Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Note Sidebar

Your personal note, meeting note in the side panel

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Note Sidebar launched in 2023; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   SideNotes▲311

   Quick notes on screen edge

   2025 · apptorium.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   SideNotes 1.3▲259

   Quick Notes on Screen Side

   2021 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Page Notes Sidebar▲107

   Capture thoughts where they happen

   2025 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Sidenote AI▲228

   AI copilot for meeting follow-up

   2023 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   SideNotes▲134

   Take notes on your screen side

   May 2026 · apptorium.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Quick Notes Sidebar▲2

   Quick Notes Sidebar is a clean and powerfull notebook

   Jan 2026 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Browser Note (Chrome Extension)▲97

   Effortless note-taking in your browser

   2023 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   SideNotes for iPhone and iPad▲110

   Your quick notes with you

   2022 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   SideNotes▲290

   Clean notes with superpowers on the side of your monitor

   2019 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Sidebar▲452

    The five best design links of the day, freshly redesigned

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Sidenote▲268

    Comment and live chat on any page of the internet

    2024 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Side Note▲2

    Instant Note Taking on the Browser

    2023 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Context Note▲114

    take notes on the web with their context

    2021 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Side Notepad▲165

    Write notes without leaving your work

    2025 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    SidePage▲179

    A free tool for building simple sidebar layout websites

    2021 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    TabNote▲117

    Use your Browser as your Notepad

    2018 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    SiteNotes - Ultimate Browsing Companion▲13

    Take and save notes for any website in a beautiful sidebar.

    2024 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Quick Note▲149

    Colorful sticky notes for Mac

    2024 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Notrix▲150

    A 100% free and secure notes app in your browser

    2022 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Sidenote▲97

    Timestamped notes on YouTube videos

    2020 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    NoteBar▲1

    Capture ideas, organize to-dos, and customize themes.

    22d ago · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Tab Notes▲74

    Make notes on the browser new tab like articles

    2022 · its alternatives →

23. 23NM
    Note, my simple command-line note taking app▲81

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Browser Notes▲128

    Your ideas, organized - not uploaded

    Jul 2026 · browsernotes.xyz · 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 →