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24 alternatives to Paper – Bookmarking and note-taking extension for VSCode

VSCode extension for taking code notes. Contribute to Raathigesh/paper development by creating an account on GitHub.

Paper is a VSCode extension that lets developers bookmark code sections and add notes directly within the editor. It's designed for programmers who need to quickly mark important lines or add context while coding. The… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Paper – Bookmarking and note-taking extension for VSCode launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    (WIP) Turn your VSCode into a decent markdown note taking platform - 0xGG/vscode-crossnote

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Edit HTML files visually. Contribute to urin/vscode-web-visual-editor development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Papermark▲794

    Papermark is a secure data room platform for dealmakers, founders, and finance teams. It lets you organize documents, set granular permissions, add NDA gating and watermarking, and track page-level analytics to see what drives decisions. Teams use it for M&A, fundraising, due

    2023 · papermark.com · its alternatives →

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    Notion, right inside your favorite code editor

    2021 · marketplace.visualstudio.com · its alternatives →

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    Microsoft's cross-platform text editor for developers

    2016 · code.visualstudio.com · its alternatives →

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    Catcode▲120

    AI tool that augment your paper notes with digital content

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    Bringing VS Code to the browser

    2021 · vscode.dev · its alternatives →

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    Notelet▲348

    Create a website or blog with Notion.

    2020 · notelet.so · its alternatives →

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    This unofficial extension integrates Draw.io (also known as diagrams.net) into VS Code. - vscode-drawio/README.md at 14209ad462028cbf7013bc8e094bf0fc6e811d30 · hediet/vscode-drawio

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    TextBin▲104

    A privacy focused open source alternative to paste bin

    2024 · marketplace.visualstudio.com · its alternatives →

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    This is a spiritual adaptation of oil.nvim for vscode. The main idea is you edit the filesystem by editing the current directory listing's text buffer. For example, if I want to rename a file, I just rename it in the listing file. This is extremely powerful because it translates all of your text-editing skills immediately into file editing capabilities. Some features: * Create/rename/move/delete files by editing the current directory listing's textbuffer * Filter using glob pattern * Trash and undo support * Works even in remote-ssh workspaces * Works across multiple vscode…

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    A cheatsheet to help you remember keybinds for VSCode

    2020 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

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    VS Code extension for building web applications ("swings") using a interactive and editor-integrated coding environment - lostintangent/codeswing

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Note-taking app for developers

    2024 · its alternatives →

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    The paper-to-digital bookmark app

    2022 · papertag.app · its alternatives →

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    VNote▲78

    A Vim-inspired note-taking application with Markdown

    2018 · tamlok.github.io · its alternatives →

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    📝 Use VS Code as a reliable note-taking/journal application - aviaryan/VSCodeNotebook

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    VS Code extension that encourages you to take a break. - schneefux/vscode-winddown

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    A VS Code extension to track your 100 Days of Code progress.

    2020 · antenna.dev · its alternatives →

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    An innovative privacy focused approach to code documentation

    2025 · ghostnotedev.com · its alternatives →

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    Inliner is a VSCode extension that inlines blocks of code. Read and write code without switching files with inliner.

    2021 · inliner.io · its alternatives →

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    Keep track of your favourite snippets of code on Github

    2020 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

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