Best alternatives to YT Notes (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to YT 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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My Notes
Simple and fast note-taking.
≈20K users4.7★ from 114 ratingsUpdated 2 weeks ago5 permissions- About 5.0× more users than YT Notes
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Easy Notes
Easiest way for taking quick notes.
536 users3.0★ from 2 ratingsNot updated for 2+ yearsNo special permissions- About 7.5× fewer users than YT Notes
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 5)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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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.
517 users4.9★ from 9 ratingsUpdated 2 months ago4 permissions- About 7.7× fewer users than YT Notes
- Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 5)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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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 2.0× fewer users than YT Notes
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 5)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
- 5
Chrome Notes
A simple notepad extension for Google Chrome
≈100K users4.5★ from 307 ratingsUpdated 13 months ago4 permissions- About 25× more users than YT Notes
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 5)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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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 1.5× more users than YT Notes
- Asks for more permissions (8 vs 5)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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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 4.0× fewer users than YT Notes
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 5)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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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 2.0× fewer users than YT Notes
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (6 vs 5)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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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 4.0× fewer users than YT Notes
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 5)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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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 4.5× fewer users than YT Notes
- Asks for more permissions (9 vs 5)
- Listed under Tools
YT Notes alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to YT 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 My Notes.
Which YT 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 YT Notes alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Easy Notes asks for 0 permissions, against 5 for YT Notes.
How many alternatives to YT Notes are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to YT 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.