erorplex · Sep 28, 2026 · Sep 28, 2026 · Sep 28, 2026
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ The format follows [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/) and
 - Thread output with numbered messages and quoted reply history removed; forwarded emails are kept.
 - macOS helper (Swift, native messaging) that puts text and attachments on the clipboard as real files, quarantined
   like browser downloads.
+- Copy counters on every copy button: how often an email or thread was copied that way, and when last.
+- Notes per thread: autosaving note field below the subject that reopens with the thread; toolbar popup lists all
+  notes with search, link back to Gmail, delete and JSON export. Stored only locally.
 - German and English interface.
 
 ### Security

diff --git a/PRIVACY.md b/PRIVACY.md
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ Paper Clipper for Gmail processes your email only on your own computer.
   a local process). The helper writes them to `~/Library/Caches/PaperClipper` and references them on the clipboard.
   The most recent copy stays there so that pasting keeps working; older copies are deleted the next time you copy
   with attachments (after one hour). `./uninstall.sh` removes the folder.
+- Notes are stored in the browser's extension storage (`chrome.storage.local`) on this computer, together with the
+  subject and the Gmail link of the thread. Copy counters are a local record of which email or thread you copied
+  and when. Neither is synced or shared. Notes can be deleted and exported in the toolbar popup; counters are
+  deleted together with the extension.
 - Nothing is sent to any server. There are no analytics, no telemetry, no remote code and no third-party libraries.
 
 ## Permissions
@@ -25,6 +29,7 @@ Paper Clipper for Gmail processes your email only on your own computer.
 | Access to `mail.google.com` (content script) | show the buttons and load the email you choose to copy |
 | `clipboardWrite` | put the text on the clipboard |
 | `nativeMessaging` | talk to the local macOS helper for attachments |
+| `storage` | keep your notes and copy counters on this computer |
 
 ## Contact
 

diff --git a/README.de.md b/README.de.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Paper Clipper für Gmail
 
 **Eine Gmail-Mail oder einen ganzen Verlauf mit einem Klick kopieren: Betreff, Absender, Empfänger, Datum und Text.
-Auf Wunsch kommen die Anhänge als echte Dateien mit.**
+Auf Wunsch kommen die Anhänge als echte Dateien mit. Zu jedem Verlauf kannst du eigene Notizen schreiben.**
 
 Mit ⌘V einfügen in Claude, ChatGPT, Slack, ein Ticket oder den Finder. Die PDFs kommen dabei als PDFs an, nicht als
 Textzeile.
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ In Gmail erscheinen zwei Button-Leisten:
 | an jeder geöffneten Mail | **Mit Anhängen** | Text und jeder Anhang als Datei |
 | unter dem Betreff | **Verlauf kopieren** | alle Mails der Unterhaltung, nummeriert, ohne doppelte Zitate |
 | unter dem Betreff | **Verlauf + Anhänge** | der Verlauf und alle Anhänge, jeder nur einmal |
+| unter dem Betreff | **Notiz** | öffnet deine Notiz zu diesem Verlauf (siehe [Notizen](#anleitung-notizen)) |
+
+Jeder Kopier-Button zählt, wie oft du diese Mail oder diesen Verlauf damit schon kopiert hast. Die Zahl steht am
+Button, der Tooltip zeigt, wann zuletzt. So siehst du sofort, was du schon weitergegeben hast.
 
 Beispiel für **Kopieren**:
 
@@ -97,6 +101,16 @@ Gmail neu laden und eine Mail öffnen. Die Buttons stehen unter dem Betreff und
   behält den vollen Text.
 - Kleine eingebettete Bilder unter 30 KB, meist Signatur-Logos, werden übersprungen. Eingefügte Screenshots kommen mit.
 
