simple javascript. It asks you for the file title, and opens a new window where you can type anything what you need. And, some shortcuts are available too:

Ctrl-B: make selected text bold
Ctrl-I: make selected text italic
Ctrl-U: make selected text underlined
Ctrl-P: Print your note

Mac users can use Cmd instead of Ctrl.

This stuff supports only Chrome?

Maybe not. Notepad for Chrome is developed and tested only under Google Chrome, but it should work under any other browser if the following requirements are provided:

Javascript in bookmarks
<html contenteditable> - This is provides the formattable and editable field

If you can test it under another browser, and works without problems, please let me know, and I update this article.

Awesome! How can I get it?

Go to the this gist, click to show the source, select and copy that
Create a new bookmark, name it anyhow, and paste the previously selected text into the URL field
Save the bookmark to your Bookmark Bar
That's all!

Note: Sometimes I update the bookmarklet, based on feedbacks. If you want to follow updates, check this article time to time. I try to update it every time.