Best alternatives to Notebook: Quick and Simple Notes (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Notebook, 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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Notebook alternatives, compared
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Notebook
Store and manage your notes easily.
≈1K users4.2★ from 9 ratings1 permissions- About 3.0× fewer users than Notebook
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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
541 users3.8★ from 19 ratingsUpdated 3 months ago4 permissions- About 5.5× fewer users than Notebook
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 1)
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Notebook LM
Notebook lm lets you import multiple tabs and YouTube videos at once. Use notebooklm for bulk imports easily
≈20K users5.0★ from 13 ratingsUpdated 3 months ago12 permissions- About 6.7× more users than Notebook
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (12 vs 1)
- Listed under Tools
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Notes – Quick Tab Notepad
Take quick notes distraction-free — with rich text formatting, task lists, keyboard shortcuts, auto-save and sync, themes, and more.
≈1K users4.8★ from 14 ratingsUpdated 6 months ago1 permissions- About 3.0× fewer users than Notebook
- Listed under Tools
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Notebook Sidebar
Notebook Sidebar is a handy tool for quick and easy note taking with advanced features.
598 users4.5★ from 11 ratingsUpdated 9 months ago1 permissions- About 5.0× fewer users than Notebook
- Updated less recently
- Listed under Tools
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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 5.7× fewer users than Notebook
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 1)
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Note Book
A simple and efficient notebook for taking notes.
394 users5.0★ from 5 ratingsUpdated 21 months ago1 permissions- About 7.6× fewer users than Notebook
- Updated less recently
- Listed under Tools
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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 3.4× fewer users than Notebook
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (9 vs 1)
- Listed under Tools
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NotebookLM Web Importer
Import YouTube videos, playlists, web pages, and more to Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM) with one click
≈300K users4.4★ from 258 ratingsUpdated 7 weeks ago7 permissions- About 100× more users than Notebook
- Rated 0.3 stars lower
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (7 vs 1)
- 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- About 2.0× more users than Notebook
- Rated 0.2 stars lower
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (8 vs 1)
Notebook alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Notebook?
By users, the most popular alternative is NotebookLM Web Importer with ≈300K users and a 4.4-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Notebook.
Which Notebook alternative has the best rating?
NotebookLM Web Importer has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.4 out of 5 from 258 ratings.
How many alternatives to Notebook are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to Notebook 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.