Video Notes for YouTube | Timestamped Notes icon

Video Notes for YouTube | Timestamped Notes

by Mehmet Ege Colpan · egecolpan.com · Tools
Established publisherManifest V3 in_app
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 19 Oct 2026

Timestamped notes on any YouTube video. Export to Obsidian, Notion, or Markdown. 100% local, no account needed.

Users
57
+10 in 30 days
Rating
5.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
18
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#104K
#86K among extensions
Version
3.1.0
updated 27 May 2026

Users

monthly, 10 months
02857Jan 2026Jun 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 19 Oct 2026: 57 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 10 months
0918Jan 2026Jun 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 19 Oct 2026: 18 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

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About Video Notes for YouTube | Timestamped Notes

The easiest way to take notes on YouTube — and actually find them later. Press Alt+N, type your note, hit Enter. It's saved instantly with the exact video timestamp. Click it later to jump straight back to that moment. No tab switching. No copy-pasting links. No interrupting your flow. Your notes live entirely in your browser. Nothing is sent to any server. No account. No login. No subscription. Just a one-time $9 to unlock Pro features — and they're yours forever. ───────────────────────────────────── CORE FEATURES ───────────────────────────────────── 📌 Timestamped Notes Every note is tagged with the exact second you saved it. Click any timestamp to jump straight back to that moment in the video. Perfect for lectures, tutorials, interviews, and long-form content. 📤 Export to Obsidian, Notion, Markdown, or TXT One-click Obsidian export generates proper frontmatter — video title, channel, URL, and date — and formats your notes as wikilinks so they drop directly into your vault. Notion export creates a structured page. Markdown and TXT export available for everything else. 🗂️ Notes Dashboard Every note you've ever taken, across every YouTube video, in one searchable place. Browse by video, filter by tag, search your full library. Your personal YouTube knowledge base — organized. 🔍 Full-Text Search Find any note instantly as you type, both inside the video panel and across the full dashboard. Built for people who take a lot of notes and need to retrieve them fast. 📸 Screenshot Capture Capture any frame from the video and attach it directly to your note. Saved alongside your text — no alt-tabbing, no external tools. ───────────────────────────────────── POWER FEATURES ───────────────────────────────────── ⏸️ Smart Pause The video pauses automatically the moment you start typing so you never miss a word. Click back on the video to resume. ⌨️ Keyboard-First Press Alt+N from anywhere on the page to focus the note input instantly — no mouse needed. 🏷️ Note Tags + Filtering Tag your notes and filter by tag in the dashboard. Useful once your library grows past a few videos. ✏️ Inline Editing Double-click any note to edit it in place. Confirm with Ctrl+Enter, cancel with Escape. ↩️ Undo Delete Deleted a note by accident? A 4-second undo toast lets you recover it before it's gone. 🔽 Collapsible Panel Minimize to a slim bar when you just want to watch. Expand when you're ready to take notes. 🌙 Light, Dark & System Theme Follows your system theme automatically. Toggle manually anytime. ───────────────────────────────────── FREE FOREVER — NO CREDIT CARD ───────────────────────────────────── ✔ Unlimited timestamped notes on any YouTube video ✔ Full-text search across your entire library ✔ Export to Markdown or TXT ✔ Notes dashboard ✔ Keyboard shortcut (Alt+N) ✔ Undo delete ✔ Light, dark & system theme ───────────────────────────────────── PRO — ONE-TIME $9, NO SUBSCRIPTION ───────────────────────────────────── ✔ Obsidian export (frontmatter + wikilinks) ✔ Notion export ✔ Screenshot capture attached to timestamps ✔ Smart Pause (auto-pauses while you type) ✔ Note tags + tag filtering in dashboard ✔ Bulk export — download all your notes at once ✔ Inline dashboard editing ✔ Storage usage indicator ───────────────────────────────────── WHO THIS IS FOR ───────────────────────────────────── ✔ Students taking notes on YouTube lectures and online courses ✔ Researchers building a timestamped video source library ✔ Obsidian and Notion users who learn from video ✔ PKM and second brain enthusiasts ✔ Professionals watching training content, briefings, or webinars ✔ Content creators analysing videos for ideas and research ✔ Anyone who watches YouTube to learn and wants to keep what they find ───────────────────────────────────── PRIVACY — THE SHORT VERSION ───────────────────────────────────── Notes are stored in your browser using Chrome's storage API. Nothing leaves your device. No account. No login. No tracking on your content. What you write is yours — completely. ───────────────────────────────────── QUICK START ───────────────────────────────────── 1. Install the extension 2. Open any YouTube video 3. Press Alt+N or click the floating panel 4. Type your note and hit Enter 5. Your timestamped note is saved instantly Start turning YouTube into a searchable knowledge base today.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days+7+14.0%00.00
30 days+10+21.3%00.00
6 months+37+185.0%00.00

Version history

3 versions recorded
3.1.027 May 2026
2.0.018 May 2026
1.0.13 Jan 2026

Details

Category
Tools
First seen
3 Jan 2026
Size
92 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
in_app
Privacy policy
egecolpan.com
Extension ID
kmomopljljbjnjagncbpigdojplpfmml

Permissions and risk

Moderate riskimpact 2, likelihood 2
Permissions
storageactiveTabscriptingtabs

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