Want to type something in your browser while browsing? Want to take a quick note inside the browser? Want a notepad like an editor inside the browser? Many users including myself had asked these questions many times when I want to make some quick note while browsing and the answer is YES, it is possible.
You can use your browser as a notepad like an editor to take notes while browsing and write something you wish without installing any additional plugins or extensions. With one line of code, you can get the notepad like an editor in your browser itself.
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How to Use Browsers as Notepad:
All you need to do is to type the following code into the browser’s URL bar and hit Enter:
data:text/html, <html contenteditable>
Once the enter key is pressed, the browser window will be turned as an editable area, you can start typing what you want. In the editable area, we can compose, type, cut, copy, paste and many more like the notepad. You can bookmark this URL for using it again, instead of typing the code every time. You can also save the content however, it will be saved as an HTML file similar to the other webpages we save.
This piece of code was identified by the developer Jose Jesus Perez Aguinaga in 2013. He mentioned that this code works because of using the Data URI’s format and telling the browser to render an Html. The content of said Html is a simple Html line with the html5 attribute contenteditable. This works only in modern browsers that understand this attribute.
I have tested this code in Chrome, Firefox, Opera and it work fine. Start bookmarking this code in your browser and start taking quick notes without moving to any other app.
