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24 alternatives to Quick Notes PRO

Privacy-first Chrome extension for web notes

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

1. 1
   YourNote▲92

   Notes app that puts privacy first

   2018 · yournote.app · its alternatives →

2. 2
   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 →

3. 3
   Really Simple Notes▲69

   Simple, plain-text notes with offline saving

   2022 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Side Notepad▲165

   Write notes without leaving your work

   2025 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   QuickNote.io▲145

   📝 Minimalist, 🙈 anonymous and 🆓 free note taking app

   2018 · quicknote.io · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Justnote▲65

   A privacy-focused note taking app

   2022 · justnote.cc · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Online NotesPad▲247

   Free online notes taking app

   2025 · onlinenotespad.com · its alternatives →

8. 82B
   ~200 byte in-browser, no JS, private notepad▲133

   2018 · jjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj.github.io · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Browser Notes▲128

   Your ideas, organized - not uploaded

   Jul 2026 · browsernotes.xyz · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Dumbnote▲141

    Offline-first Markdown note app. No lock-in. Just write.

    2025 · dumbnote.app · its alternatives →

11. 11
    NoteTrac.io▲72

    Trac your life without wondering who is tracking you

    2022 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    MadNotes PRO▲72

    Browser's new tab markdown notepad for seamless productivity

    2023 · madnotes.app · its alternatives →

13. 13
    SafeNote 2.0▲102

    Encrypt and send files and notes which self-destruct.

    2019 · safenote.co · its alternatives →

14. 14
    TabNote▲117

    Use your Browser as your Notepad

    2018 · 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
    Browser Note (Chrome Extension)▲97

    Effortless note-taking in your browser

    2023 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Notey▲71

    Make quick notes within Google Chrome

    2020 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Note Keeper▲6

    Chrome web store

    2025 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

19. 19YA
    YourNote, a note-taking app that puts users’ data first▲68

    2018 · yournote.app · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Smart Notes▲83

    Sticky notes for your web browser

    2020 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    QuickNotes▲6

    This is a minimalist, powerful local note-taking tool.

    Jul 2026 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    WebStickies▲89

    Sticky notes for the Internet

    2023 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Note It▲59

    A feature packed note-taking extension with OCR support

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Quick Noter▲9

    Quick notes, instantly. No distractions, just thoughts

    2025 · quicknoter-landingpage.vercel.app · its alternatives →

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