The Researcher

Take research notes on any webpage with sticky notes

The Researcher is a powerful multilingual note-taking extension that lets you capture and translate ideas directly on any webpage using sticky notes. 🌟 NEW IN v2.1: TRANSLATION FEATURE • Translate notes in 20+ languages instantly • English, Spanish, French, German, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Hindi, Portuguese, Russian, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Turkish, Vietnamese, Thai, Bengali, Indonesian, and more • Right-click any note → "Translate" to open translation popup • Copy translations to clipboard or save as new notes • Smart caching for instant repeated translations ✨ KEY FEATURES: • Create notes instantly with Shift + Double-Click • Right-click selected text to create notes automatically • Auto-save while typing - notes save every 1.5 seconds automatically • Cloud sync across devices (when signed into Chrome) • Minimize notes to save screen space while keeping them accessible • Draggable sticky notes that stay perfectly positioned on each webpage • Works on dynamic sites like ChatGPT, Gmail, and Twitter • Badge counter shows note count for current page • Zero data loss - triple-redundant save system 🚀 ENHANCED RELIABILITY: • Smart auto-save prevents data loss even when closing tabs mid-edit • SPA navigation support - notes switch automatically on single-page apps • CSP compatible - works on secure websites • International character support for all languages 📖 HOW TO USE: 1. Visit any webpage 2. Shift + Double-Click anywhere to create a blank note 3. Highlight text → Right-click → "Add Note from Selection" 4. Click hamburger menu (≡) → "Translate" to translate any note 5. Drag notes by the header to reposition them 6. Click minimize (--) to collapse notes 7. Click × to delete notes ✅ PERFECT FOR: • Students conducting multilingual research • Language learners and translators • Developers reading international documentation • Researchers gathering information from multiple languages • Content creators managing multilingual projects • Anyone annotating webpages across language barriers 🔒 PRIVACY FIRST: • Notes stored locally or in Chrome sync (your choice) • No personal data collection or browsing history tracking • Translation feature is optional and only sends text you explicitly choose to translate • Uses free public APIs (MyMemory & LibreTranslate) • No analytics, no tracking, no external data collection • Full privacy policy: included with extension 📧 SUPPORT: For questions or feedback: theresearcher.iki@gmail.com --- Transform The Researcher into your multilingual research companion today!