About Browser Notes

We believe the best place for a first draft is already open: your browser. Capture should be instant, private by default, and free of account gates. Browser Notes exists so you can think in public tabs without renting another siloed cloud notebook.

Long term, we want Browser Notes to remain the fastest path from “I need to write this down” to a durable local workspace — with optional bridges out (Markdown, Obsidian, backups, share snapshots) rather than forced sync in.

Most note apps ask for your email before your first thought. We wanted the opposite: open a tab, start writing, and keep going. Browser Notes is for people who think in drafts first — messy stickies, structured maps, and polished text — without signing up for another account or syncing pipeline.

Freelancers, students, makers, and anyone who lives in the browser already have a machine full of context. Putting notes there, under your control, is the product — not a compromise.

• Local-first. Your notes stay in this browser (IndexedDB). We do not operate a server that stores your note content.
• Three ways to think. Capture on stickies, branch in mind maps, and write in a real editor — one workspace, not three apps.
• Trust through transparency. No hidden sync, no lock-in. Back up as JSON, export Markdown or Obsidian, or copy a size-limited share link when you want a snapshot elsewhere.
• Fast by default. Slash commands, checklists, tags, stars, keyboard shortcuts, search, and a UI that stays out of your way.
• Optional publish, not mandatory cloud. Sharing and export are explicit actions. The default is still private and local.

Everything below ships in the free web app. Deep dives live on our Features pages — built for search engines and for humans who want the full story.

• Local-first notes in your browser

  Your notes live in this browser, not on our servers. Capture, organize, and export without creating an account.

• Sticky note boards

  Infinite sticky canvases for brainstorming, planning, and clustering ideas — with colors, tags, and groups.

• Mind maps

  Branching mind maps for exams, product bets, and trip plans — with arrange, pin, and star.

• Slash commands in the editor

  Type / in a text note to insert structure fast — headings, lists, quotes, code, links, and more.

• To-do checklists

  Checkbox lists inside notes — insert with /todo, toggle in place, export as standard Markdown.

• Star favorites

  Mark favorites with a star and filter to starred only. Pin still controls top-of-list priority.

• Tags on notes

  Add #tags to notes and stickies, filter lists, and keep tags when you export to Obsidian.

• Export to Obsidian

  Take notes into Obsidian as self-contained Markdown — one file, a ZIP vault, or a folder export.

• Share links (no server)

  Copy a share link that packs a note snapshot into the URL. Opens as a new local note for the recipient — no Backend required.

• JSON backup import & export

  One JSON file for your whole workspace — text notes, sticky boards, and mind maps.

• Chrome extension capture

  Grab text, images, and links from the web into Browser Notes without breaking your reading flow.

When you open browsernotes.xyz, the app loads in your browser and stores notes, sticky boards, and mind maps locally. There is no Browser Notes account to create and no cloud inbox for your drafts.

Switch between Notes, Stickies, and Mind maps from the header. Search and the command palette reach across types. Pin items to keep them at the top; star favorites to filter sidebars. Download a full JSON backup anytime, or export text notes to Markdown, PDF, or Obsidian.

The optional Chrome extension captures text, images, and links from other pages into the same local workspace.

Your note content is not uploaded to Browser Notes servers for storage or sync. The website may use limited analytics to understand product usage; see the Privacy Policy for details.

Share links pack a note snapshot into the URL (with the title in the query string for social previews). Opening a share link saves a copy in the recipient’s browser — it does not grant us access to your vault.

Browser Notes is for anyone who wants a private notebook in the browser: weekly planning, launch checklists, research synthesis, exam mind maps, workshop sticky walls, and writing that should not wait on a signup wall.

If you already live in Chrome or Edge and want stickies next to polished notes — without another subscription identity — this is built for you.

Follow launches and discussion on Product Hunt. Questions or feedback: daxeel@versionlabs.co.