Youtube Smart Notes Chrome extension icon

Youtube Smart Notes

👥 2K+ users
📦 v1.0.1
💾 57.61KiB
📅 2026-04-24
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Overview

YouTube Smart Notes is the ultimate productivity and learning companion designed for students, developers, and anyone who learns from YouTube. Transform passive watching into active learning with automated notes, screenshots, and a completely distraction-free environment.

Whether you are taking coding tutorials, watching lectures, or researching, this extension gives you complete control over your YouTube workflow!

🚀 Key Features:

📸 1. Advanced Note-Taking

Auto-Pic (Automated Screenshots): Instantly capture a high-quality screenshot of the video the moment you save a note.

Auto-Pause: The video pauses automatically as soon as you start typing, ensuring you never miss a frame.

Subtitle Grabber: Copy the current video subtitle/caption directly into your notes with a single click.

Timestamp Links: Every note is linked to the exact video timestamp. Click the note, and the video resumes right from that second.

⚡ 2. Ultra-Fast Workflow (Keyboard Shortcuts)

Alt + Y: Quickly toggle the Smart Notes side panel without leaving your video.

Alt + B (Quick Bookmark): Press one button to pause the video, snap a screenshot, and open a quick popup to type your note. Hit enter to resume instantly!

🗂️ 3. Organization & Smart Dashboard

Folder System: Organize your videos into custom folders (e.g., 'React Course', 'Podcasts', 'Vlogs').

Smart Dashboard: Access your entire library of notes in one beautifully designed, centralized dashboard.

Search & Filter: Easily find specific notes or tags across thousands of entries in milliseconds.

📥 4. Total Data Ownership (Export & Import)

Markdown (.md) Export: Perfect for syncing your notes to Notion, Obsidian, or GitHub.

CSV Export: Open your notes easily in Excel or Google Sheets.

1-Click Backup & Restore: Export your entire workspace as a JSON file and seamlessly restore it on any new device.

🎯 5. Focus Mode (Zen Mode)
Turn YouTube into a distraction-free learning zone with 15+ live-updating toggles (No page reload required!):

Hide Distractions: Remove the Homepage Recommendations, Shorts, and Trending pages.

Clean Video UI: Turn off the Secondary Sidebar, Comments section, and Live Chat.

Remove Nuisances: Permanently disable End-screen Video cards, Merch banners, Mix Playlists, and Autoplay.

🎨 6. Premium UI & Customization

Theme Switcher: Choose between 3 beautiful themes (Dark Mode, Light Mode, Midnight Blue).

Modern Design: Enjoy iOS-style toggle switches, smooth animations, and a premium YouTube-aesthetic interface.

🔒 Privacy First: Your data is 100% yours. All notes, screenshots, and configurations are saved locally in your browser. We do not track you or send your data to any external servers.

☕ Support the Developer:
I'm an independent developer passionate about building free tools for the community. If this extension helps you learn better, consider buying me a coffee to support the development!
https://quickapi.online/donate.html

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Productivity/tools social-media video accessibility 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

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