An online notepad that is ready when you are
Fast Note is a free online notepad for quick notes, drafts and snippets. Type or paste your text, watch the word and character count update live, then save it to get a link you can share. There is no account to create and nothing to install.
Live word and character count
The counters under the editor update on every keystroke, so you always know how long your text is. Handy for essays, tweets, meta descriptions and anything with a limit.
Share a read-only link
Save the note and you get a short link. People who open it can read and copy the text, but they cannot change it, so it is safe to post in a chat, a forum or a video description.
A private link to keep editing
Every note also comes with a secret edit link. Keep it to yourself and come back to update the note whenever you need. Your browser remembers it for you too.
Rich text or raw plain text
Format with headings, lists, links and bold, or switch to Raw mode to keep scripts, code and config files exactly as typed. Each note also has a /raw address that returns plain text only.
No account, nothing to install
Open the page and start typing. It works in any browser on desktop and mobile, in light and dark mode.
Kept out of search engines
Notes are not listed anywhere on the site and are marked so search engines do not index them. Only people with the link can open a note.