YiNote

Name: YiNote
Rating: 4.123076923076923 (130 reviews)
Author: https://yinote.co

Most efficient way to take & share time-stamped notes while watching videos!

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YiNote is a Chrome extension designed to enhance your video watching experience by enabling efficient time-stamped note taking and sharing.

With YiNote, you can easily save ideas linked to specific moments in online videos, allowing quick access back to those points by clicking your notes. Notes remain on the video page for continuous review without interrupting your viewing.

Additionally, YiNote helps you manage all your video notes in one place — bookmark your favorite videos, and search notes and videos with keywords. Newly added notes always appear at the top, making it simple to stay organized and productive.

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Version:

2.0.2 Last updated: 2024-07-03

Creation date:

2020-07-03

Risk:

Permissions:

identity
storage
unlimitedStorage
webNavigation
scripting
activeTab

Host permissions:

<all_urls>

Size:

10.50M

Email:

he*****@byteyilabs.com

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Chrome Web Store

Updated:

a day ago

Ranking

# 7,467 ▼ 43

Other rankings

#550 in Workflow & Planning ▼ 2 #10 in note keyword 42 #220 in details keyword 83

Other platforms

YiNote (v1.6.0)

121 3.33

(3)

YiNote (v2.0.2)

11,444+ 3.70

(3)

Publisher Change History

2024-02-20: Email was changed from wu*****@gmail.com to he*****@byteyilabs.com

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User reviews

YiNote is praised for its clean UI, ease of use, and usefulness for students taking notes on videos, especially due to its markdown support and free availability. However, users commonly report issues with the notes panel not closing, restricted free version features, problematic exporting functions, and occasional bugs causing errors or unwanted redirects. Overall, the extension fulfills its note-taking purpose well but requires improvements in usability and export capabilities.

Pros

Clean and intuitive user interface that's easy to use.
Useful for students and video assignments, supports markdown for notes.
Free version is valued and appreciated by many users.
Has improved over time with bug fixes and updates.
Simple and effective for its intended note-taking purpose.

Cons

Notes panel or sidebar cannot be closed or hidden, causing user frustration.
Limited features in free/community version, including export options locked behind paywall.
Issues with exporting notes properly, such as markdown files with comments and inability to copy markdown to clipboard.
Some users experience bugs causing the extension not to work or open incorrectly, or to redirect to settings unexpectedly.
Does not save URL or share notes as expected by some users.

Recent reviews

Doesn't work for at all!

Michael Skarzewski, 2025-03-18

總是顯示fail to save noteQQ

suezou Xu, 2024-09-16

Ho provato questa estensione e il suo lavoro lo fa. Ma non trovo giusto che possiamo fare un massimo di 15 appunti per video nella versione gratuita. Non capisco perchè c'e da pagare per fare dei appunti, ed a giorni d'oggi ce perforza da pagare in tutto anche nelle situazioni più insignificanti. consiglio agli sviluppatori un po di umiltà. i miei migliori saluti.

Lorenzo Manuini, 2024-09-03

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Extension safety

Risk impact

YiNote requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
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Risk likelihood

YiNote has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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