Last updated on 12 May 2026
BriskNote is a brand new tool that allows you to take notes on the fly on your browser and then find them easily on your smartphone or tablet.
If you have ever wanted to write something down on your computer quickly so you can come back to it later easily, BriskNote is for you. You are looking at a site or your email and suddenly want to write down an idea that has just crossed your mind. Not necessarily something essential, but something fleeting that you want to note so that you can find it later. You can take a pen and paper or opt for the big ones note-taking utilities. You can also choose BriskNote which stands out for its simplicity and lightness.
A digital draft notebook always at your fingertips
BriskNote is some kind of digital draft notebook nestled in your browser. To make it appear and access it, you do not need to search for the application on your computer. Simply open a new tab on your web browser. Your notebook appears every time you open a new tab.
The notebook offers real word processing with all the classic layout functions. Perfect for taking notes on the fly during conversations, writing down spontaneous ideas, making lists or draft messages, etc. A column summary of all notes appears to the left of the note.
A notebook that syncs across all your devices
BriskNote does not have all the options offered by the large note-taking utilities, but it has not forgotten the main one. Your notebook or draft notebook synchronizes on all your devices. The tool already offers a dedicated app for Android. A version for iOs and users of Apple devices is under development and is expected to appear in the next few days. You take a quick note on your browser and you find it immediately on your mobile or tablet.
BriskNote has some flaws, for example the lack of a search engine to find content or the impossibility of exporting your notes, but it also has many qualities, including being simple, clear and … free.
A free utility to turn your browser into a draft notebook to take notes.
BriskNote is an extension for the Chrome browser.
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In simple use, there is also Google Keep which synchronizes between the PC and the mobile phone/tablet.
It does not have the function of an advanced text editor, but a management of notes in lists (shopping lists to do!) and sharing.
I have several post-it notes in the app (addresses, idea about something, promotion seen in a shop, subject heard on the radio, …) and a single note shared with my wife: the list of shopping opportunities. We feed him each on our side and when one or the other does the shopping, he has the full mark, ticks what he takes, …