SideNotes - All Your Notes in the Sidebar is a strong option, but it is not the right fit for everyone. Below are 10 alternatives compared on rating, install base, pricing and the use case each one actually wins on.
Access notes instantly, download as PDF, TXT, or DOCX, and manage your tasks easily.
| Extension | Rating | Users | Pricing | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SideNotes - All Your Notes in the Sidebar (original) | — | — | Free | Access notes instantly, download as PDF, TXT, or DOCX, and manage your tasks easily. |
| Adobe Acrobat: PDF edit, convert, sign tools | 4.4 | 311M+ | Freemium | Do more in Google Chrome with Adobe Acrobat PDF tools. View, fill, comment, sign, and try convert and compress tools. |
| VPN for Chrome: NordVPN proxy protection | — | — | Free | Connect to the fastest VPN out there — NordVPN. Hide your IP, block ads, and be safer online with our VPN proxy extension for Chrome |
| Foxit PDF Creator | — | — | Free | To convert the web page to Foxit PDF |
| Video Download Helper | 4.5 | 5M+ | Free | Ratings are updated daily and may not reflect the most recent reviews. Share ExtensionTools5,000,000 users Add to Chrome Overview. |
| Immersive Translate: AI Web, PDF & Video Translator | 3.9 | 3M+ | Free | Free Translate Website, Translate PDF & Epub eBook, Translate Video Subtitles in Bilingual |
| Free Download Manager | 4.2 | 3M+ | Free | Free Download Manager integration with browser |
| Smallpdf—Edit, Convert, Compress, & AI Summarize PDF | 4.6 | 2M+ | Freemium | Get instant access to dozens of PDF tools directly in your browser – no downloads, no switching tabs. |
| Adblock Plus - free ad blocker | 4.4 | 37M+ | Freemium | Users who want an easy-to-use ad blocker with optional acceptable ads support. |
| Chrome Remote Desktop | 3.1 | 37M+ | Free | Chrome Remote Desktop extension |
| Free VPN for Chrome - VPN Proxy VeePN | 4.5 | 14M+ | Free | VeePN is a VPN extension that unblocks websites and secures your connection with encrypted tunneling and unlimited bandwidth. |
Do more in Google Chrome with Adobe Acrobat PDF tools. View, fill, comment, sign, and try convert and compress tools.
Why it replaces SideNotes - All Your Notes in the Sidebar: Covers similar ground in the Productivity category: Do more in Google Chrome with Adobe Acrobat PDF tools. View, fill, comment, sign, and try convert and compress tools.
Connect to the fastest VPN out there — NordVPN. Hide your IP, block ads, and be safer online with our VPN proxy extension for Chrome
Why it replaces SideNotes - All Your Notes in the Sidebar: Covers similar ground in the Productivity category: Connect to the fastest VPN out there — NordVPN. Hide your IP, block ads, and be safer online with our VPN proxy extension for Chrome
To convert the web page to Foxit PDF
Why it replaces SideNotes - All Your Notes in the Sidebar: Covers similar ground in the Productivity category: To convert the web page to Foxit PDF
Ratings are updated daily and may not reflect the most recent reviews. Share ExtensionTools5,000,000 users Add to Chrome Overview.
Why it replaces SideNotes - All Your Notes in the Sidebar: Covers similar ground in the Productivity category: Ratings are updated daily and may not reflect the most recent reviews. Share ExtensionTools5,000,000 users Add to Chrome Overview.
Free Translate Website, Translate PDF & Epub eBook, Translate Video Subtitles in Bilingual
Why it replaces SideNotes - All Your Notes in the Sidebar: Covers similar ground in the Productivity category: Free Translate Website, Translate PDF & Epub eBook, Translate Video Subtitles in Bilingual
Free Download Manager integration with browser
Why it replaces SideNotes - All Your Notes in the Sidebar: Covers similar ground in the Productivity category: Free Download Manager integration with browser
Get instant access to dozens of PDF tools directly in your browser – no downloads, no switching tabs.
Why it replaces SideNotes - All Your Notes in the Sidebar: Covers similar ground in the Productivity category: Get instant access to dozens of PDF tools directly in your browser – no downloads, no switching tabs.
Remove ads on YouTube and everywhere else you browse.
Why it replaces SideNotes - All Your Notes in the Sidebar: Another popular Productivity extension: Remove ads on YouTube and everywhere else you browse.
Chrome Remote Desktop extension
Why it replaces SideNotes - All Your Notes in the Sidebar: Another popular Productivity extension: Chrome Remote Desktop extension
VeePN is a VPN extension that unblocks websites and secures your connection with encrypted tunneling and unlimited bandwidth.
Why it replaces SideNotes - All Your Notes in the Sidebar: Another popular Productivity extension: VeePN is a VPN extension that unblocks websites and secures your connection with encrypted tunneling and unlimited bandwidth.
Direct comparisons with the extensions people weigh against it.
Adobe Acrobat: PDF edit, convert, sign tools is the closest match. Covers similar ground in the Productivity category: Do more in Google Chrome with Adobe Acrobat PDF tools. View, fill, comment, sign, and try convert and compress tools.
Yes — VPN for Chrome: NordVPN proxy protection, Foxit PDF Creator, Video Download Helper are free.
