Show HN: Just Take A Note – browser notepad that stores everything locally

3 points by caioricciuti 3 months ago · 0 comments · 1 min read

Show HN: Just Take A Note – browser notepad that stores everything locally, no cloud I built a Chrome extension for people who are tired of opening Notion/Google Keep just to write a quick thought — only to get distracted by syncing, login prompts, or the app itself. What it does:

Rich text editor (BlockNote) + drawing canvas (Excalidraw) in a browser popup Everything stored in localStorage — no server, no account, no telemetry Works offline Opens in ~200ms

Why I built it: I kept opening new tabs and typing in the URL bar as a scratchpad. That's embarrassing enough to fix. Tech stack:

Chrome Extension Manifest V3 BlockNote for rich text Excalidraw for sketches Zero backend

What I'm looking for: Honest feedback on the use case. Is "private local notepad" a real pain point or am I solving a non-problem? 193 installs with zero marketing so far — but I don't know if that's signal or noise.

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