Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to BlankSlate.io

Fast Note Taking in your Browser

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. BlankSlate.io launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1BS
Blank Slate, just start typing▲47
Blankslate.io is a free browser-based note-taking app. Write markdown notes, save them, share links, export to PDF, or optionally export to Google Docs.
2015 · blankslate.io · its alternatives →
2
a5▲181
Takes notes in your browser. Elegant & simple.
2015 · khiry.co · its alternatives →
3
Blankese▲94
A note taking tool
2022 · its alternatives →
4
Minimalist editor that lives in browser, stores everything in the URL▲468
I wanted to see how far I could go building a notes app using only what modern browsers already provide – no frameworks, no storage APIs, no build step. What it does: Single HTML file, no deps, 111 loc Notes live in the URL hash (shareable links!) Auto-compressed with CompressionStream Plain-text editor (contenteditable) History support Page title from first # heading Respects light/dark mode No storage, cookies, or tracking The entire app is the page source. https://textarea.my/
Dec 2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
5
Contenteditable.space▲68
Minimalist in-browser note taking app to take quick notes.
2019 · contenteditable.petpetproject.com · its alternatives →
6
Dumbnote▲141
Offline-first Markdown note app. No lock-in. Just write.
2025 · dumbnote.app · its alternatives →
7
Notello▲65
A simple note taking app
2015 · notello.com · its alternatives →
8
Einote▲133
Take notes from any web page in seconds
2022 · einote.com · its alternatives →
9
Speedy Readie▲63
Free Spitz-type speed reader for Chrome
2015 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
10
Note Instantly by Knotable▲106
A simple, beautiful notepad for Chrome's new tab
2015 · its alternatives →
11
Noto▲122
The fastest way to send mobile notes
2014 · its alternatives →
12
QuickNote.io▲145
📝 Minimalist, 🙈 anonymous and 🆓 free note taking app
2018 · quicknote.io · its alternatives →
13
Notate.so▲101
Hey all :) I noticed the development on the Notion web clipper chrome extension is kinda slow, so I built a better one. It works on any web page, any youtube video, and any PDF. Features: - highlight + note + collections - auto-scrollback to your highlights (page automatically scrolls to the text you highlighted and it works on LLMs web interfaces) - automatic sync to Notion (+page+dbs creation) - reminders: the app pings you with an email to review and delete your already-checked highlights (you set the ping period) Let me know what you think. Denis
Nov 2025 · notate.so · its alternatives →
14
Fuck Yeah Markdown▲121
Turns websites into markdown
2016 · fuckyeahmarkdown.com · its alternatives →
15
Zurf ▲79
Leave “Sticky Notes” On Websites.
2014 · zurfapp.com · its alternatives →
16
Spreed▲66
Speed reading in Chrome
2014 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
17
Boximize▲85
Structured note-taking app
2014 · its alternatives →
18
Nooot▲68
Collaborative notes in your browser
2015 · its alternatives →
19
Smart Notes▲83
Sticky notes for your web browser
2020 · its alternatives →
20
Simple Note▲84
Simplest Note app from your web browser.
2020 · drghostling.github.io · its alternatives →
21
I Don't Have A Damn Pen ▲91
Take notes and then send yourself the ones worth saving.
2016 · its alternatives →
22
Browser Note (Chrome Extension)▲97
Effortless note-taking in your browser
2023 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
23
Note Tracks▲80
Annotated notes for audio content
2015 · notetracks.com · its alternatives →
24
Jot & Paste▲85
Keyboard-oriented desktop app for fast note-taking and paste
2022 · jotnpaste.com · its alternatives →

Also compare

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →