Ghost Note
An innovative privacy focused approach to code documentation
Ghost Note launched on October 4, 2025 with 135 votes, #224 of 8,178 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 1 year on.
What it does
Ghost Note is a VS Code extension that lets you attach comments directly to the symbols in your codebase — without modifying the source code. Attach comments, images, videos, and tags to symbols in your codebase, without ever touching the code.
Attach invisible, untracked notes to your code without affecting source control.
“ This extension is a game changer for managing code comments. It keeps my code clean while allowing me to add important notes directly where I need them. ” “ Great plugin! I would like to know if there are any plans to support Vue. ” “ Good, I have same idea with you,,, but you did it before me! please open source it, maybe I can give some help... ” Skip the external wiki and scattered docs. Capture decisions, TODOs, and reasoning directly on the code itself—organized, searchable, and always in context. While debugging, jot down insights, hypotheses, and fixes right on the symbol—without pausing to update docs or recompile. Knowledge capture happens in real time. Your notes live locally,…from ghostnotedev.com
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Burner NoteJan 2026 · burnernote.com · ▲222In 2021 after getting thoroughly sick of Privnote, i built "Burner Note". Even though i didn't promote it in anyway other than a post here and a post on reddit, it ended up getting about 7000(ish) unique users per month. I kinda let it die about 18 months ago but i've resurrected it with some big upgrades. Most botable the app is now truly end to end encrypted (previously was just server side), and I've added dark mode as well as a few other bells and whistles. Feedback welcomed.
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