{page} and {total} for page numbers.GlassPad is a free online word processor that runs entirely in your browser. Just click anywhere on the paper and start typing! Your document is automatically saved in your browser's local storage — nothing is ever uploaded to a server.
The toolbar above the paper gives you all the tools you need. Hover over any button to see what it does.
Select text with your mouse or keyboard, then use the toolbar buttons to apply bold, italic, underline, or strikethrough. You can also change the font, size, text color, and highlight color.
Use the alignment buttons to align paragraphs left, center, right, or justified. Create lists with the bullet and numbered list buttons.
The paragraph style dropdown (¶) lets you turn text into headings or block quotes.
Format painter: select source text and click the paintbrush, then select target text. Enable the adjacent lock, double-click, or Shift-click to reuse the copied format. Click again or press Esc to stop.
Click the spacing button in the toolbar (next to the alignment buttons) to open the spacing panel. Choose line spacing from 1.0 through 3.0 or type any custom value.
You can also set exact space before and space after each paragraph, in pixels. Use the quick presets (Compact, Normal, Relaxed, Double, Loose) for one-click results.
Select a range of paragraphs first to restyle just that range, or leave nothing selected to restyle the whole document.
Save — Downloads your document as an HTML file you can open later.
Open — Import a GlassPad HTML file, Word (.docx), Markdown (.md), or plain text (.txt).
New — Clears everything (text, images, background, headers/footers, and page setup) so you can start from a blank default document. Save first if you need a backup.
Auto-save — Your work is automatically saved in your browser. If you close the tab and come back, your document will still be here (as long as you don't clear browser data).
Export PDF / Word — Download your document as a PDF or Microsoft Word (.docx) file.
Click the image button to insert an image. You can crop it before placing it on the page. Once inserted, click the image to see handles for resizing, rotating, and repositioning. Use the floating toolbar to align or remove the image.
Use the Collage tool to combine 2–4 images into a single collage.
Use Rectangle, Text box, and Arrow to add shapes. Text boxes can be edited directly — just double‑click inside them.
Click the table button in the toolbar to insert a new table with your chosen number of rows and columns.
Click anywhere inside an existing table and a table toolbar slides in above your document. From there you can insert or delete rows, insert or delete columns, delete the whole table, and choose a table style — Plain, Bordered, Striped, Minimal, Bold header, Rounded, or Glass.
Click the ✕ on the table toolbar (or click outside the table) to hide it again.
Click the Setup button to adjust:
Size & margins — Choose A3, A4, A5, Letter, Legal, Tabloid, Executive, B5, custom dimensions, or Auto-fit screen (which makes the paper fit your device width). Choose portrait or landscape orientation, adjust margins, and show or hide on-screen page guides.
Background — Choose a solid color, gradient, pattern texture, or upload your own image as a background/watermark.
Header & footer — Add text that appears on every page. Use {page} and {total} for automatic page numbers.
Find & Replace — Click the find button or press Ctrl+F to open an inline find bar right above your document. Search for text with case sensitivity and whole word options. Matches are highlighted directly in the document so you can see them while you search. Replace one match or all at once. Press Esc or click ✕ to close the find bar.
Reference panel — Open an image or multi-page PDF in a large resizable panel beside the editor. Navigate pages, zoom, scroll, and drag the panel's left edge to resize it.
Version history — Save snapshots of your document and restore them anytime.
Full‑screen mode — Expand the editor to fill your entire screen. A floating toolbar appears when you move your mouse to the top.
Date/time — Click the calendar button in the toolbar to insert the current date or time in your chosen format.
Formatting
Ctrl+B / ⌘B — Bold
Ctrl+I / ⌘I — Italic
Ctrl+U / ⌘U — Underline
Ctrl+Shift+X / ⌘⇧X — Strikethrough
Ctrl+Shift+C / ⌘⇧C — Clear formatting
Edit & navigate
Ctrl+Z / ⌘Z — Undo
Ctrl+Y / ⌘Y or Ctrl+Shift+Z — Redo
Ctrl+A / ⌘A — Select all
Ctrl+F / ⌘F — Find & replace
Files
Ctrl+S / ⌘S — Save (HTML download)
Ctrl+O / ⌘O — Open / import (HTML, Word, Markdown, text)
Ctrl+P / ⌘P — Print
? — Open this help guide
Esc — Close modal, find bar, or exit full‑screen
Tip: select an image and use Compress on its toolbar to send it to GlassCompress — then bring the result back into GlassPad.