# Note Taker

> Adds a text box to a toolbar button for taking notes

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `note-taker`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Rayquaza01
- **Category:** search-tools,appearance
- **Daily users:** 1,032
- **Weekly downloads:** 17
- **Rating:** 4.07 / 5 (76 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.2.8resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-25
- **First published:** 2017-06-27
- **Size:** 77 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-06
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/note-taker/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/Rayquaza01/note-taker/issues](https://github.com/Rayquaza01/note-taker/issues)

## Description

Note Taker is a handy Chrome extension designed to simplify your note-taking process. By clicking the toolbar button, a popup with a textbox appears, allowing you to quickly jot down notes that persist across browser sessions. This extension detects your active site for per-site note functionality and saves your entries automatically.

Developed from a popular Reddit request, Note Taker offers a seamless way to manage quick notes without leaving your current task. It utilizes Material Design Icons for a clean interface and requires minimal permissions, such as storage and tab access, to function efficiently. For advanced users, detailed documentation and contribution opportunities are available on GitHub.

## Rankings

- #3,269 — Overall
- #3 — note
- #17 — take
- #162 — contribute
- #229 — toolbar
- #239 — license

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

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

## 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

Users like Note Taker for its lightweight, privacy-focused, and simple quick-note experience and say it’s very useful. However, multiple reviewers report serious reliability issues: notes disappearing, lack of autosave, and unreliable sync between devices. Several also note missing features such as formatting and folder/organization support. Bugs are frequently mentioned and seem long-standing.

### Pros

- Lightweight and simple — many users praise its minimal, easy-to-use design
- Convenient for quick notes; several reviewers call it very useful or a game changer
- Privacy-friendly/no forced cloud ties — appreciated by users who avoid Google services
- Works reliably for some users and across browser restarts for some sessions

### Cons

- Unreliable: multiple reports of notes disappearing or being deleted (data loss)
- Sync problems — notes don’t reliably sync between devices or sometimes show the wrong note/URL
- No autosave or inconsistent saving behavior leading to lost work
- Limited features: lacks formatting, organization (folders/multiple-note management) and other expected note-taking features

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