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Simple Notes 98

by toofpaste · Tools
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 19 Oct 2026

Powerful rich-text note taking companion with floating workspace, drawing tools, and context menu capture.

Users
5
+2 in 30 days
Rating
5.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
2
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#246K
#206K among extensions
Version
0.2.0
updated 15 Dec 2025

Users

monthly, 11 months
048Nov 2025May 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 19 Oct 2026: 5 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 11 months
012Nov 2025May 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 19 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 Simple Notes 98

Simple Notes 98 bundles a full notebook, sketch pad, and research companion into a single extension. The experience is consistent across the popup window, floating overlay, and options page so the tools you rely on stay within reach everywhere in the browser. Local-only data - notes, folders, drawings, and settings never leave your device or transmit to external servers. Workspace and organization ✍️ Tabbed note workspace with per-note naming, search, and folder organization. 📁 Unlimited folders and tabs so you can group notes by project, context, or date while keeping recent notes one click away. 🔍 Global note search that filters tabs, folders, and note bodies in real time. Rich note editing 📝 Powerful editor supporting bold, italics, underline, strikethrough, lists, colors, links, and keyboard shortcuts. 📋 Quick capture actions including right-click “Move to note” and context menu insertion of highlighted webpage text. This now includes a link back to the webpage it's pasted from. You can remove the source by clicking the new X button, or open the source page by clicking the link button right above your pasted note. 🖼️ Image paste and upload with free placement, drag + resize handles, layering, and stacking under drawings. ✏️ Drawing canvas with pen, shapes, arrows, configurable stroke/color, eraser, and overlay rendering atop note content an d images. ⏱️ Auto-save after every keystroke so no changes are lost. Floating overlay & popup 📌 Floating overlay workspace that can dock to any screen edge or corner, collapse into a toolbar, resize, or become freely draggable. 🗂️ Unified state that keeps popup, overlay, and context menu perfectly in sync. 🧰 Overlay toolbox with quick toggles for drawing, text, erasing, and screenshot annotations. Data storage & privacy 💾 Unlimited & Persistent storage using chrome.storage.local with automatic syncing across all extension surfaces. 🔒 Local-only data — notes, folders, drawings, and settings never leave your device or transmit to external servers. 📜 Transparent privacy policy documented at https://github.com/toofpaste/chromenotes-privacypolicy/blob/main/PRIVACY.md

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days−3−37.5%00.00
30 days+2+66.7%00.00
6 months0+0.0%00.00

Version history

2 versions recorded
0.2.015 Dec 2025
0.1.018 Nov 2025

Details

Category
Tools
First seen
18 Nov 2025
Size
437 KB
Languages
en-US
Pricing
Free
Privacy policy
github.com
Extension ID
obdeaimlhgacmefhkeogijajojkfmkgd

Permissions and risk

Moderate riskimpact 2, likelihood 2
Permissions
storageunlimitedStorageactiveTabcontextMenusscripting
Site access
<all_urls>
Can read and change data on every website you visit.

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