I made a browser extension that lets you leave notes on websites.
Some features: search by content, add tags, sync, export/import
by kixiQu on 11/27/22, 6:14 PM
by drye on 11/27/22, 7:51 PM
I wish MacOS sticky notes would actually stick to individual windows and would move with them when you moved those windows. Instead, they just float, like all the other windows.
by lawrencehook on 11/27/22, 6:49 PM
* Just noticed the HOST variable in the extension code is pointing to localhost rather than my server, so login/register isn't going to work for a bit. Updated but it'll take up to an hour to be released. :facepalm:
edit: the fix is released!
by turshija on 11/27/22, 7:11 PM
As a regular MacOS stickes user this looks very promising!
Few requests:
- save sticky position on a website with scrollbar instead of being position fixed (scratch that, realised there is an option for that using right click -> pin to page, nice)
- change dimensions and position to use pixels instead of percent to preserve dimensions when changing browser size
- "minimized" sticky should display first line of the note
by afusalan on 11/27/22, 6:16 PM
I've been pondering about the idea of a collaborative browsing lately like social browsing, figjam for websites, maybe like replit but for browsing there's a couple of examples but the best one so far is Tris.com, i used it for a while but UX is not the greatest so i stopped using it. Would be cool to have that.
by Philipp0205 on 11/28/22, 9:28 AM
by rob74 on 11/28/22, 7:56 AM
What I immediately noticed was the similarity between this extension's logo/icon and the Microsoft logo (
https://www.logodesignlove.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/mi...) - four colored squares arranged like window panes. It even uses the same colors, albeit in a different order. IANAL, but that
might get you into trouble with Microsoft...
by _HMCB_ on 11/28/22, 3:42 AM
This is very cool. Thank you.
I use Apple’s Quick Notes in a similar fashion. It lets you highlight text in a web page and by choosing Create Quick Note, it will highlight the passage and next time you visit the site, a small modal appears in the bottom right of the page as you scroll by the annotation. Click the mini modal and Safari jumps you to the spot on the page. And what’s nice is everything is stored in Apple Notes so you can always save it elsewhere.
by s3000 on 11/27/22, 6:50 PM
Do you see a way to combine this with ActivityPub so that there are public notes for websites?
by lifeisstillgood on 11/28/22, 12:30 AM
I had started work on something like this with another HNer ages back - the idea was to leave a distributed network of notes - so I could see what you notes in the site and vice verda - it did not go far but this is a great reminder - excellent work ! :-)
by TheFreim on 11/27/22, 6:55 PM
This looks very promising. I have one issue and one feature request for your consideration:
1. Could you allow us to change the key bindings? "Alt+Shift+N" is already taken for a feature in my browser and I cannot find a way to choose a different shortcut for creating new notes.
2. It would be very useful if this had a highlighting feature where notes can be attached to highlights. I am thinking of something along the lines of how Kinopio (https://kinopio.club) does things but with highlighting (could also take inspiration from Kinopio and allow notes to be linked together).
by atum47 on 11/27/22, 9:44 PM
I remember seeing something similar a long time ago. As I can remember you were able to scribble on a website, and everyone else using that plugin or website (I don't remember if it was a software or site) would see what you have drawn.
by billsmithaustin on 11/27/22, 6:32 PM
Wasn’t there a startup that did this in the late 90’s?
by taikahessu on 11/27/22, 8:46 PM
Feedback: I instantly tried moving a note around on my phone. Did not move. Then I tapped a note and it opened fullscreen and the closing x supersmall at the edge of the screen. Instantly left the site.
I read the comments, oh this is for websites. Cool idea. UX just needs to be top notch.
That security issue (requiring all data) is a bit too much, dunno if you can do anything about it though.
by mywacaday on 11/28/22, 1:22 AM
Really like the implementation. Can see the corporate notification about not saving passwords on virtual sticky notes.
by ortusdux on 11/27/22, 6:18 PM
3M is reportedly quite aggressive about defending their canary yellow note trademark.
by tambourine_man on 11/27/22, 7:50 PM
There's a bug where the click registers 100px so pixels below the actual target in Safari. Works fine in Chrome and Firefox.
Great work btw, I could see myself using this daily.
by erickhill on 11/27/22, 6:28 PM
This is going to be incredibly helpful for me to create reminders on my work's website and even hobby sites I visit often. Thank you!
by parentheses on 11/27/22, 10:11 PM
like everything else on the internet, this needs multiplayer ;)
by chadlavi on 11/27/22, 7:11 PM
nothing for Safari?
by MikeSchurman on 11/27/22, 8:27 PM
I know this is off topic, but how do people assess the risks of installing an extension like this?
The permissions allow "access your data for all websites" which includes reading passwords you type into fields.
This extension looks very useful, but in general I just don't know how to trust it.
