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24 alternatives to Leaf: Simple Notes

The best Chrome notepad there is!

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Leaf: Simple Notes launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Leaf, a notepad chrome extension. My first public project!▲11

   2017 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Note Instantly by Knotable▲106

   A simple, beautiful notepad for Chrome's new tab

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Note Anywhere▲115

   Leave sticky notes on tabs in Chrome

   2016 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Textpad▲200

   Simple online notepad, no fancy stuff. Just write.

   2016 · textpad.surge.sh · its alternatives →

5. 5
   xNotes▲80

   For those who browse and write notes a lot 📝

   2018 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Notepad▲113

   A rich, distraction-free alternative to sticky notes 📋

   2018 · notepad.microtheta.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Browser Note (Chrome Extension)▲97

   Effortless note-taking in your browser

   2023 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Chrome's Notebook▲9

   Keep your notes in clean, elegant and secure way...

   2017 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   NoteUX Chrome Extension▲123

   Capture notes on every new Tab

   2025 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Notes▲63

    Managing notes made easy.

    2020 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Notepad▲5

    A plain text notepad extension for Google Chrome

    2022 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Leaf secure note▲7

    Leafnotes is a simple and awesome note app.

    2020 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Tab Notes▲90

    Turn your browser new tab into a distraction-free notepad

    Aug 2026 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Notey▲71

    Make quick notes within Google Chrome

    2020 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Side Notepad▲165

    Write notes without leaving your work

    2025 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    TabNote 2.0▲84

    Simple yet powerful note-taking app for Chrome

    2019 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Tab Notes▲74

    Make notes on the browser new tab like articles

    2022 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Gnotes▲109

    You focus on learning, we'll take the notes.

    2019 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Notepad▲77

    Simple app to take notes.

    2022 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    AllTabs▲145

    Managing tabs in Chrome was never so easy

    2017 · pitchwall.co · its alternatives →

21. 21
    TabNote▲117

    Use your Browser as your Notepad

    2018 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    TabNotes▲95

    Markdown notepad in your new tab

    2020 · bansal.io · its alternatives →

23. 23
    NotebookLM Tools Chrome Extension▲121

    Chrome extension for NotebookLM productivity utilities

    Dec 2025 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Page Pad▲110

    Chrome extension for making notes on any web page

    2021 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

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 →