Meeting Notes in an Online Notepad: A Simple Template That Works

Meetings die in messy notes

Fancy meeting apps help teams. For a solo capture surface, a free online notepad with a repeatable template beats improvising every time.

Copy this template

• Title: Meeting — topic — date
• Attendees:
• Goal: one sentence
• Notes: bullets as you listen
• Decisions: only locked choices
• Actions: owner — task — due

During the call

Type raw notes first. Don’t format mid-sentence. Mark decisions with a prefix like D: so you can scan later. Actions start with a name.

Right after (5 minutes)

1. Move decisions into their section.
2. Turn vague next steps into owner + verb.
3. Trash fluff you won’t reread.
4. Export or paste actions into your task list if needed.

Why a local pad helps in meetings

No login friction on a work laptop. Notes stay on the device unless you export. Fine for internal scratch; use your company tools when the notes must live in the official system of record.

Start a meeting note

Open Sen Notes and paste the template before the call starts.