Forgetwell review
A free, capture-first notes app with exact and semantic search, but no summaries or transcription.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
Forgetwell is a capture-first note-taking app for people who want to save everyday thoughts, tasks, links, and numbers without sorting them into folders. Notes can be untitled and untagged, with optional tags to narrow results and colors to distinguish individual notes. Its audience is primarily solo users and small teams who value quick capture and retrieval more than a structured workspace or meeting assistant.
Search is the product’s defining feature: users can look up notes by exact text or semantic similarity. A web guest session supports up to five local notes; creating an account adds sync and semantic search. The Chrome extension saves browser pages, selected text, and notes, while browser storage supports offline notes and pending edits. Notes, tags, and settings can be exported as JSON. This combination suits people collecting scattered information across browsing and everyday work, though it is not a substitute for a system centered on folders or formal knowledge organization.
Forgetwell also lets users connect MCP-compatible assistants, including Claude and Codex, with specific permissions to search, read, or write notes. That provides an assistant connection without making summarization or transcription part of the product: neither feature is included. The available platforms are web, iOS, and a Chrome extension, so people seeking broader platform coverage or audio capture should look elsewhere. It is described as free, with guest access and account creation; account features include sync and semantic search. Choose Forgetwell for lightweight, searchable capture and browser clipping, not for meeting notes or AI-generated summaries.
Forgetwell pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Capture notes without requiring titles, folders, or tags
- Find notes with exact-text or semantic search
- Clip pages and selected text with the Chrome extension
- Where it doesn't
- Does not provide AI summaries or audio transcription
- Available on web and iOS, with clipping limited to Chrome
- Guest mode is limited to five local notes
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