Notera - Minimalist Notes & To-Do

Minimalist, feature-rich notes and to-do list with Markdown, side panel workspace, web clipping, and instant search.

Notera is a calm, distraction-free workspace for your thoughts, markdown notes, and daily tasks, right inside Google Chrome. Designed with minimalist Scandinavian aesthetics and rich productivity features, Notera lets you write, organize, and check off items without cognitive clutter. Whether you need a quick popup to jot fleeting ideas, an on-page floating HUD, or a persistent side panel to research side-by-side with web articles, Notera seamlessly fits your workflow. KEY FEATURES: 1. DUAL INTERFACE: POPUP, SIDE PANEL & FLOATING HUD • Quick Popup: Fast jotting, instant search, and rapid task tracking. • Companion Side Panel: Work side-by-side with any webpage without switching tabs or windows. • Floating HUD (Alt+H): Toggle a draggable floating quick-notes overlay directly on top of your current page. • Full Tab View: Expand into a dedicated full-browser canvas when you need deep focus. 2. INTERACTIVE TO-DO LIST & PROGRESS TRACKER • Click-to-Complete: Checkboxes with smooth completion animations and strikethrough styling. • Progress Tracker: Live visual completion bar and remaining task counter. • Task Filters & Search: Filter between All, Active, Completed, Due Today, Overdue, Upcoming, and tags. • Mini Calendar Date Picker: Click the calendar icon to set due dates with quick presets (Today, Tomorrow, Next Week, Next Month). • Priority Reordering & Move to Top: Drag and drop tasks to reorder with live guidelines, or 1-click move to top. • Tab & Link Reference: Attach your current browser tab or custom URLs to any task. • Completed Tasks History: Safely review, restore, or permanently delete cleared tasks. • Sync Markdown Checklists: Extract checklists from notes directly into your To-Do list. 3. RICH MARKDOWN, LIVE PREVIEW & SLASH COMMANDS • Zero-latency Markdown support: Headers, bold, italics, strikethrough, blockquotes, code blocks, dividers, and links. • Interactive Checklists in Notes: Click checkboxes directly in live notes to check off tasks in real-time. • Split View: Side-by-side editing and live synchronized scrolling preview in the side panel. • Slash Command Menu (/): Type / to insert callouts, checklists, spoilers, and code blocks. • Command Palette (Ctrl+K): Rapid switcher to jump to any note or action. • Starter & Custom Templates: Built-in templates for meetings, daily standups, weekly planning, and custom templates. 4. 1-CLICK WEB CLIPPING & QUICK CAPTURE • Right-click any selected text on any webpage to save notes or create to-do tasks. • Quick Capture Shortcut (Alt+N): Instantly captures highlighted webpage text to your active note. • Floating HUD Shortcut (Alt+H): Draggable quick overlay on top of any webpage. • Clip page bookmarks with source title, favicon, and URL preserved. 5. CURATED MINIMALIST THEMES & FONTS • 4 Tailored Themes: Paper (Warm Light), Obsidian (OLED Dark), Sepia (Bookish Warmth), Nordic (Cool Slate). • Custom Accent Colors: Curated accents or custom hex picker with automatic contrast adjustment. • Typography Choices: Modern Sans, Elegant Serif, Crisp Monospace. • Focus Tools: Typewriter mode (vertically centered typing) and subtle focus dimming. • Focus Mode: Collapse the sidebar into a pure, clean writing canvas. 6. PRIVACY FIRST, AUTO-BACKUP & DATA PORTABILITY • 100% Local & Private: Notes and tasks are stored entirely on your device using Chrome storage. Zero trackers, zero analytics, zero external servers. • Trash Recycle Bin: Safely restore deleted notes with configurable 7, 15, or 30-day auto-purge. • Automatic Background Backup: Schedule automated snapshots (hourly, every 4 hours, daily, or weekly) with optional saving to Downloads. • Full JSON Backup & Restore: Export and import all your notes and tasks whenever you want. • Export individual notes as Markdown (.md) or copy clean text in 1 click. HOW TO USE: 1. Click the Notera icon in your Chrome toolbar to open the quick note popup. 2. Click "To-Do" to switch into task mode or click the "Side Panel" icon to dock Notera alongside your browsing window. 3. Highlight text on any page and right-click or press Alt+N to clip notes or tasks instantly. 4. Press Alt+H on any webpage to toggle the draggable Floating HUD window.