Drafts

A small space in Chrome or on your Mac

A little space
to think.

Quick thoughts, everyday lists, and things to come back to. One click away in your Chrome toolbar or Mac menu bar.

Add to Chrome

Version 1.0.1 Free Chrome 102+

Download for Mac

Version 1.0.1 Apple silicon macOS 12+

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One click from your menu bar
The Drafts menu bar popover, showing demo notes, a checked task with strikethrough, unchecked tasks, a separator, bullets, and archive controls.
Mac app with demo notes. The Chrome extension uses the same editor.
Chrome toolbar or Mac menu bar Saves on your device No account needed

Less setup. More space.

Open it. Write something.
Carry on with your day.

01 / CAPTURE

A note within reach.

Click Drafts in your Chrome toolbar or Mac menu bar and start writing. Your edits save automatically. Click away when you’re done.

02 / ORGANIZE

A little structure.

Add bullets, checkboxes, and dividers as you type. Check off a task to strike it through, and keep going on the next line.

03 / KEEP

Save it for later.

Move a whole note or a selected passage into your editable archive. Your note and archive stay on your device.

Small shortcuts

Make a list.
Draw a line.

At the start of a line, type a shortcut followed by a space. The i beside Drafts keeps a guide handy.

* then Space
Start a bullet list
- then Space
Add a checkbox
=== then Space
Insert a separator

Now in the Chrome Web Store

A small home in your toolbar.

Install Drafts in Chrome 102 or later. Your note and archive save locally in this Chrome profile.

  1. 1

    Add Drafts to Chrome.

    Open Drafts in the Chrome Web Store, choose Add to Chrome, and confirm.

  2. 2

    Pin it within reach.

    Open Chrome’s extensions menu and pin Drafts to your toolbar.

  3. 3

    Click and write.

    Click the Drafts icon to open your note. Chrome handles future extension updates.

The Mac edition

A small home in your menu bar.

This download is for Apple silicon Macs (M1 and later).

  1. 1

    Open the download.

    Open the Drafts DMG from your Downloads folder.

  2. 2

    Drag to Applications.

    Drag Drafts onto the Applications shortcut, then eject the disk image.

  3. 3

    Find the pencil.

    Open Drafts from Applications. Click its pencil icon in the menu bar to write.

Your notes stay home.

Drafts saves locally, needs no account, and works offline. The editor makes no network requests; the Chrome extension asks only for storage permission. Chrome and Mac keep separate notes and archives, with no sync between editions or Chrome profiles. Copy important text before uninstalling the extension.