Most reading tools stop at highlighting: select text, colour it, move on. But a lot of what you want to remember about a page isn't in the text — it's your reaction to the whole article. That's what a page note is for.

What is a page note

A page note (sometimes called a web page sticky note) is a remark attached to the entire page, keyed to its URL, rather than to a sentence you selected. Think of it as a sticky note slapped on the article itself:

• "Read this properly this weekend."
• "Source for the Q3 report — check the methodology section."
• "Disagree with the conclusion; find a counter-argument."

None of those belong to a specific quote. They belong to the page.

Page note vs highlight: the difference that matters

	Highlight / annotation	Page note
Anchored to	A selected piece of text	The whole page (URL)
Best for	"This sentence is worth keeping"	"Here's my take on the whole article"
Shows up	On the words	On the page, as a note
Example	"Local-first sync is the key differentiator."	"Use this as the opening example in the sync post."

They aren't competitors. You highlight the line and attach a page note explaining why the page matters. Together they turn a reading session into something you can act on later.

When to reach for a page note

• Triaging. Open ten tabs, drop a one-line page note on each: keep / skip / cite-later.
• Research. Note which source supports which claim before you've written a word.
• Disagreements. Record why you push back, so the note survives away from the original text.
• Later reading. A page note is a better "read later" than a bare bookmark, because it carries why you saved it.

How WuCai does it

WuCai Highlight keeps highlights and page notes in the same account, so both follow you across phone, tablet and desktop. Page notes sync to Obsidian, SiYuan, Logseq and flomo — see the highlight feature docs for the full picture and install for your browser.

FAQ

What is a page note? A page note is a sticky-note-style remark attached to an entire web page (its URL), not to a specific sentence. It is where you jot down your overall take on the article without selecting any text.

How is a page note different from a highlight? A highlight is anchored to a piece of selected text; a page note is anchored to the page URL. Highlights live on the words; page notes live on the article.

Does WuCai support page notes? Yes. WuCai Highlight lets you attach a page note to any web page and sync it to Obsidian, SiYuan, Logseq and flomo alongside your highlights.

Can page notes sync to Obsidian? Yes. Page notes sync together with highlights and annotations to Obsidian, SiYuan, Logseq and flomo.

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Related: Highlight any web page · Sync highlights to Obsidian · Install WuCai