Browser Notes

About

Browser Notes — capture the web, keep it in your browser

Browser Notes is a local-first notes app that lives in your browser. This extension connects any website to Browser Notes at browsernotes.xyz so you can save ideas, links, quotes, and images without copying and pasting between tabs.
No account. No cloud upload. Your notes stay on your device.

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CAPTURE FROM ANY WEBSITE
Right-click on selected text or an image and choose Browser Notes. Pick where it should go:
• New note — start a fresh note with your capture
• Last note — append to the note you were last editing
• New board — create a sticky note board named after the page
• Last board — add a sticky to your current board
Captured content includes a source link back to the page it came from, so you always know where it came from.

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SAVE PAGES FROM THE TOOLBAR

Click the extension icon to open a compact capture panel:
• Quick note — jot a thought in a small text box and save it instantly as a new note (no source footer, just your words)
• Save this page — send the current tab’s title and URL to a note or sticky board using the same four destinations
Everything is one click away. No scrolling through menus.

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OPTIONAL NEW TAB PAGE

On first install, you choose what happens with new tabs:
• Use Browser Notes on every new tab — open browsernotes.xyz when you press Ctrl+T / ⌘T
• Keep Chrome’s default new tab — use capture features only, leave new tabs unchanged
You can switch this anytime from the extension popup.

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WHAT IS BROWSER NOTES?

Browser Notes (browsernotes.xyz) is a free, privacy-friendly workspace for:
• Notes — markdown-friendly writing with search and pinning
• Sticky boards — infinite canvas boards for visual thinking
• Mind maps — branch ideas and export them
All data is stored locally in your browser using IndexedDB. The extension and the website share the same storage, so captures appear immediately in your app.

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PRIVACY

• No sign-up required
• No data sent to our servers for note storage — notes live in your browser
• Captures from other sites are saved locally when Browser Notes opens
• We only request permissions needed for capture and optional new-tab behavior

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PERMISSIONS EXPLAINED

• Context menus — “Browser Notes” options when you right-click text or images
• Storage — remember your new-tab preference and last active note/board
• Active tab & tabs — read the current page title and URL for captures
• Access to browsernotes.xyz — deliver captures into your notes app
• Access to all URLs — fetch images you right-click and save (where allowed by the site)

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GETTING STARTED

1. Install the extension
2. Choose your new-tab preference on the welcome screen
3. Visit browsernotes.xyz or open a new tab (if enabled)
4. Start capturing from any website

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Browser Notes is built for people who live in the browser — researchers, students, writers, and anyone who wants a fast place to think without another subscription or sync service.

Homepage: https://browsernotes.xyz