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SideNote

by IHaBiS02 · Workflow & Planning
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 16 Oct 2026

A simple notes app in the browser sidebar.

Users
216
+17 in 30 days
Rating
3.0 / 5
−2.00 in 30 days
Ratings
2
+1 in 30 days
Store rank
#62K
#52K among extensions
Version
4.5.5
updated 2 Oct 2026

Users

monthly, 16 months
0108217Jul 2025Mar 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 216 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 16 months
012Jul 2025Mar 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 2 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.

About SideNote

A simple note extension on Browser Sidebar, get inspired by Notes by Firefox. To open the notes app, press Alt+Shift+W on the browser. Then, the browser extension will appear on your side panel. You can double click title and notes main area to edit them, and press Shift+Enter or ESC to save changes. For Copy-and-Paste, There are two options on the toolbox, one for adding automatic linebreak and the other for adding '\' for tidle when paste texts on the note. Deleted notes will be saved on the Recycle Bin for next 30 days. It supports Light and Dark mode. Warning : the savefile below 2.18.2 is not supported from the version 2.18.2 because the structure of savefile is changed to support image on the notes. 2026-03-01 minor bug fix 2025-07-29 Version 3.3.0 - Adding buttons on Image Management so when you click the title of image, then you can copy the markdown line to put image on the notes. 2025-07-18 Version 3.1.6 - Adding history list (Right click back button on the top-left), fix checkbox features so now check/uncheck is able in preview mode. 2026-06-22 Version 4.1.3 - Do some refactoring with Codex and add Code Block Header options on settings, which show ``` type and add copy button 2026-06-30 Version 4.1.14 - Apply auto linebreak via markdown parser, and move 'adding two spaces for linebreak' button to legacy toggle on settings. Also, Tilde Replacement Button showing option moves to settings to make simpler editer screen. For the export option, you can choose .snote or .snotes export and .zip export. To choose, right click save button and you can see Export as .zip and Export as .snote option. And if you right click .zip button again, you can choose to export original note or adding two space for line break. 2026-07-21 Version 4.2.39 - Add WYSIWYG editor! You can check WYSIWYG input behavior in https://github.com/IHaBiS02/SideNote/blob/main/packages/wysiwyg-markdown/WYSIWYG_INPUT_BEHAVIORS.md 2026-07-22 Version 4.3.15 - Maintain WYSIWYG editor functions, add features so order of pinned notes can be moved by click and drag, rework image viewer so enlarge can be done by ctrl+scroll 2026-07-23 Version 4.3.18 - Add note hold delay config and preserve note order in snotes archives 2026-08-08 Version 4.3.24 - WYSIWYG editor mode is now labeled as WYSIWYG, and labeled as preview when Editable Preview is turned off. Repeated Enter presses in an empty prargraph are prevented by default, with an option to disable this behavior in Global Settings. Adding some hover descriptions on checkboxes, select menus, and number inputs in Settings 2026-08-10 Version 4.4.2 - Adding PDF/HTML export for each notes. Right-click save button and choose 'Save as PDF' or 'Save as HTML' button. 2026-08-14 Version 4.5.0 - Improve startup performance for large note collections by loading lightweight note data first and deferring note content, cleanup tasks, and export libraries until needed. The note list is now rendered more efficiently. 2026-08-30 Version 4.5.1 - Improve image loading performance and reduce delay 2026-09-10 Version 4.5.4 - Now checkbox is center-aligned with text lines. Also, set pinned note hold delay to 350ms as default (changed from 150ms), and make sure pasted link changes into markdown format in WYSIWYG mode 2026-10-02 Version 4.5.5 - Found that loading .snotes is broken due to lazy loading of JSZip, and now it fixed by loading JSZip before importing notes

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days−3−1.4%+1−2.00
30 days+17+8.5%+1−2.00
6 months+125+137.4%+1−2.00
1 year+136+170.0%+2+3.00

Version history

24 versions recorded
4.5.52 Oct 2026
4.5.411 Sep 2026
4.5.130 Aug 2026
4.5.014 Aug 2026
4.4.211 Aug 2026
4.3.249 Aug 2026
4.3.1826 Jul 2026
4.3.1723 Jul 2026

Details

Category
Workflow & Planning
First seen
3 Jul 2025
Size
628 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Extension ID
jdgobmepjpcgfcjmocndbbhhigogafak

Permissions and risk

Minimal riskimpact 0, likelihood 3
Permissions
sidePanelstorageunlimitedStorage

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