Notes page

/notes/ aggregates every highlight and annotation a reader has made across all articles and library chapters into a single searchable, exportable page.

When readers highlight text or add notes in articles or library chapters, those annotations are saved to localStorage on their device. The /notes/ page reads all of that stored data and presents it in one place — a personal research dashboard scoped to what they've read on your publication.

Everything on the notes page is local to the reader's device. No annotations are sent to a server or stored anywhere outside the browser.

What the notes page shows

• Every highlight saved across all articles, with the source article title and a link back
• Every note attached to a highlight, rendered with formatting
• Bookmarks saved in library chapters, with the work and chapter name
• Reading progress for in-progress library works (percentage complete)

Filtering

Readers can filter the notes page by:

• Source type — articles only, library only, or both
• Work or section — narrow to a specific publication section or library work
• Full-text search — searches within the content of notes and highlights

Filtering runs client-side and updates instantly.

Exporting notes

Readers can export all their notes as:

• JSON — structured data including source URL, selection text, note text, color, and timestamp. Suitable for importing into research tools.
• Plain text — a formatted document listing each annotation with its source, usable in any text editor or word processor.

The export covers all annotations visible in the current filter state. Filtering to a single article then exporting gives just that article's annotations.

Adding /notes/ to your navigation

The notes page is built automatically. To link to it from your publication's navigation, add it to src/_data/nav.js:

{ label: "My notes", url: "/notes/" }

Or add a link to the site footer in src/_includes/partials/footer.njk. Some publications surface it only in the reader panel rather than the main nav.

Privacy

• All data lives in localStorage on the reader's device.
• Clearing browser storage removes all annotations permanently.
• There is no account, no sync, and no server-side copy.
• The import/export feature in the highlights panel lets readers back up and restore their data as JSON.

What to do next

• Highlights and notes for how readers create annotations in the first place.
• Reader panel for the Notes tab available within the article sidebar.
• Library for the library chapter annotation system.