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24 alternatives to Take YouTube video notes without leaving your keyboard

Take Notes for Youtube Videos without leaving your Keyboard

Instadeq is a tool that allows users to take notes on YouTube videos while staying focused on their keyboard. Launched in late 2021, it integrates with YouTube to streamline the note-taking process, eliminating the… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Take YouTube video notes without leaving your keyboard launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    Clarity▲320

    Lightning fast YouTube notes

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    Free tool to take time-stamped notes on YouTube videos

    2023 · canva.com · 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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    Take notes as you watch Youtube

    2021 · videoread.com · its alternatives →

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    Take notes on online videos

    2022 · videomark.app · its alternatives →

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    vdNote▲130

    Share noteworthy moments from YouTube videos.

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    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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    YouNote▲104

    Seamless note-taking fo YouTube videos

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    Death to the YouTube rabbit hole

    2022 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Taking notes watching YouTube.

    2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Turn YouTube videos, docs & websites into content that wins

    2025 · notebooks.app · its alternatives →

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    Timestamped notes on YouTube videos

    2020 · sidenote.me · its alternatives →

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    Take notes & pin timestamps on YouTube. 🚀📝

    2018 · getrocketnote.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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    Take timestamped notes while watching YouTube videos

    2020 · annotate.tv · its alternatives →

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    Hi HN, I watch A LOT of educational YouTube videos but wasn't forgetting a good chunk of the details because I was only really passively watching. So I made a tool that generates quiz questions/flashcards from YouTube videos, and uses spaced repetition like Anki or Duolingo to keep it in memory. Let me know if you find it cool/useful (or terrible ) or if you want to know a bit about the details!

    2024 · platoedu.org · its alternatives →

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    Write notes without leaving your work

    2025 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Hi HN! I made this because I always forget what I'm trying to learn from YouTube. Test yourself: Can you remember the main concepts from the last (educational) video you watched? So, why not highlight and take notes on YouTube videos, just like in books? That's TubePen. Sign in, replace "youtube" with "tubepen" in your YouTube URL, and you're ready to retain more from your videos. I’d love your feedback! What do you think of my landing page? Use the 10-day free trial and see if it’s useful for you. Thanks!

    2025 · tubepen.com · its alternatives →

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    Turn YouTube videos into AI-generated notes in seconds

    2025 · its alternatives →

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    Create awesome notes on YouTube videos

    2018 · bookmark-it.happydevelopers.co · 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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    YouTube Lectures into Comprehensive Notes With Study Tools

    2024 · its alternatives →

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    The app that helps you learn music faster

    2023 · ytranscribe.com · its alternatives →

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