Best alternatives to My-Notes (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to My-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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Tab Notes
Notes, highlights and to-dos for the pages you visit. They come back when you return. Stored only in your browser.
886 users5.0★ from 6 ratingsUpdated 2 weeks ago9 permissions- About 2.3× fewer users than My-Notes
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (9 vs 6)
- Listed under Tools
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Tab Notes
Tab Notes transform your new tab into a distraction-free workspace with rich text, sketching, Google Drive sync, and custom themes
537 users3.8★ from 19 ratingsUpdated 3 months ago4 permissions- About 3.7× fewer users than My-Notes
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 6)
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My Notes
Simple and fast note-taking.
≈20K users4.7★ from 114 ratingsUpdated 2 weeks ago5 permissions- About 10× more users than My-Notes
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (5 vs 6)
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Quick Notes
Open Quick Notes from your toolbar to capture ideas fast — a focused note taking app with notes online, no signup.
528 users4.9★ from 9 ratingsUpdated 2 months ago4 permissions- About 3.8× fewer users than My-Notes
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 6)
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Chrome Notes
A simple notepad extension for Google Chrome
≈100K users4.5★ from 307 ratingsUpdated 13 months ago4 permissions- About 50× more users than My-Notes
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 6)
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Tab Notes
Allow you to write anything in new tab
≈1K users5.0★ from 8 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years2 permissions- About 2.0× fewer users than My-Notes
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 6)
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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- A similar number of users to My-Notes
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 6)
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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 2.0× fewer users than My-Notes
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 6)
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Easy Notes
Easiest way for taking quick notes.
525 users3.0★ from 2 ratingsNot updated for 2+ yearsNo special permissions- About 3.8× fewer users than My-Notes
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 6)
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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- About 3.0× more users than My-Notes
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (8 vs 6)
My-Notes alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to My-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 Tab Notes.
Which My-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 My-Notes alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Quick Notes asks for 0 permissions, against 6 for My-Notes.
How many alternatives to My-Notes are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to My-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.