Minimal Sidebar New Tab N Chrome extension icon

Minimal Sidebar New Tab N

✨ AI-Powered
📦 v1.0.2
💾 454KiB
📅 2026-02-27
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Overview

Minimal Sidebar & New Tab Notes is a clean, distraction-free note-taking extension that lives in your browser sidebar and new tab. Perfect for quick notes, text processing, and markdown writing without leaving your workflow.

WHY YOU NEED THIS EXTENSION:

✓ Always Accessible - Open with Ctrl+Shift+Comma or click the icon. Your notes are always one shortcut away.

✓ Dual Mode Support - Works seamlessly in both sidebar mode (for quick access while browsing) and fullscreen new tab mode (for focused writing).

✓ Smart Storage - Sidebar notes persist across sessions using localStorage, while new tab mode uses sessionStorage for temporary notes. Choose what fits your workflow.

✓ Zero Bloat - Minimalist design with monospaced font. No unnecessary features, just what you need.

KEY FEATURES:

POWERFUL NOTE-TAKING
• Dual textarea layout (70% main + 30% sub note)
• Auto-save as you type - never lose your work
• Pinned notes system - save frequently used snippets
• Backup & restore all notes as JSON
• Character counter to track your writing

TEXT UTILITIES
• Remove Vietnamese accents (convert to plain ASCII)
• Case conversion: lowercase, UPPERCASE, Capitalize Each Word
• Whitespace cleanup: remove double spaces or all spaces
• Find & replace with regex support
• Random ID generator (customizable length, A-Z/a-z/0-9)

EXPORT FLEXIBILITY
Export your notes in 10+ file formats including plain text, markdown, structured data formats, and popular programming languages. Perfect for developers and writers who need flexible export options.

MARKDOWN PREVIEW
• Toggle between edit and preview mode (Ctrl+Shift+V)
• Supports GitHub Flavored Markdown
• Smart detection for HTML/code vs markdown
• Download directly as markdown (Ctrl+Shift+X)

CONTEXT MENU INTEGRATION
• Right-click any selected text on any webpage
• Instantly download it in 13+ formats
• No need to copy-paste into the extension

SEARCH INTEGRATION
• Press Ctrl+Enter to open the search panel
• Search your notes text directly on Google, Perplexity, Kagi, Brave Search, and more
• Navigate engines with arrow keys, press Enter to search, Escape to close

PERFECT FOR:

Developers - Quick code snippets, API testing, JSON formatting
Students - Lecture notes, quick calculations, text processing
Writers - Distraction-free markdown writing with preview
Vietnamese Users - Built-in accent removal for text conversion
Anyone - Quick note-taking without switching apps

PRIVACY FIRST:

• All data stored locally in your browser
• No cloud sync, no external servers
• No tracking, no analytics
• Open source friendly

KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS:

• Ctrl+Shift+Comma - Open sidebar
• Ctrl+Shift+V - Toggle markdown preview
• Ctrl+Shift+X - Download as markdown
• Enter - Execute find/replace or generate IDs
• Ctrl+Enter - Open search panel to search notes text on the web

Try it now and experience truly minimal, productive note-taking right in your browser!

Tags

Productivity/tools tab-management productivity/tools

Privacy Practices

Not being sold to third parties, outside of the approved use cases
Not being used or transferred for purposes that are unrelated to the item's core functionality
Not being used or transferred to determine creditworthiness or for lending purposes

🔐 Security Analysis

This extension hasn't been security-scanned yet.

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