ShadowNotes is a web extension that allows users to take notes directly on any webpage. Your notes are saved and can be revisited anytime you return to the page.

We are open to contributions! Please see our contributing guidelines for more information. A Chrome extension that allows users to take notes directly on any webpage with MongoDB backend storage.

• Create private and public notes on any webpage
• Semantic search across your notes
• Share public notes with other users
• Jump back to highlighted text anytime
• Local storage for private notes
• MongoDB backend for public notes

Running the app Both the frontend and the backend can be run quite easily as long as they have npm. Simply cd into both of the directories (in separate terminals) and run

npm install && npm run build

The extension can be installed at chrome://extensions and can be found in the associated build folder for the frontend. The backend can be run locally or be hosted. When running the extension, one will be prompted to create an account or login with something else using OAuth.