Share Notes Help

Share Notes is built around a simple workflow: when you see text, a link, an image, or a file that you want to keep, share it to Share Notes. Your saved items can stay on the device or sync through your own Google Drive app data storage.

Saving from Android

On Android, use the system share sheet from Chrome, Photos, Files, or another app, then choose Share Notes. Items are saved locally first. URL and text items can be opened or copied later. Image and file items can keep file metadata and, when available, the local file copy.

Using the web version

The web app runs in your browser at share-notes.maksonlee.com. It is useful for viewing items synced from Android on a desktop computer. The website only serves static app files; after loading, the app runs on your computer.

Private by design: Share Notes has no app server. Your notes, files, Google account, and OAuth tokens are not sent to or stored on any Share Notes server.

Install the Chrome extension

The Share Notes Chrome extension lets you save the current page, selected text, or a link from desktop Chrome into the Share Notes web app. The extension does not request Google Drive access directly; the web app handles local saving and optional Google Drive sync.

Google Drive sync

If you enable sync, Share Notes uses Google Drive appDataFolder. This is app-specific storage in your own Google account. Share Notes does not read or manage your normal Google Drive files.

• Keep synced with Google Drive turns cloud sync on or off.
• Download files controls whether synced file contents are downloaded automatically. If this is off, file content is fetched only when needed.
• Wi-Fi only prevents sync from using mobile data on Android.
• Sync now manually checks Google Drive for updates.

Why the web app may ask to authorize Drive again

The web app can remember the Google account identity in browser storage, but it does not keep a long-term Google refresh token. Google Drive access tokens for pure browser apps are short-lived. After refreshing the page or returning later, Share Notes may show Authorize Google Drive before syncing. This means the app remembers your account but needs a fresh Drive access token from Google before it can sync.

This is intentional: keeping Drive authorization in your browser avoids storing long-term Google credentials on a Share Notes server.

No app server

Share Notes does not operate an app server for your notes, files, Google account, OAuth tokens, or sync data. The web app calls Google Drive directly from your browser. Your shared content is stored locally on your device or in your Google Drive app data folder when you enable sync.

Files and previews

Image previews require either a local browser cache copy or downloaded file content. If a synced item has metadata but no local file content yet, the preview may appear after sync downloads the file or after you open the item.

Deletion

When you delete an item, Share Notes keeps a deletion record so the same item does not reappear from another synced device. These deletion records may remain in Google Drive app data storage by design.

Privacy and terms

Read the Privacy Policy and Terms of Service for more detail.