Best alternatives to Research Notes (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Research 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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Research Alts
Research Alts assists students and researchers by continuing the search and providing additional queries even if a website is down.
≈20K users1.0★ from 1 ratingNot updated for 4+ years3 permissions- About 10× more users than Research Notes
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 11)
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Fast Image Research
Right click any image to instantly get reverse image search results from Google, TinEye, Yandex, Bing, or a combination.
≈8K users4.4★ from 36 ratingsUpdated 7 months ago3 permissions- About 4.0× more users than Research Notes
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 11)
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Regex Search
This regex search tool highlights matches on a page, allowing navigation between results and copying matches to the clipboard.
≈6K users3.8★ from 48 ratingsUpdated 4 months ago3 permissions- About 3.0× more users than Research Notes
- Rated 0.4 stars lower
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 11)
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RecipeSearch
You can search popular recipes in new tab.
≈10K usersNot rated yetUpdated 24 months ago1 permissions- About 5.0× more users than Research Notes
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 11)
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Google Search Results Scraper
Collect google search results and save them into an Excel table
≈6K users3.9★ from 21 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years4 permissions- About 3.0× more users than Research Notes
- Rated 0.4 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 11)
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Renew Search
Renew search provides additional search options when a user hits a dead end or site that is unavailable.
≈20K users4.1★ from 14 ratings3 permissions- About 10× more users than Research Notes
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 11)
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Recipe Search
Easy and quick search for Recipes in the browser address bar and browser action modal.
≈20K users1.0★ from 40 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years7 permissions- About 10× more users than Research Notes
- Rated 3.2 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (7 vs 11)
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KWScanner — Keyword Research Tool
Search volume, CPC and competition on Google results, plus a one-click on-page SEO report for any page.
≈8K users4.7★ from 19 ratingsUpdated 13 days ago7 permissions- About 4.0× more users than Research Notes
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (7 vs 11)
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Search Result Previews
Search Result Previews adds "page previews" into Google search result page. PRO version shows also PageRank of each search result.
≈40K users4.2★ from 60 ratingsUpdated 3 months ago7 permissions- About 20× more users than Research Notes
- Asks for fewer permissions (7 vs 11)
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Save Search Results
Easily save Google search results URLs with a single click! Simple Search Saver is a lightweight and efficient Chrome extension…
≈1K users4.7★ from 7 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years2 permissions- About 2.0× fewer users than Research Notes
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 11)
Research Notes alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Research Notes?
By users, the most popular alternative is Search Result Previews with ≈40K users and a 4.2-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Research Alts.
Which Research Notes alternative has the best rating?
Search Result Previews has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.2 out of 5 from 60 ratings.
Is there a Research Notes alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
RecipeSearch asks for 1 permissions, against 11 for Research Notes.
How many alternatives to Research Notes are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to Research 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.