Draft for Chrome

Write beside the web.

Draft stays open beside the pages you browse and saves automatically. Keep notes, quotes, findings, questions, and sources together, then save the draft as a note or send it to Inbox when it is ready.

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A GOV.UK article beside Root Draft with real passages from the page and its source, shown in a browser presentation frame
Keep article excerpts and their source together in Draft. Article text: GOV.UK, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0; no endorsement implied. Open full-size image.
The same article note saved in Root Workspace Clean View, with rendered headings, its source, and other fictional demo notes in the sidebar
Save the draft as a note, then continue with the same article text in Clean View. Other notes are demo content. Open full-size image.

The basic loop

Write now. Choose the destination later.

Browser notes often arrive before you know whether they are a task, a useful quote, a research lead, a prompt, or the beginning of a document. Root calls that unfinished material working text. It is valuable, but it does not need a perfect folder or title yet.

1. Catch it

Open Draft

Choose Root from the Chrome toolbar to open a persistent writing surface beside the page you are already using.

2. Keep the source

Attach the page or selection

Use Attach page, or right-click selected text, when the source explains why the note matters.

3. Choose a destination

Save it or send it to Inbox

Save as New Note and keep the draft open, or append it to Inbox and start again with a clear writing surface.

4. Move it forward

Open the full workspace

Review notes, turn lines into open tasks, save repeatable text as Snippets, or prepare a deliberate Context Handoff.

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Keep the note close to the work it can become.

A blank notepad is fast, but captured text often becomes useful only after the first moment. Root keeps notes, links, task lines, and reusable fragments in one lightweight workspace so they can keep moving.

Browse by tag

Expand tag groups in the sidebar and scan compact previews in Tags, Pinned, and Recent before opening a note.

A practical starting point

New workspaces include three editable notes: about.md, AGENTS.md, and context.md. Use them for your profile, assistant instructions, and current context. Snippets remain available for text you reuse.

Context you choose to share

Context Handoff lets you select, preview, and frame the exact working text that should leave Root.

Root Inbox with captured links, notes, open tasks, and a completed task

Private by default

Your workspace starts locally.

Root keeps the Chrome workspace local by default and works without an iPhone, Google sign-in, or paid Root Connect. Copy, export, and Context Handoff are deliberate actions. If you choose Root Connect, Root uses a workspace file in your own Google Drive rather than a Root-hosted notes account.

  • No Root account required for the local workspace
  • Clear permission and sharing boundaries
  • Manual export and recovery paths

Read the exact Security and Permissions breakdown.

Common uses

One writing surface for the text between tools.

ResearchSave a page, quote, reaction, and follow-up before the final document exists.
TasksKeep the action line beside the note that explains why it matters.
WritingCatch draft lines, reply fragments, and reusable structures while they are still rough.
AI contextPrepare a smaller, cleaner packet instead of pasting an entire workspace into a chat.

Try the first loop

Write one useful thing beside the page.

Install Root, open Draft, attach a source if it helps, then save the draft as a note or send it to Inbox.

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