A simple small notepad app for making notes, memos, short or long text files
Notepad - simple notes is a lightweight, fast notetaking app designed for quick jotting and easy organization. It supports unlimited notes, TXT import/export, a home-screen widget, and built-in security, with strong regional rankings in Productivity and a broad global user base. With 10,000,000+ total downloads and a solid 4.48 rating from 81,128 reviews, it’s a dependable choice for everyday text notes.
Pros & Cons
Very large installed base and strong rating across markets
Unlimited notes and no practical limits on note length
Rich feature set including import/export, backup, widget support, and security
Biometric and password protection improve privacy
Lacks built-in cloud sync or collaboration features often found in competitors
No explicit reminders or calendar integration documented
Advanced collaboration or sharing workflows are not described
About Notepad - simple notes
Notepad - simple notes is a productivity app developed by atomczak.
Download Statistics
Notepad - simple notes has been downloaded 39 million times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 530 thousand times. It is ranked in the top 100 productivity apps.
User Ratings
Notepad - simple notes is rated 4.44 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 83 thousand ratings.
App Information
Notepad - simple notes is FREE to download. The APK download size is 7.06 MB. The latest version available is 1.44.0. The last update was on February 25, 2026.
Technical Requirements
Notepad - simple notes requires Android 6.0+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play February 2017.
Description
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
Recent changes: Update 1.44.0: + Improves the speed of backups Please email me at notepad.free@outlook.com in case of any issues/questions regarding the app.
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Awesome app.simple and effective.you can watch a video advertisement to unlock no ads, that's great.the best 'notes' app out there.
★★★★☆tim smithies· Jul 18, 2026
I've been using this notepad for a while now and have found it to be very easy to use, and very useful
★☆☆☆☆AC3BW Delaware· Jul 3, 2026
GARBAGE! I spent an hour preparing a document. I used this app to save the text. Upon completing the document, I saved it. I tried to copy the text, so I could then paste it into several other documents on different platforms. The copy function doesn't work well with this app. Somehow, most of the text was deleted and could not be recovered. And it automatically saved the work, now ruined. I've worked in IT for 45 years. I think I know my way around a simple mobile computer.
★★☆☆☆Crystal Le· Jul 26, 2026
Doesn't allow you to copy & paste Picture or Screenshots into the Note, for recipes or etc., ...
★☆☆☆☆Snazzy Fonseca· Jul 25, 2026
I used this app back in 2021 after I got fired from my job. I had to go on. A different device had the same thing downloaded. I had the notes/notepad whole thing I did for that whole time for 2 years, 3 years- I kept it updated and stuff like that. And oh, no new phone came around; I still have the thing downloaded again, and I couldn't use it at all. It was grayed out on my Google Drive. Please fix it so we can access it, but I still have it on my Google Drive
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Trust & Safety: Permissions include networking, ad identifiers, foreground service, biometric unlock, wake lock, and install/referrer services. This is a typical, conservative set for a free productivity app using ads and background updates; users should review the ad-related identifiers and biometric protections as part of the safety assessment.
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