Alternatives

Products that do what Quicknote.zip (Daily Micro Scratchpad) does

I used to use https://doc.new when I needed to write quick scratchpad notes, but it takes like two seconds for Google Docs to be interactable, and ends up polluting my Drive with a bunch of "Untitled Docs". Lately I've used a bookmarklet that opens a fullpage contenteditable div which is instantaneous and worked for my needs. But I wanted persistence when I accidentally close the tab, and data-urls can't use localstorage, so I spun up quicknote.zip. It loads in the blink of an eye, works offline, and stores each day to localstorage. That's all it does, take it or leave it.

1
Stashpad Docs▲248
Your streamlined Google Docs alternative
2024
2
Freezetab▲279
A powerful alternative to bookmarks.
2017
3
Dumbnote▲141
Offline-first Markdown note app. No lock-in. Just write.
2025
4
Draft by Slite▲324
Turn your Chrome tabs into a sleek editor 📝
2020
5
tabExtend▲235
Easily save tabs and quickly create notes in your browser
2021
6
Notepad▲113
A rich, distraction-free alternative to sticky notes 📋
2018
7
send/links▲125
Save, organize, and find your links in one place
Apr 2026
8
Zipnote▲69
Need to take a quick note? Then try Zipnote
2019
9
NoteTabs▲129
Native macOS text editor with horizontal tabs & auto-restore
Jan 2026
10
ReadHere▲146
Lightweight PDF & EPUB reader in your browser
Jun 2026 · readhere.app
11
NoteUX Chrome Extension▲123
Capture notes on every new Tab
2025
12
Quick Notes▲70
Maintain organized notes on every new tab 📝
2019
13
Bobby▲201
Backup all your Google Docs to your desktop in one click
2022
14
TabNote▲117
Use your Browser as your Notepad
2018
15
Tab Notes▲90
Turn your browser new tab into a distraction-free notepad
14d ago · chromewebstore.google.com
16
memomize▲133
Mark any text on any website that's worth keeping
2016
17
memordo▲118
Spaced repetition tool to help you retain more knowledge
2020
18
OtterWriter▲98
Endless email templates with a simple click of a button
2021
19
Tabsave▲90
Quickly save your current tabs.
2020
20
Browser Notes▲128
Your ideas, organized - not uploaded
Jul 2026 · browsernotes.xyz
21AM
A minimal notepad – without the cloud or 3rd party libs▲7
I made this tiny notepad website, to write things down in your browser. The Features - Just saves to your browser's localstorage (no cloud or login) - Export to TXT file - Formatting keyboard shortcuts - Works offline - Super fast The Tech - Single HTML file - 20 lines of JS + service worker (for offline usage) - Using pure CSS for modals - Github pages hosting - Basically it's just a "contenteditable div" with some extra features - Source -> https://github.com/benwinding/localnotes.page It's been done before, but I couldn't find a version I liked, that worked offline…
2022 · localnotes.page
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clipboard.com, the best way to save anything online▲104
We are longtime members of HN and this is our only submission requesting feedback from the HN community on our product, Clipboard which we have been developing for the past year. Clipboard is a service to save anything online using a bookmarklet or browser extension (think Dropbox for content on the web). Clipboard is built using open source technologies, including Riak, Redis, NGINX, Node.js, and jQuery. One of our core differentiators is how we preserve the visual look and functionality of the original source, which is evident in the sample clips from github here:…
2012
23
Keep It▲103
Robust Evernote alternative.
2018
24
Skimcast▲92
Takes in any document and skims it down for your convenience
2016

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