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The Researcher

by CodEnity Β· Tools
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 20 Oct 2026

Take research notes on any webpage with sticky notes

Users
30
+11 in 30 days
Rating
5.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
11
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#131K
#109K among extensions
Version
2.2
updated 13 Mar 2026

Users

monthly, 9 months
01530Jan 2026Jun 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 20 Oct 2026: 30 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 9 months
0611Jan 2026Jun 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 20 Oct 2026: 11 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

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About The Researcher

The Researcher is a powerful multilingual note-taking extension that lets you capture and translate ideas directly on any webpage using sticky notes. 🌟 NEW IN v2.2: ANALYTICS & BUG FIXES β€’ Added privacy-focused analytics to help improve the extension β€’ Enhanced stability and error handling β€’ Fixed extension reload behavior 🌐 TRANSLATION FEATURE (v2.1): β€’ Translate notes in 20+ languages instantly β€’ English, Spanish, French, German, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Hindi, Portuguese, Russian, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Turkish, Vietnamese, Thai, Bengali, Indonesian, and more β€’ Right-click any note β†’ "Translate" to open translation popup β€’ Copy translations to clipboard or save as new notes β€’ Smart caching for instant repeated translations ✨ KEY FEATURES: β€’ Create notes instantly with Shift + Double-Click β€’ Right-click selected text to create notes automatically β€’ Auto-save while typing - notes save every 1.5 seconds automatically β€’ Cloud sync across devices (when signed into Chrome) β€’ Minimize notes to save screen space while keeping them accessible β€’ Draggable sticky notes that stay perfectly positioned on each webpage β€’ Works on dynamic sites like ChatGPT, Gmail, and Twitter β€’ Badge counter shows note count for current page β€’ Zero data loss - triple-redundant save system πŸš€ ENHANCED RELIABILITY: β€’ Smart auto-save prevents data loss even when closing tabs mid-edit β€’ SPA navigation support - notes switch automatically on single-page apps β€’ CSP compatible - works on secure websites β€’ International character support for all languages πŸ“– HOW TO USE: 1. Visit any webpage 2. Shift + Double-Click anywhere to create a blank note 3. Highlight text β†’ Right-click β†’ "Add Note from Selection" 4. Click hamburger menu (≑) β†’ "Translate" to translate any note 5. Drag notes by the header to reposition them 6. Click minimize (βˆ’) to collapse notes 7. Click Γ— to delete notes βœ… PERFECT FOR: β€’ Students conducting multilingual research β€’ Language learners and translators β€’ Developers reading international documentation β€’ Researchers gathering information from multiple languages β€’ Content creators managing multilingual projects β€’ Anyone annotating webpages across language barriers πŸ”’ PRIVACY & DATA HANDLING: β€’ Notes stored locally or in Chrome sync (your choice) β€’ No personal information or browsing history collected β€’ Anonymous usage analytics (feature usage only, no note content) β€’ Analytics helps us improve the extension and can be disabled β€’ Translation feature only sends text you explicitly choose to translate β€’ Uses free public APIs (MyMemory & LibreTranslate) β€’ Full privacy policy included with extension πŸ“§ SUPPORT: For questions or feedback: theresearcher.iki@gmail.com --- Transform The Researcher into your multilingual research companion today!

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days+5+20.0%00.00
30 days+11+57.9%00.00
6 months+12+66.7%00.00

Version history

4 versions recorded
2.213 Mar 2026
2.113 Feb 2026
2.022 Jan 2026
1.018 Jan 2026

Details

Category
Tools
First seen
18 Jan 2026
Size
79 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Privacy policy
gist.github.com
Extension ID
llbjpocoibimamoaehplmkhdgplcaclg

Permissions and risk

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

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