MinutesPad accepts action items as “task | owner | due” or “Owner: task (due date)”, groups them by owner, highlights overdue ones in red and warns when an action has no owner or no date.
How to write minutes with MinutesPad
Fill in the title, date, time, location, chair and minute taker. Type who is present and who sent apologies, separated by commas or one per line; the count appears at the top. If your meeting has a quorum, enter the number required and MinutesPad tells you whether it was met.
Under Agenda & discussion, write one agenda item per line and add “(10 min)” if you want timings. Indent a line with two spaces, or start it with >, to make it a note under the item above. Record each decision on its own line. For action items, write “task | owner | due date” or “Owner: task (due date)”, and start a line with [x] once it is finished.
Checks and follow-up
MinutesPad warns you when an action has no owner or no due date, when an open action is past its due date, when the agenda takes longer than the meeting, and when quorum is not met. The panel under the preview groups every action by owner, which is handy for a quick follow-up email to each person. When the next meeting comes round, press New meeting: attendees and open actions carry over and “Review open actions” is added as the first agenda item.
Sharing the minutes
Print / save PDF prints only the formatted minutes. Copy Markdown keeps headings, lists and the action table for tools such as Notion, GitHub, Obsidian and Confluence. Copy plain text gives an email-friendly version with checkboxes. Download .md saves a file named after the meeting date.
Private by design
MinutesPad has no accounts and no server. Your minutes are kept in local storage on this device only and never uploaded.
Frequently asked questions
How do I mark an action as done?
Start the line with [x]. Done actions are struck through and are not carried into the next meeting.
What date format should I use?
Use YYYY-MM-DD, for example 2026-10-24, to get overdue warnings. Any other text such as “Friday” is shown as written.
Can one action have two owners?
It is better to give each action a single owner. Split shared work into two actions.
Is MinutesPad free?
Yes. Writing, printing and exporting minutes is free with no sign-up.
Are my notes stored online?
No. Your minutes are saved only in this browser on this device.