Best alternatives to Floating Notes (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Floating 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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Floating Notes alternatives, compared
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Fleeting Notes
Quick notes from the browser to Obsidian
≈10K users4.5★ from 32 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years4 permissions- A similar number of users to Floating Notes
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 10)
- Listed under Tools
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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
≈6K users4.4★ from 47 ratingsUpdated 3 months ago8 permissions- A similar number of users to Floating Notes
- Rated 0.3 stars lower
- Asks for fewer permissions (8 vs 10)
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Chrome Notes
A simple notepad extension for Google Chrome
≈100K users4.5★ from 307 ratingsUpdated 13 months ago4 permissions- About 13× more users than Floating Notes
- Rated 0.2 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 10)
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My Notes
Simple and fast note-taking.
≈20K users4.7★ from 114 ratingsUpdated 2 weeks ago5 permissions- About 2.5× more users than Floating Notes
- Asks for fewer permissions (5 vs 10)
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Sticky Notes Plus
Place and share sticky notes on webpages
≈2K users2.5★ from 15 ratingsUpdated 24 months ago5 permissions- About 4.0× fewer users than Floating Notes
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (5 vs 10)
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Stickr - Sticky notes for Web
Sticky notes for websites. Stick anywhere on the page!
≈3K users4.0★ from 34 ratingsUpdated 4 weeks ago8 permissions- About 2.7× fewer users than Floating Notes
- Rated 0.7 stars lower
- Asks for fewer permissions (8 vs 10)
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Simple Sticky Notes
Boost your productivity with simple sticky notes app. Make handy floating notes! Online sticky notes in Chrome on Mac & Windows
≈10K users4.8★ from 71 ratingsUpdated 6 days ago12 permissions- A similar number of users to Floating Notes
- Asks for more permissions (12 vs 10)
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Simple Notes
Simplicity is key - a pop-up notepad for Chrome in its simplest form.
≈1K users5.0★ from 4 ratingsUpdated 23 months ago1 permissions- About 8.0× fewer users than Floating Notes
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 10)
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Quick Notes
Create, search, edit, copy and export notes quickly.
≈2K users4.0★ from 5 ratingsUpdated 2 months agoNo special permissions- About 4.0× fewer users than Floating Notes
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 10)
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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 17 months ago2 permissions- About 8.0× fewer users than Floating Notes
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 10)
Floating Notes alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Floating Notes?
By users, the most popular alternative is Chrome Notes with ≈100K users and a 4.5-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Fleeting Notes.
Which Floating Notes alternative has the best rating?
Simple Sticky Notes has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.8 out of 5 from 71 ratings.
Is there a Floating Notes alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Quick Notes asks for 0 permissions, against 10 for Floating Notes.
How many alternatives to Floating Notes are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to Floating 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.