Does Video Notes work offline?
Yes. Every note and bit of metadata lives in
chrome.storage.local, so your research stays private
and accessible.
How it fits in
Fast capture without leaving flow.
- Open any video on youtube.com/watch. Video Notes injects itself above the title and binds to the active player even as YouTube navigates between videos.
- Tap + Add note or press Alt + N. Playback pauses automatically so you can type, or delete without missing a beat.
- Hover and click markers along the timeline or use the popup search to reopen everything you’ve captured, sorted by timestamp.
Storage model
Completely offline - with export and import feature
Video Notes runs 100% offline. Everything is written to
chrome.storage.local, split across
videoNotes:notes and videoNotes:metadata,
so your highlights never leave the device yet stay instantly
available to both the content script and popup.
- Offline-first: no sync servers or network permissions
- Video titles & counts for lightning-fast summaries
- Automatic refresh whenever local data changes
Popup dashboard
Search across everything you’ve stored.
The popup UI (pure HTML/CSS/JS) lists all your notes across videos, with timestamps that open the video in a new tab right where you left off. A built-in search field filters results as you type, so you can find that one insight.
Open source
Built in the open so you can shape it.
Video Notes is fully open source on GitHub. If you spot a bug, want to polish the UI, or have a feature idea, you can dive into the repository, open an issue, or send a pull request.
Answers in seconds
Video Notes at a glance.
Can I export or import my notes?
The popup dashboard includes export and import controls under settings allowing you to backup and import notes between browsers or devices.
Will it slow down YouTube?
Video Notes injects lightweight HTML and listens for navigation events, so it adds virtually no load time and never touches the video stream itself.
Ready when you are
Install once, capture notes on every video.
Add the Chrome extension (or build locally) in under a minute. No accounts, no servers, just a focused workspace above your favorite videos.