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24 alternatives to YouTube Notetaker

Death to the YouTube rabbit hole

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. YouTube Notetaker launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Gnotes▲109
You focus on learning, we'll take the notes.
2019 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
2
TubeGuide▲280
Convert YouTube to step-by-step notes
Dec 2025 · tubeguide.app · its alternatives →
3
YouTube Video Note Taking▲97
Free tool to take time-stamped notes on YouTube videos
2023 · canva.com · its alternatives →
4
NoteTakers.io▲116
YouTube Lectures into Comprehensive Notes With Study Tools
2024 · its alternatives →
5
Clarity▲320
Lightning fast YouTube notes
2021 · its alternatives →
6
VideoMark▲94
Take notes on online videos
2022 · videomark.app · its alternatives →
7
Annotate.tv▲119
Take timestamped notes while watching YouTube videos
2020 · annotate.tv · its alternatives →
8
TubeNote▲78
Taking notes watching YouTube.
2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
9IW
I wrote this to make note taking on YouTube effective▲15
2020 · tuberslab.com · its alternatives →
10
vdNote▲130
Share noteworthy moments from YouTube videos.
2017 · its alternatives →
11
YouNote▲104
Seamless note-taking fo YouTube videos
2021 · its alternatives →
12
Bookmark It▲152
Create awesome notes on YouTube videos
2018 · bookmark-it.happydevelopers.co · its alternatives →
13
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 →
14
YT Notes▲7
Turn YouTube videos into structured, reusable knowledge
2025 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
15
VideoRead▲89
Take notes as you watch Youtube
2021 · videoread.com · its alternatives →
16
YouTube Rabbit Hole▲122
Remove YouTube recommendations, comments, and more
2019 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
17
Rocket Note▲134
Take notes & pin timestamps on YouTube. 🚀📝
2018 · getrocketnote.com · its alternatives →
18
SceneNote▲100
Free video feedback tool for editors & clients
Jul 2026 · scenenote.visual-tone.com · its alternatives →
19
YouTubeNotes▲2
Take and share notes for videos you watch on YouTube
2023 · its alternatives →
20TM
TubePen – My attempt to get more out of YouTube learning▲74
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 →
21
Note: AI Note Taker ▲117
Generate Highly Detailed Notes From any Recording or Video
2024 · its alternatives →
22
Sidenote▲97
Timestamped notes on YouTube videos
2020 · sidenote.me · its alternatives →
23
Transnote Beta▲82
Make and share video notes by timestamps
2020 · its alternatives →
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kadere▲60
YouTube on steroids for learning.
2022 · kadere.vercel.app · its alternatives →

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