Tab Notes

New note in every new tab. Capture thoughts faster.

What is Tab Notes?

Tab Notes is a unique Chrome extension designed to help you capture thoughts and ideas quickly and efficiently. As opposed to having the same note open in multiple tabs, with Tab Notes, you get a different note in each new tab. Alongside the convenience of a quick search, it promises user privacy, with notes never leaving your computer. This lightweight extension features a Dark mode and it does not require any specific permissions or user accounts for operation. As a user, you can back up notes in text form and manage/open them anywhere in Chrome. Furthermore, the favicon intuitively changes based on the amount of text, with the first line of your note recognized as the tab title.

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Extension stats

By: Maciej Szafraniec

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Users: 5,000+

Rating: 4.16 (61)

Version: 0.8 (Last updated: 2019-03-11)

Creation date: 2019-03-11

Risk impact: Low risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Overrides new tab: Yes

Size: 118.78K

Ranking

# 14111 ▼ 36

Other rankings

#3712 in Workflow & Planning ▼ 1 #31 in tab keyword 76 ▼ 5 #93 in note keyword 45 ▲ 17 #186 in new tabs keyword 41 ▼ 27

Other platforms

Tab Notes (v3.2.0)

4.57

(30) 546

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Extension summary

Analyze keywords

Unlike other similar apps, this one allows you to keep more than one note.

✔ Different note in each tab, not the same note everywhere.

✔ (new!) Dark mode.

✔ Search all notes quickly.

✔ No permissions. No accounts. No motivational quotes.

✔ Offline & private. Notes never leave your computer.

✔ Lightweight & fast. Pure javascript, no bulky frameworks.

✔ Back up notes in text form in one click.

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Simple and straightforward interface.
Saves notes until they are manually deleted.
Fast and unobtrusive with a dark mode option.

Cons

Cursor focus defaults to the note section instead of the address bar when opening a new tab.
No syncing capability across devices.
Trouble importing backup files and transferring notes between computers.

Most mentioned

Issue with cursor focus on new tab.
Lack of synchronization across devices.
Need for an option to choose between Tab Notes and default behavior when opening a new tab.

Recent reviews

This app worked great for me and despite the inconvenience of having to click into the address bar before typing, i got used to it over the 3 years during which I used the app. However, I am trying to import a backup file I had imported earlier and cant figure out how. I would also like to know how to transfer the notes to a different computer (tried coping the extensions folder from C:\Users\[User_Name]\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Profile 2\Extensions\mhgiefelomcdfcdbknkkohpibdpbdhmo\ and that's not working). Any help will this will be appreciated. Thanks! Please feel free to reach out to [email protected]

Commander, 2023-10-27

It's a very useful extension, especially because it saves all the text notes till they are manually removed. I'm reserving one star though, because the extension takes over the focus on Ctrl+t (new tab) and since "note" is not my primary reason to open a new tab, I end up having to click inside the address bar to start typing the search term or the url, which is a MAJOR problem with this extension. In fact between the extension taking control of the address bar, if you started typing in the address bar, half of it goes in the tab note, and if you shift focus again to address bar, the tab note gets saved with that partial url, or search term, which is a noise. At least there should be an option to configure that behavior on/off. Otherwise, and excellent app.

Amit Phansalkar, 2022-11-26

I love it! but I have 1 suggestion. Allow the keyboard to stay focused to the address bar. I habitually hit CTRL+T and start typing a web address or search query. This is no longer possible with Tab Notes. :(