How to Take Notes in Your Browser (Chrome, Edge, Brave)

Chrome, Edge and Brave have no built-in notes, so to take notes in your browser you need a web app or a notes extension. Use the Google Keep extension (about 8 million users) if you want notes on your phone; use SuperCommands if you want notes one keystroke away while you work.

Does Chrome have a notes feature?

No. Reading list saves pages and bookmarks save addresses, but neither stores your own text. Typing keep.new or docs.new in the address bar opens a blank Keep note or Google Doc in a new tab, away from the page you were on.

Which notes extension fits how you work?

Pick by where you want the notes to live.

• Google Keep: saves the URL, selected text or an image with a note and labels; updated October 2026. Labels, no folders.
• Notion Web Clipper: about 1 million users, 2.9 rating. A clipper, not a notepad.
• Obsidian Web Clipper: free and open source; turns pages or highlights into Markdown notes with templates, and also runs in Firefox and Safari.

How do I take notes in my browser with SuperCommands?

Press Alt + S on any page and type c note. SuperCommands Notes sit beside your saved links, snippets and to-dos in Chrome, Edge and Brave (Notes docs).

1. Press Alt + S, type c note (or open Notes, then Create New Note).
2. Add a title, such as "Acme call prep".
3. Write the body with headings, lists, bold, italic or underline.
4. Choose a channel and folder, then click Create Note.

Worked example: a recruiter on a candidate's LinkedIn profile saves interview notes, tags them #interview, files them in a Hiring workspace and gives them the shortcut maya. The next day, from Gmail, c maya opens the note.

To open a note again:

• Search: Alt + S, then part of the title.
• Address bar: c, Space, n roadmap searches notes only.
• Shortcuts: a Text Shortcut (c grocery) or hotkey (Alt + 1) set in Properties.
• Tags: type #urgent in Alt + S to see every tagged item.

Notes are for your own writing. Use web clips to save part of a page, and text expanders (c/followup in Gmail) for text you paste elsewhere; see our text expander comparison.

Which one should you pick?

• Pick Google Keep if you want notes on your phone too.
• Pick Notion Web Clipper if your team already plans in Notion.
• Pick Obsidian Web Clipper if you want plain Markdown files you own.
• Pick SuperCommands if you want notes next to your links and tabs, one keystroke away; it is free and open source, and the local version is 100% free, forever. See search tabs, links and notes from one command bar.

FAQ

How do I take notes in Chrome without an extension?

Type keep.new or docs.new in the address bar to open a new Keep note or Google Doc. Chrome itself has no notes panel.

Can I take notes on a webpage while reading it?

Yes. With SuperCommands, press Alt + S on the page and type c note. To save part of the page itself, use a web clip.

Do browser notes sync across devices?

Google Keep and Notion sync to every signed-in device. SuperCommands Notes stay on your computer, with optional Google Drive backup rather than live sync.