WebNote

Name: WebNote
Rating: 3.1 (25 reviews)
Author: HoganTR

Take notes directly in the page.

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WebNote is a Microsoft Edge extension that enables users to take and save notes directly on web pages, solving the common challenge of recording thoughts or highlights when browsing or studying online documents. Users can activate the extension with a simple toggle, select text to annotate, choose from multiple highlight colors, and easily manage or clear their notes on any given page.

This extension promotes productivity and better information retention by allowing persistent web page annotations. Whether for research, reading, or collation of information, WebNote offers a straightforward interface and customizable options to enhance your web interactions. Feedback and issues can be communicated directly to the developer via email, and the source code is available on GitHub for transparency and contributions.

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By:

HoganTR

Users:

3,152 -47

Rating:

3.10

(25)

Version:

0.0.4 Last updated: 2023-02-25

Creation date:

2020-10-06

Risk:

Permissions:

storage
tabs

Size:

31.99KB

URLs:

Full description:

Source:

Edge Add-on Store

Data ingested on:

2025-07-10

Ranking

# 3,014 ▲ 11

Other rankings

#1981 in Productivity ▲ 19

#98 in hold keyword 3

#153 in note keyword 40

#156 in happy keyword 14 ▼ 2

#163 in problem keyword 5 ▼ 3

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WebNote (v0.0.4)

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User reviews

WebNote is praised for its clean interface, ability to save text highlights and notes persistently, and color customization features. However, many users experience significant issues such as the toolbar failing to appear, the extension auto-closing or disabling itself, notes disappearing upon refresh, and confusing instructions. Storage limitations also contribute to functionality problems. While some find it useful when operational, widespread stability and usability concerns affect overall satisfaction.

Pros

Remembers text highlights even after closing or refreshing the page, unlike many other add-ons.
Interface is nice, clean, and user-friendly.
Allows color customization for text highlights.
Notes and markings persist when printing or saving as PDF.
Provides useful note-taking and webpage markup functionality when it works.

Cons

Frequently fails to work as expected, with the toolbar not appearing after text selection.
The add-on sometimes auto-closes or disables itself, making it unusable.
Notes or highlights occasionally disappear after refreshing the page.
The add-on has a storage limit (512 entries), possibly causing issues when full.
Instructions and switch toggle functionality are confusing or unclear to many users.

Recent reviews

Unfortunately, the application doesn't work at all. Once activated and text is selected, no toolbar appears, and the application immediately closes. I've tried several times to use it, but each time with the same result (I have windows 10 and my browser is also updated). It's very disappointing as the application looks promising, and I was hoping to use it for my notes.

by Ca*****, 2024-06-03

I never write reviews. I got this because Windows 11 doesn't have the markup web page anymore. the fact this has decent star rating is crazy. does not work and the instruction don't make sense. found this on a website and it's a scam.

by Ke*****, 2024-04-27

刷新完网页有的标亮还在有的没了，且标亮后没法取消，希望可以改进一下

by *****, 2024-02-26

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WebNote requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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WebNote has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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