Privacy Policy

Slate & the Slate Bookmarks extension · Last updated June 2026

Slate is a private notes, bookmarks, and reminders app that syncs through a GitHub repository you own. This policy covers both the Slate web app and the Slate Bookmarks browser extension.

The short version

We don't collect, store, or transmit your personal data to us or to any third party. There are no analytics, no trackers, and no servers we operate that see your content. Your data lives on your device and in your own GitHub repository.

The browser extension

The Slate Bookmarks extension:

• Reads the active tab's URL and title — and, when you clip a page, its article content — only at the moment you invoke it (toolbar button, keyboard shortcut, or right-click menu). It has no background or cross-tab access.
• Hands that information directly to your Slate deployment by opening its /bookmarks/new or /clip page. Nothing is sent anywhere else.
• Stores a single setting — the Slate URL you point it at — in chrome.storage.sync, which Chrome syncs to your Google account. It contains no credentials.
• Contains no analytics, telemetry, or third-party services.

The Slate app

• Your notes, bookmarks, and reminders are stored locally in your browser (IndexedDB).
• If you enable sync, that data is pushed to and pulled from a private GitHub repository you configure and control, using a token you provide that is stored only on your device. Slate has no backend that sees your content.
• Authentication and storage are entirely between your browser and GitHub.

Data sharing

None. We have no servers that receive your data, so there is nothing for us to share, sell, or disclose.

Contact

Questions or issues: github.com/btjimerson/slate/issues.