Conote - The home of contextual discussion

Highlight exactly what you're thinking about

Narrow the conversational scope, improve the depth.

Comment sections across the internet are littered with misunderstanding, ill thought out arguments and trolling. What's the fix? Context!

All comments made using Conote must highlight a specific chunk of text on a website. By highlighting specifics it narrows down the context of the conversation to only that sentence or paragraph and everything is clearer for it.

Everyone on the same page - literally

Unlike other annotation tools Conote requires no installation so you can share your thoughts with anyone instantly. They see the exact same page as you. No faffing around installing extensions or downloading software!

Conversation benefits from a broad and diverse participation so don't add barriers to entry.

What our users are saying

Alex H

Strategy and innovation - Accenture

Conote has made it so much easier to collaborate with my team when discussing how market trends affect our clients. It has really helped us especially now that many are working from home.

Nilou E

Research Assistant

I've been using an early version of Conote for a while now to contextualise my thoughts, it's basically a digital version of what I'd be doing with printed pages. I can share my research with my colleagues and it instantly creates a more nuanced discussion when reading and sharing policy papers.

Charlie T

Founder - Babble & Hemp

I didn't know I needed it until Max convinced me to try it!

Sharing hemp related content with my audience has improved engagement and I can direct customers to my product pages right from an article! Win win!

Frequently asked questions

You don't! Conote works without installing anything. This is crucial so that anyone is able to see what you're sharing without having to set anything up or download anything.

In order to keep links secure we have to disable some behaviour in the embedded page. We are trying our best to maximise compatibility with as many sites as possible.

If you find a site that doesn't look right please reach out to us.

Free users can try Conote for as long as they like with unlimited links. Free users are limited to 1 highlight colour and don't have access to extra features such as audience control, and - coming soon - upload PDFs, link tagging, analytics and custom branding.

Conote is built to allow discussion between multiple people. You can share a link with anyone and they can add comments and highlights (as long as you allow it in audience settings).

Founder's note

I am building Conote in an attempt to improve the quality of discussion online. The internet is such a powerful tool for communication and collaboration and yet social media is doing more to divide us than to connect us. It's time for change.

Conote is designed to be a platform where people can come to engage in interesting debates without an algorithm telling us what to do and likes encouraging polemical commentary. Every mechanism on the site is designed to foster constructive commentary. Context is treated as a first class citizen!

The best part is you can use Conote with your existing social audience. Simply share a link. Engage with anyone in a new way around the content that interests you.

My mission is to enable people to see and share a more nuanced view of the world. People who view the world this way are more easily able to focus on what connects us rather than the differences between us. The more connected we are the more likely we are to overcome the challenges that face humanity right now.

Max - Founder of Conote

Annotate the web with your thoughts.

Highlight exactly what you're thinking about

Everyone on the same page - literally

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