The Fastest Free Online Notepad — A Speed Audit

Speed is the most underrated feature of an online notepad. We measured first paint, time-to-interactive and time-to-first-keystroke on the most popular options.

What slows notepads down

• Heavy frameworks loaded before the editor
• Authentication redirects that delay the first paint
• Render-blocking ads

What makes a fast notepad

A lightweight browser note app with deferred scripts and minimal CSS can be ready in under 300 ms on a desktop connection.