A Chrome extension that allows users to take personal, local notes on users in Discourse forums.
This extension adds a clickable icon next to every username on Discourse forum pages. When clicked, the icon opens a dialog where you can write and save personal notes about that user. All notes are stored locally in your browser and are completely private - only visible to you.
- Visual indicators: Different icons distinguish between users with and without notes
- 📝 (memo icon) for users without notes
- 🔖 (bookmark icon) for users who have saved notes
- Quick note access: Click any icon to add, edit, or view notes for that user
- Note management: View all saved notes alphabetically through the extension popup
- Complete privacy: All notes are stored locally on your device
- Universal compatibility: Works on any Discourse forum automatically
- Download or clone this project to your computer
- Open Chrome and navigate to
chrome://extensions/ - Enable "Developer mode" by toggling the switch in the upper right corner
- Click the "Load unpacked" button
- Select the folder containing this extension's files
- The extension will now appear in your Chrome toolbar
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Adding notes: Visit any Discourse forum and click the 📝 icon next to any username:
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Editing notes: Click the 🔖 icon next to users who already have notes to edit them:
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Viewing all notes: Click the extension icon in Chrome's toolbar to see all your saved notes:
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Managing notes: Use the popup window to review, edit or delete notes as needed:
This extension operates with complete privacy:
- Notes are stored only on your local device using Chrome's storage API
- No data is transmitted to external servers
- Notes are tied to your Chrome profile and remain private
- Uninstalling the extension will permanently delete all notes
This project is licensed under the MIT License - You can read the full license text here.
- Google Chrome browser
- Access to Discourse forums (works on any Discourse instance)
Note: This extension requires no special permissions beyond local storage and access to web pages for functionality.