DraftLocal

DraftLocal is a minimal offline-only note-taking Chrome extension inspired by mozilla/notes or notes by firefox. No accounts, no sync, no network requests — your notes stay on your machine.

Version 0.0.1

Install

1. Clone or download this repo.
2. Open chrome://extensions/ in Chrome or Chromium.
3. Enable Developer mode (toggle, top-right).
4. Click Load unpacked and select the project root folder (the one containing manifest.json).
5. Pin the extension to the toolbar for quick access.

Usage

Action	How
New note	Click + in the sidebar or press Ctrl+N
Edit note	Click a note in the list, type in the editor
Delete note	Click 🗑 Delete in the toolbar, confirm prompt
Auto-save	Happens automatically 500 ms after you stop typing
Search notes	Type in the Search… box at the top of the sidebar
Export notes	Click ↑ Export in the sidebar footer (saves as Markdown)
Import notes	Click ↓ Import in the sidebar footer

Offline testing checklist

• Disable Wi-Fi / go offline.
• Create a new note — it should save without errors.
• Reload the extension popup — notes should still be present.
• Restart the browser — notes should persist across restarts.
• Open chrome://extensions/ → check no unexpected permissions are requested (only storage).

Project structure

manifest.json        Chrome extension manifest (v3)
src/
  popup.html         Main UI
  popup.css          Styles + light/dark theme CSS variables
  popup.js           Note list + editor logic
  storage.js         chrome.storage.local abstraction
assets/
  icon16.png
  icon48.png
  icon128.png
CLAUDE.md            Project spec
README.md            This file

Known limitations

• No keyboard shortcut to open the popup from outside the browser (browser limitation without additional permissions).