Best alternatives to Chrome Notes (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Chrome Notes, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.
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Chrome Notes alternatives, compared
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Genio Notes
The Chrome extension for Genio Notes
≈90K users5.0★ from 7 ratingsUpdated 5 months ago7 permissions- A similar number of users to Chrome Notes
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (7 vs 4)
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My Notes
Simple and fast note-taking.
≈20K users4.7★ from 114 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years5 permissions- About 5.0× fewer users than Chrome Notes
- Rated 0.3 stars higher
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 4)
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Notepad
A very simple notepad for Chrome with sync functionality.
≈200K users3.8★ from 824 ratingsUpdated 18 months ago3 permissions- About 2.0× more users than Chrome Notes
- Rated 0.6 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 4)
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My-Notes
My-Notes - Put your story into notes...
≈2K users4.6★ from 25 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years6 permissions- About 50× fewer users than Chrome Notes
- Rated 0.2 stars higher
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (6 vs 4)
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Tab Notes
New note in every new tab. Capture thoughts faster.
≈5K users4.2★ from 73 ratingsUpdated 19 months agoNo special permissions- About 20× fewer users than Chrome Notes
- Rated 0.2 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 4)
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Sticky Notes
Extension sticky notes is an online notes for Chrome. Use this notes board to jot down your sticky ideas and tasks in the browser.
≈1K users5.0★ from 12 ratingsUpdated 16 months ago2 permissions- About 100× fewer users than Chrome Notes
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 4)
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Note It - Notes & OCR
A feature-packed note-taking extension with OCR support.
≈1K users4.7★ from 7 ratingsUpdated 22 months ago8 permissions- About 100× fewer users than Chrome Notes
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (8 vs 4)
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Quick Notes
Create, search, edit, copy and export notes quickly.
≈1K users4.0★ from 5 ratingsUpdated 5 weeks agoNo special permissions- About 100× fewer users than Chrome Notes
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 4)
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Notepad
A simple yet powerful notepad with HTML5 support and more
≈9K users3.4★ from 9 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years2 permissions- About 11× fewer users than Chrome Notes
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 4)
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Notes Online
The in-page notepad for taking notes online directly on any web page. No login, autosave, 1-click install, and full privacy
≈5K users4.4★ from 45 ratingsUpdated 8 weeks ago8 permissions- About 20× fewer users than Chrome Notes
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (8 vs 4)
Chrome Notes alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Chrome Notes?
By users, the most popular alternative is Notepad with ≈200K users and a 3.8-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Genio Notes.
Which Chrome Notes alternative has the best rating?
My Notes has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.7 out of 5 from 114 ratings.
Is there a Chrome Notes alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Tab Notes asks for 0 permissions, against 4 for Chrome Notes.
How many alternatives to Chrome Notes are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to Chrome Notes on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.