An online notepad is helpful for easily writing, saving and arranging notes without downloading software. It can be used for recording ideas, making notes, making a shopping list, storing important information or even temporary notes while surfing the web. It is accessed directly in a web browser, so you can use it from just about any device that has an internet connection. An online notepad is particularly helpful where you require an easy-to-use notepad that doesn't have any complicated attributes.