Jotly is a simple side panel scratchpad for your browser. Click the Jotly icon (or press Ctrl+Shift+Y) and a clean textarea slides in from the right side of your browser. Paste your text. Keep browsing. It is already saved.
Key Features
- One-click access: Opens a side panel with a textarea, ready for typing or pasting.
- Multiple notes: Tabs at the top let you keep different snippets separated.
- Auto-save: Notes are saved automatically while you type.
- Local file storage: Notes are stored as real .txt or .md files on your own computer, inside a folder you choose. No cloud, no account, no sign-up.
- Plain text only: Pasted text is clean with no surprise formatting.
- Works offline: Your notes never leave your machine.
- Light and dark theme: Adapts to your preference.
Use Cases
- Copying quotes from articles while reading.
- Keeping a paragraph from an AI chat response.
- Scratch space for error messages, stack traces, or long URLs.
- Jotting down quick action items during a browser-based meeting.
- Drafting tweets or emails before pasting them back.
- Bridging text between two apps that don't talk to each other.
How It Works
- Click the Jotly icon in the toolbar, or press Ctrl+Shift+Y. The side panel opens on the right.
- The first time, pick a folder on your disk where Jotly will store notes. You can change this later in Settings.
- Type or paste. The note is saved automatically as a file inside that folder.
- Use the tabs at the top to switch between notes, or open a new one.
- Close the panel whenever you want. Your text is on disk. Open it again later and pick up where you left off.
Privacy
Jotly does not collect analytics. It does not send your notes anywhere. It does not have a server. Everything happens locally in your browser, and your notes live as plain files in the folder you picked.
