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24 alternatives to YouTube Video Note Taking

Free tool to take time-stamped notes on YouTube videos

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. YouTube Video Note Taking launched in 2023; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
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 →
2
Gnotes▲109
You focus on learning, we'll take the notes.
2019 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
3
TubeGuide▲280
Convert YouTube to step-by-step notes
Dec 2025 · tubeguide.app · its alternatives →
4
Annotate.tv▲119
Take timestamped notes while watching YouTube videos
2020 · annotate.tv · its alternatives →
5
Sidenote▲97
Timestamped notes on YouTube videos
2020 · sidenote.me · its alternatives →
6
VideoMark▲94
Take notes on online videos
2022 · videomark.app · its alternatives →
7
YouTube Notetaker▲172
Death to the YouTube rabbit hole
2022 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
8
vdNote▲130
Share noteworthy moments from YouTube videos.
2017 · its alternatives →
9IW
I wrote this to make note taking on YouTube effective▲15
2020 · tuberslab.com · its alternatives →
10
YouTube Notes▲7
Take timestamped notes of YouTube videos in your browser
2024 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
11
YouNote▲104
Seamless note-taking fo YouTube videos
2021 · its alternatives →
12
YT Notes▲7
Turn YouTube videos into structured, reusable knowledge
2025 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
13
SceneNote▲100
Free video feedback tool for editors & clients
Jul 2026 · scenenote.visual-tone.com · its alternatives →
14
TubeNote▲78
Taking notes watching YouTube.
2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
15
Rocket Note▲134
Take notes & pin timestamps on YouTube. 🚀📝
2018 · getrocketnote.com · its alternatives →
16
Transnote Beta▲82
Make and share video notes by timestamps
2020 · its alternatives →
17
NoteTakers.io▲116
YouTube Lectures into Comprehensive Notes With Study Tools
2024 · its alternatives →
18
VideoRead▲89
Take notes as you watch Youtube
2021 · videoread.com · its alternatives →
19
swiftnotes.ai▲207
Turn YouTube videos into AI-generated notes in seconds
2025 · its alternatives →
20
OSHIStamp▲125
YouTube video timestamp creation support tool
2025 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
21
YouTube Transcript Tool▲202
Convert YouTube videos to text instantly
Mar 2026 · getyoutubetext.com · its alternatives →
22
Take Notes▲78
Handwritten notes made easy
2021 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
23TM
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 →
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Take YouTube video notes without leaving your keyboard▲32
Take Notes for Youtube Videos without leaving your Keyboard
2021 · instadeq.com · its alternatives →

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