Overview
The notes panel sits below the AI helpers on every chapter detail page. Notes are per-chapter and per-user — nobody else sees them. They survive page reloads, browser restarts and (once you sign in) device switches.
Where to find it
Open any chapter under /learning/boards/<board>/<class>/<subject>/chapters/<chapter> and look for the 📝 My notes section.
Anonymous vs signed-in
- Anonymous: Notes are saved to
localStorage.learning.noteson this device only. Clearing browser data wipes them — there is no recovery path. - Signed in: Notes save to your account immediately via
POST /api/learning/notes. They appear on every device you sign into.
Syncing on sign-in
When you sign in for the first time after writing anonymous notes, the platform's sync routine reads localStorage.learning.notes and uploads each note to your account — automatic, one-shot, no duplicates. After sync the on-device copies are removed so editing happens only against the server copy.
Privacy
Notes are stored with isPrivate = true by default and are never surfaced to other students, tutors or AI training pipelines. They're also separate from the public Q&A board.
Notes vs Q&A
Limitations
- Each note is capped at 2000 characters server-side.
- Anonymous storage is per-browser — not synced across Chrome and Safari.
- No rich-text formatting (yet) — plain text only, with newlines preserved.