+## Anleitung: Notizen
+
+- Unter dem Betreff auf **Notiz** klicken und schreiben. Die Notiz speichert sich beim Tippen von selbst.
+- Öffnest du den Verlauf wieder, klappt die Notiz von selbst auf und der Button **Notiz** ist hervorgehoben.
+- Text leeren löscht die Notiz.
+- Ein Klick auf das Paper-Clipper-Symbol in der Chrome-Symbolleiste zeigt alle Notizen: neueste zuerst, mit Suche,
+  Link zurück zur Mail, Löschen und **Export** als JSON.
+- Notizen und Zähler liegen nur in diesem Browser (`chrome.storage.local`). Sie werden nicht synchronisiert und beim
+  Entfernen der Erweiterung gelöscht. Vorher exportieren.
+
 ## Aktualisieren
 
 ```bash

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 ![Platform: Chrome · macOS](https://img.shields.io/badge/platform-Chrome%20%C2%B7%20macOS-lightgrey)
 
 **Copy a Gmail email or a whole thread in one click: subject, sender, recipients, date and text. The attachments
-can come along as real files.**
+can come along as real files. Keep private notes on any thread.**
 
 Paste into Claude, ChatGPT, Slack, a ticket or the Finder with ⌘V. The PDFs arrive as PDFs, not as a line of text.
 
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ Two button bars appear in Gmail:
 | every opened email | **With attachments** | text plus every attachment as a file |
 | below the subject | **Copy thread** | every email of the conversation, numbered, quoted history removed |
 | below the subject | **Thread + attachments** | the thread plus all attachments, each one once |
+| below the subject | **Note** | opens your note on this thread (see [Notes](#notes)) |
+
+Each copy button counts how often you copied this email or thread with it. The number sits on the button and the
+tooltip shows when you copied it last, so you see at a glance what you already passed on.
 
 Example of **Copy**:
 
@@ -100,6 +104,16 @@ Click **With attachments**, switch to the Finder and press ⌘V: the attachments
 - Small images embedded in the text, under 30 KB and usually signature logos, are skipped. Pasted screenshots are
   kept.
 
+## Notes
+
+- Click **Note** below the subject and type. The note saves itself while you type.
+- The next time you open the thread, the note opens by itself and the **Note** button is highlighted.
+- Clearing the text deletes the note.
+- Click the Paper Clipper icon in the Chrome toolbar to see all notes: newest first, with search, a link back to
+  the email, delete, and **export** as JSON.
+- Notes and counters are stored only in this browser (`chrome.storage.local`). They are not synced and are deleted
+  when you remove the extension. Export them first.
+
 ## Updating
 
 ```bash
@@ -150,7 +164,7 @@ Everything stays on your computer. No server, no analytics, no third-party code.
 ## Development
 
 ```bash
-npm test              # parser, formatting and version tests (Node ≥ 20, no dependencies)
+npm test              # parser, formatting, storage and version tests (Node ≥ 20, no dependencies)
 npm run build:helper  # compile the macOS helper
 npm run test:helper   # end-to-end helper test (macOS, overwrites the clipboard)
 npm run icons         # render the icons
@@ -160,8 +174,10 @@ npm run icons         # render the icons
 
 ```
 manifest.json         Manifest V3
-src/content.js        buttons, notifications, copy flow
+src/content.js        buttons, counters, notes, notifications, copy flow
 src/gmail.js          everything Gmail-specific (DOM selectors, raw message URL)
+src/store.js          counters and notes in chrome.storage.local
+src/popup.*           toolbar popup with all notes
 src/mime.js           MIME parser
 src/format.js         text output, quote stripping, file list
 src/background.js     relay to the macOS helper

