# BlockNote

> The BlockNote is a quick and easy extension that allows you to take more notes during the navigation, mark text, url, etc.. and retrieve them and edit them at a later time without interrupting your work.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/blocknote](https://chrome-stats.com/d/blocknote)

## Overview

- **ID:** `blocknote`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Carmine Chiarelli
- **Category:** other
- **Daily users:** 465
- **Weekly downloads:** 2
- **Rating:** 4.18 / 5 (22 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.7.10resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-25
- **First published:** 2008-07-02
- **Size:** 35 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-05
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/blocknote/)

## Description

BlockNote is a versatile Chrome extension designed for quick and seamless note-taking while browsing. It enables users to capture notes, highlight text, save URLs, and retrieve or edit these notes later — all without interrupting your current tasks. This extension enhances productivity by keeping important information handy and organized during navigation.

Note: Older notes created with previous versions of BlockNote can be found locally in a specific folder path on your computer, ensuring you never lose your important data. BlockNote is ideal for users who need an easy, unobtrusive way to manage notes directly in their browser.

## Rankings

- #5,233 — Overall
- #15 — note
- #90 — block ads
- #94 — writer's block
- #111 — unblock
- #118 — blockchain

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `tabs`
- `unlimitedStorage`
- `activeTab`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

### Pros

- Gives the ability to save and backup notes in text files
- The tool has a feature for real-time storage of the notes
- Considered as the best and only decent notes addon for Quantum

### Cons

- Some users find it hard to understand the logic of adding and deleting notes
- It has bugs like freezing when trying to create a note with no name or delete the default note
- The tool lacks functionality to perform a search within the notes
- Users don't have the ability to choose their backup location
- Text formatting options are not available

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/blocknote)