Engineering & Privacy Blog

Complete technical guide to exporting browser-based notes without data loss or vendor lock-in. Format breakdowns for Markdown, PDF, standalone HTML, and JSON backups.

Comprehensive guide to browser storage quotas, Safari WebKit 7-day ITP eviction rules, navigator.storage.persist(), and safely persisting gigabytes of offline notes.

Explore how zero-account collaborative notepads solve ad-hoc team brainstorms, incident response, and client scratchpads using ephemeral rooms, browser-side E2EE, and lightweight sync.

A comprehensive technical comparison between CodeMirror 6, Monaco, and Ace Editor. Discover how functional state architectures achieve sub-100KB bundle sizes.

Turn your browser into a zero-latency code scratchpad and JSON formatter. Format malformed JSON, inspect payloads, and test snippets without opening an IDE.

Learn how to share passwords, API keys, and sensitive text online without leaving traces on communication apps or server logs. Complete client-side security guide.

Master the essential 20% of Markdown syntax that powers 80% of daily note-taking. Includes tables, interactive checklists, code formatting, and keyboard shortcuts.

Explore the critical differences between local-first and cloud-based note apps. Learn how modern browser storage guarantees true privacy without vendor lock-in.

Discover how to transform browser tabs into instant, zero-friction scratchpads. Learn why lightweight local notes beat heavy workspace apps for temporary brain dumps.

Learn how modern cryptography and URL hash fragments (#key) allow you to share encrypted notes and text snippets without the server ever seeing your plaintext.

An in-depth benchmark comparing top free online notepad tools in 2026. We measure startup latency, offline capabilities, autosave mechanisms, and true data privacy.

Why modern knowledge workers are ditching bloated note apps for zero-friction online notepads with no login, instant client-side autosave, and offline reliability.