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24 alternatives to Sidenote

Timestamped notes on YouTube videos

Sidenote is a free tool for creating timestamped notes on YouTube videos. Users can write summaries and annotations synchronized to specific moments in videos, making it easy to reference and jump back to relevant… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Sidenote launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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Take timestamped notes while watching YouTube videos▲154
Take timestamped notes on YouTube videos, chat with any video using AI, extract text from slides, and export your notes to PDF, Notion, Obsidian, and Readwise.
2020 · annotate.tv · its alternatives →
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Annotate.tv▲119
Take timestamped notes while watching YouTube videos
2020 · annotate.tv · its alternatives →
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Sidenote – a web app to take timestamped notes on YouTube videos▲6
Find information, resources and relevant links for sidenote.me. This domain may be for sale.
2020 · sidenote.me · its alternatives →
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Transnote Beta▲82
Make and share video notes by timestamps
2020 · its alternatives →
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YouTube Video Note Taking▲97
Free tool to take time-stamped notes on YouTube videos
2023 · canva.com · its alternatives →
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vdNote▲130
Share noteworthy moments from YouTube videos.
2017 · its alternatives →
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Sidenotes▲125
Annotate the web.
2014 · sidenotes.co · its alternatives →
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Gnotes▲109
You focus on learning, we'll take the notes.
2019 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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YouTube Notes▲7
Take timestamped notes of YouTube videos in your browser
2024 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Rocket Note▲134
Take notes & pin timestamps on YouTube. 🚀📝
2018 · getrocketnote.com · its alternatives →
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YouNote▲104
Seamless note-taking fo YouTube videos
2021 · its alternatives →
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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 →
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Sidenote▲268
Comment and live chat on any page of the internet
2024 · sidenoteapp.com · its alternatives →
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TimeSkip▲326
Generate timestamps for videos in seconds
2024 · timeskip.io · its alternatives →
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VideoMark▲94
Take notes on online videos
2022 · videomark.app · its alternatives →
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OSHIStamp▲125
YouTube video timestamp creation support tool
2025 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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SceneNote▲100
Free video feedback tool for editors & clients
Jul 2026 · scenenote.visual-tone.com · its alternatives →
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TimeStamper▲237
Generate timestamps for your video in seconds
2024 · timestamper.vercel.app · its alternatives →
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Page Notes Sidebar▲107
Capture thoughts where they happen
2025 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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TubeGuide▲280
Convert YouTube to step-by-step notes
Dec 2025 · tubeguide.app · its alternatives →
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YT Timestamp Notes▲3
Take YouTube timed notes with markdown, folders, and export.
Mar 2026 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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LunaNotes▲11
LunaNotes is a Browser Extension that lets you take timestamped notes directly on YouTube, powered by AI. No need to switch tabs or pause the video manually.
2025 · lunanotes.io · its alternatives →
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Side Notepad▲165
Write notes without leaving your work
2025 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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TimeMark▲6
Your notes, right at the moment that matters
2025 · time-stamp-talk.lovable.app · its alternatives →

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