Highlight less. Remember more.

Keep the ideas worth returning to.

Highlight useful passages in Safari, Chrome, Edge and Firefox, add your own thinking, and find everything again in one searchable library. Start locally with no subscription required, then add optional Pro when you want cloud access across browsers and devices.

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My Library

Ideas saved for later
DESIGNING FOR PEOPLE

The best tools make the important action feel inevitable.

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THE ART OF NOTICING

Attention is how experience becomes memory.

How it works

A thoughtful home for
what you discover online.

Highlight Notes stays out of the way while you read, then gives every saved passage and note a place to live.

01

Capture without friction

Select a passage on a webpage, choose a colour, and keep reading.

02

Add your own context

Attach an editable note so the idea still makes sense when you return.

03

Organize with optional tags

Use tags for topics, projects and follow-ups, then find them again in your library.

See Highlight Notes in action

A closer look at the features you use every day.

Highlight webpages, Gmail and ChatGPT conversations, then return to everything in your personal library.

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Highlight Notes

Read, highlight and remember across the web.

Highlighted Financial Times article with a Save highlight note panel

Highlight on any website

Select text, add a note and save it with one click.

ChatGPT conversation with highlighted text and a Save highlight note panel

Works beautifully with ChatGPT

Highlight and store notes on ChatGPT conversations.

Gmail message with highlighted text and a Save highlight note panel

Turn emails into actionable notes

Highlight important emails and add notes so you never lose track.

Highlight Notes My library view with searchable highlights and notes

Find everything in your library

Search, filter and revisit your highlights and notes.

Export, sync and access Highlight Notes across Mac, iPhone and browsers

Export, sync, access everywhere

Turn highlights and notes into PDFs and access them across supported devices with Pro.

Available everywhere you read

Install Highlight Notes for your browser.

Use the same lightweight highlighting workflow on macOS Safari, Chrome, Edge and Firefox.

Chrome

Install Highlight Notes from the Chrome Web Store.

Edge

Install Highlight Notes from Microsoft Edge Add-ons.

Firefox

Install Highlight Notes from Firefox Add-ons.

Simple pricing

Start free. Add the access you need.

The browser extensions are free for unlimited highlighting and notes. Pro adds cloud access, while the Safari Mac app unlocks local Safari features.

Browser Free

Highlight and note without limits.

Free

For Chrome, Edge and Firefox.

  • Unlimited highlights
  • Unlimited notes
  • Optional tags
  • 3 PDF exports
  • Local library in your browser

Cloud sync and the Web/iPhone Library are Pro features.

Highlight Notes for Safari

Highlight locally in Safari on your Mac.

$3 one time

A Mac App Store purchase for the Safari extension and local Mac features.

  • Safari on macOS
  • Unlimited local highlights and notes
  • 3 full-page PDF exports
  • No account required for local use

Pro is separate if you want Safari highlights to sync with other browsers, the Web Library or iPhone.

FeatureBrowser FreeHighlight Notes ProHighlight Notes for Safari
PriceFree$5 founding lifetime; $0.99/month regular$3 one time
Unlimited highlights and notesYesYesYes, locally on Mac
Optional tagsIncludedIncluded and syncedIncluded locally
PDF exports3Unlimited3
Cloud sync, Web Library and iPhoneNot includedIncludedRequires Pro
Supported browsersChrome, Edge, FirefoxChrome, Edge, Firefox and SafariSafari on macOS
Your library, wherever you read

Move from browser to iPhone without losing the thread.

Pro uses your Highlight Notes account to sync eligible highlights and notes securely through the cloud.

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