# Online WordPad

> A free, browser-based word processor with rich text editing, tables, images, export, and printing. No install, no account required.

## What is Online WordPad?

Online WordPad is a fully client-side rich text editor that runs in the browser. It is built on ProseMirror and provides a word-processor experience comparable to Microsoft WordPad or Google Docs Lite — without requiring any server-side account or software installation.

The editor is available at: /pad

## Core Capabilities

- Rich text formatting: bold, italic, underline, strikethrough
- Font family selection (20+ fonts via Google Fonts)
- Font size control
- Text color and highlight color
- Paragraph alignment: left, center, right, justify
- Heading levels: H1–H4
- Bullet lists and numbered lists
- Indent / outdent
- Blockquote
- Inline code and code blocks
- Emoji insertion (searchable picker)
- Horizontal rule / divider
- Page breaks (with correct print behavior)
- Tables: insert via grid picker, add/remove rows and columns, resize cells
- Image insertion: paste or upload; resize, crop, rotate, flip, align
- Hyperlink insertion

## Export & Print

- Export as Word (.docx)
- Export as HTML
- Export as plain text (.txt)
- Print with configurable page margins (0.5 / 1 / 1.5 / 2 cm)
- Accurate page break rendering in print output

## Technical Stack

- Framework: Next.js 16 (App Router)
- Editor engine: ProseMirror
- Styling: Tailwind CSS v4
- UI components: shadcn/ui (Radix UI)
- Icons: Phosphor Icons
- Print: react-to-print
- DOCX export: docx.js
- Image editing: react-advanced-cropper
- Runtime: React 19, TypeScript

## Privacy

Online WordPad has no backend server and no user accounts. All document data is stored exclusively in the user's browser via localStorage. No content is transmitted to any server.

## Keyboard Shortcuts

- Ctrl+Z — Undo
- Ctrl+Y — Redo
- Ctrl+B — Bold
- Ctrl+I — Italic
- Ctrl+U — Underline
- Ctrl+A — Select All
- Ctrl+P — Print
- Tab / Shift+Tab — Increase / decrease indent

## Routes

- / — Landing page
- /pad — The editor application

## SEO & Metadata

- Canonical URL: https://wordpad.online
- Language: English
- Target queries: online word processor, browser word processor, free online wordpad, rich text editor online, no install word processor