Best alternatives to Genio Notes (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Genio 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
A simple notepad extension for Google Chrome
≈100K users4.4★ from 305 ratingsUpdated 12 months ago4 permissions- A similar number of users to Genio Notes
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 7)
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Lotus Notes Link/URL Generator
Used for Generating the Notes URLs from NDL
≈50K users4.5★ from 13 ratingsUpdated 16 months agoNo special permissions- About 1.8× fewer users than Genio Notes
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 7)
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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 90× fewer users than Genio Notes
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 7)
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My Notes
Simple and fast note-taking.
≈20K users4.7★ from 114 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years5 permissions- About 4.5× fewer users than Genio Notes
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (5 vs 7)
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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 18× fewer users than Genio Notes
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 7)
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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 45× fewer users than Genio Notes
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (6 vs 7)
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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 2.2× more users than Genio Notes
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 7)
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Simple Gmail Notes
Add notes to email threads in Gmail.
≈80K users4.6★ from 802 ratingsUpdated 8 days ago4 permissions- A similar number of users to Genio Notes
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 7)
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Stickr - Sticky notes for Web
Sticky notes for websites. Stick anywhere on the page!
≈3K users4.1★ from 35 ratingsUpdated 7 months ago8 permissions- About 30× fewer users than Genio Notes
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (8 vs 7)
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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 90× fewer users than Genio Notes
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (8 vs 7)
Genio Notes alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Genio 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 Chrome Notes.
Which Genio 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 Genio Notes alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Lotus Notes Link/URL Generator asks for 0 permissions, against 7 for Genio Notes.
How many alternatives to Genio Notes are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to Genio Notes on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
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