Steam 'Add a Note' browser Extension

[Brian Boru]

ETA: see post #9—this is a browser extension I had forgotten about!

This appeared recently, beside the Wishlist, Follow, Ignore buttons. Put your note in, and it's sitting there in view next time you visit that game page—no need to click on any 'Show Note' delay. Well done Steam, user-friendly design.

Use Shift+Enter to write a new line in the text box—but the display will lump it all together in one line, so obviously less useful for longer notes. If you know/discover the character limit, please post.

You can also update your note anytime—eg I went back in and added the URL for @Johnway's helpful post below:

Great feature imo, I've been using it quite a bit to store tidbits from reviews which the marketing omits for some reason

 

[Slasken]

Nice feature. I don't have it. Do you have the beta version of Steam?

 

[Brian Boru]

I don't have it

??? Okay, I know I'm special an' all, but…

I'm not aware of anything unusual about my account, so maybe it's some geo or tech reason.

I'm in USA, on Windows 10 and using latest Opera GX browser. I don't have scripting turned off, or any other severe privacy settings.

I'll test my other browsers in a while, and update.

 

[ZedClampet]

This is a special feature being first rolled out to people their neural AI has analyzed and decided are anal retentive.

Seriously, though, they must just be rolling it out to various groups first because I don't have it either, and I'm in the beta. I also checked to see if it was a web only thing, and I don't have it there, either. I wouldn't think it would be an Opera only feature, but you never know.

You wouldn't happen to have had publisher access at any point?

I went ahead and checked Opera, and that's not it, but the more that I think about it, I think there is a second opt in somewhere on Steam for experimental features that aren't actually part of the beta branch. I'm bored, so I may figure it out eventually

 

[Brian Boru]

I'll test my other browsers in a while, and update

Ah, it is clearly browser specific. Results from my other 3:

Edge:
The feature shows, but my saved note wasn't there. When I clicked 'Add Note', I got an empty text box.

Vivaldi:
Feature does not show at all.

Opera:
Feature does not show at all.

In all cases, the game showed on my wishlist, as expected—that's linked to my account. But the Note feature is obviously not account linked, but rather stored in or for the browser.

I did a very quick search, but didn't find any external info.

You wouldn't happen to have had publisher access at any point?

Nope.

@Slasken @ZedClampet what browser & OS are you using?

 

[ZedClampet]

Ah, it is clearly browser specific. Results from my other 3:

Edge:
The feature shows, but my saved note wasn't there. When I clicked 'Add Note', I got an empty text box.

Vivaldi:
Feature does not show at all.

Opera:
Feature does not show at all.

In all cases, the game showed on my wishlist, as expected—that's linked to my account. But the Note feature is obviously not account linked, but rather stored in or for the browser.

I did a very quick search, but didn't find any external info.

Nope.

@Slasken @ZedClampet what browser & OS are you using?

I updated my post above. I didn't realize there was a second Opera browser. I just downloaded the "normal" one, I guess.

 

[ZedClampet]

Ah, it is clearly browser specific. Results from my other 3:

Edge:
The feature shows, but my saved note wasn't there. When I clicked 'Add Note', I got an empty text box.

Vivaldi:
Feature does not show at all.

Opera:
Feature does not show at all.

In all cases, the game showed on my wishlist, as expected—that's linked to my account. But the Note feature is obviously not account linked, but rather stored in or for the browser.

I did a very quick search, but didn't find any external info.

Nope.

@Slasken @ZedClampet what browser & OS are you using?

I downloaded Opera GX and still don't see it.

 

[Zloth]

Have you got some sort of Steam add-on? I don't see this option, either. I did some quick googling and there is some Steam helper that does this, but I didn't find anything official from Valve.

 

[Brian Boru]

Further investigation:

I have a Augmented Steam thing on top menu:

When I click and select 'Options' and scroll down ~1/3 of the page, I see:

ETA: I'm a complete idiot! Cue surprised gasps…

It's an extension I installed and forgot about—should've twigged it when it was browser specific.

Augmented Steam

Sorry about that everyone 🥵… but hey, it's a very nice extension which you might like

 

[Zloth]

Twigged it??? Is that something Twiggy would do?

 

[ZedClampet]

Twiggy

Good Lord, I'm old.

 

[Brian Boru]

Twigged it???

Oops, my bad, forgot there are a lot of non-English speakers here. So at great expense, specially for the dialectically challenged, here you go!

Twiggy

I was more partial to some Shrimp

 

[Slasken]

@Slasken @ZedClampet what browser & OS are you using?

I use Windows 11 on the laptop, and Windows 10 on my gaming PC. Firefox on both. But for Steam, I use the Steam client.