Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Note Sidebar

Your personal note, meeting note in the side panel

Note Sidebar is a browser extension that lets users take notes directly from a sidebar panel while browsing the web. Available for Chrome and Edge, the lightweight add-in allows customization of the note-taking… 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
   Page Notes Sidebar▲107

   Capture thoughts where they happen

   2025 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   SideNotes▲311

   A beautiful note taking app with superpowers. It shows and hides on the side of your monitor to manage your notes distraction-free. Keep your notes organised, personalised and always at your fingertips. Markdown, tasks, pictures, colors, folders included.

   2025 · apptorium.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Side Notepad▲165

   Write notes without leaving your work

   2025 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Quick Notes Sidebar▲2

   Quick Notes Sidebar is a clean and powerfull notebook

   Jan 2026 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Browser Note (Chrome Extension)▲97

   Effortless note-taking in your browser

   2023 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Sidenote▲268

   Comment and live chat on any page of the internet

   2024 · sidenoteapp.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   TabNote▲117

   Use your Browser as your Notepad

   2018 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Sidenotes▲125

   Annotate the web.

   2014 · sidenotes.co · its alternatives →

9. 9
   SideNotes for iPhone and iPad▲110

   Your quick notes with you

   2022 · apptorium.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Side Note▲2

    Instant Note Taking on the Browser

    2023 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Context Note▲114

    take notes on the web with their context

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Online NotesPad▲247

    Free online notes taking app

    2025 · onlinenotespad.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    From - Sidebar note on Browser▲7

    note

    2017 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    SiteNotes - Ultimate Browsing Companion▲13

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

    2024 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    My Notes Chrome Extension▲69

    Easily take notes while browsing and save in Google Drive.

    2018 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Sidenote AI▲228

    AI copilot for meeting follow-up

    2023 · sidenote.ai · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Note1▲2

    Quick Notes While You Browse - Side by Side

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

18. 18
    Quick Note▲149

    Colorful sticky notes for Mac

    2024 · quicknoteapp.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Tab Notes▲74

    Make notes on the browser new tab like articles

    2022 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Browser Notes▲128

    Your ideas, organized - not uploaded

    Jul 2026 · browsernotes.xyz · its alternatives →

21. 21
    YourNote▲92

    Notes app that puts privacy first

    2018 · yournote.app · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Notes▲63

    Managing notes made easy.

    2020 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Sidenote▲97

    Timestamped notes on YouTube videos

    2020 · sidenote.me · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Temporary Note – Convenient way to use a browser tab as a notepad▲45

    Simple, free online notepad for quick notes, to-do lists, and memos. No sign-up required. Start writing instantly.

    2023 · temporarynote.com · its alternatives →

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