diff --git a/_locales/de/messages.json b/_locales/de/messages.json
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
 {
-  "name": { "message": "Paper Clipper für Gmail" },
-  "description": { "message": "Kopiert Gmail-Mails und ganze Verläufe mit einem Klick, auf Wunsch mit allen Anhängen als echte Dateien." }
+  "name": {
+    "message": "Paper Clipper für Gmail"
+  },
+  "description": {
+    "message": "Kopiert Gmail-Mails und ganze Verläufe mit einem Klick, auf Wunsch mit allen Anhängen als echte Dateien."
+  },
+  "actionTitle": {
+    "message": "Notizen von Paper Clipper"
+  }
 }
diff --git a/_locales/en/messages.json b/_locales/en/messages.json
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
 {
-  "name": { "message": "Paper Clipper for Gmail" },
-  "description": { "message": "Copy Gmail emails and whole threads in one click, optionally with every attachment as a real file." }
+  "name": {
+    "message": "Paper Clipper for Gmail"
+  },
+  "description": {
+    "message": "Copy Gmail emails and whole threads in one click, optionally with every attachment as a real file."
+  },
+  "actionTitle": {
+    "message": "Paper Clipper notes"
+  }
 }
diff --git a/manifest.json b/manifest.json
@@ -6,15 +6,44 @@
   "description": "__MSG_description__",
   "default_locale": "en",
   "key": "MIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEAnQMcZNi0VbggiDDt++3oD25hupu42yw+3mLcKLY3oGeZxUiyrcVb9t6b4EKGDHgHTaIuGImPp8CWgPZ6AO10V2lOHcLHcEgr1v8u70QRRluXkUbSK5iXfjW9hrXEoLKYGSaFeP/EF3bO9ZjalLNaqCyLZ18isB9DOyI7kZXe+wDFgklSJ/WgU5ezb4h6ifZRqHEoq+rJN50ZKrfjO0Rb1lpDvXyhLyHjIvmZTy7bdjYp1dXijw9JYkJ+7QqHyMclVann57e487NbPnS6jpIR7t7HztoG6KrpomfCo1w1Q++ebzzI6q4s48sgYpRrlIOGlk9RGe2SpzkvegZfRTvCFQIDAQAB",
-  "permissions": ["nativeMessaging", "clipboardWrite"],
-  "background": { "service_worker": "src/background.js" },
+  "permissions": [
+    "nativeMessaging",
+    "clipboardWrite",
+    "storage"
+  ],
+  "background": {
+    "service_worker": "src/background.js"
+  },
+  "action": {
+    "default_title": "__MSG_actionTitle__",
+    "default_popup": "src/popup.html",
+    "default_icon": {
+      "16": "icons/icon16.png",
+      "32": "icons/icon32.png"
+    }
+  },
   "content_scripts": [
     {
-      "matches": ["https://mail.google.com/*"],
-      "js": ["src/mime.js", "src/format.js", "src/gmail.js", "src/content.js"],
-      "css": ["src/content.css"],
+      "matches": [
+        "https://mail.google.com/*"
+      ],
+      "js": [
+        "src/mime.js",
+        "src/format.js",
+        "src/store.js",
+        "src/gmail.js",
+        "src/content.js"
+      ],
+      "css": [
+        "src/content.css"
+      ],
       "run_at": "document_idle"
     }
   ],
-  "icons": { "16": "icons/icon16.png", "32": "icons/icon32.png", "48": "icons/icon48.png", "128": "icons/icon128.png" }
+  "icons": {
+    "16": "icons/icon16.png",
+    "32": "icons/icon32.png",
+    "48": "icons/icon48.png",
+    "128": "icons/icon128.png"
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/content.css b/src/content.css
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@
   margin: 8px 0 4px;
 }
 
+.paper-clipper-thread > .paper-clipper-bar {
+  margin: 0;
+}
+
 .paper-clipper-btn {
   display: inline-flex;
   align-items: center;
@@ -41,6 +45,63 @@
   flex: none;
 }
 
+.paper-clipper-count {
+  min-width: 18px;
+  height: 18px;
+  margin-left: 2px;
+  padding: 0 5px;
+  box-sizing: border-box;
+  border-radius: 9px;
+  background: rgba(128, 128, 128, 0.2);
+  font-size: 11px;
+  line-height: 18px;
+  text-align: center;
+}
+
+.paper-clipper-count[hidden] {
+  display: none;
+}
+
+.paper-clipper-btn.is-active {
+  border-color: rgba(227, 116, 0, 0.7);
+  background: rgba(251, 188, 4, 0.18);
+}
+
+.paper-clipper-note {
+  max-width: 760px;
+  margin: 8px 0 4px;
+}
+
+.paper-clipper-note[hidden] {
+  display: none;
+}
+
+.paper-clipper-note-field {
+  display: block;
+  box-sizing: border-box;
+  width: 100%;
+  min-height: 76px;
+  padding: 10px 12px;
+  border: 1px solid rgba(227, 116, 0, 0.45);
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  background: rgba(251, 188, 4, 0.12);
+  color: inherit;
+  font: 14px/1.45 'Google Sans', Roboto, Arial, sans-serif;
+  resize: vertical;
+}
+
+.paper-clipper-note-field:focus {
+  outline: 2px solid #0b57d0;
+  outline-offset: -1px;
+}
+
+.paper-clipper-note-status {
+  min-height: 16px;
+  margin-top: 4px;
+  font: 12px/16px 'Google Sans', Roboto, Arial, sans-serif;
+  opacity: 0.7;
+}
+
 .paper-clipper-busy .paper-clipper-btn {
   opacity: 0.5;
   cursor: progress;