An innovative privacy focused approach to code documentation
Ghost Note is a VS Code extension that lets you attach comments directly to the symbols in your codebase — without modifying the source code. Attach comments, images, videos, and tags to symbols in your codebase, without ever touching the code.
Ghost Note Pro supports 12+ programming languages including JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, C/C++, Java, Go, and Ruby, enabling developers working across multiple language projects to use a single unified annotation system.
Ghost Note captures 95% of code ideas versus 30% lost with traditional methods by enabling instant note attachment to specific symbols during active coding, with searchable organization and persistent local storage linked to workspace folders.
Ghost Note lets developers attach invisible, version-control-ignored notes directly to code symbols. Notes stay local and never commit to Git, keeping the codebase pristine while enabling real-time capture of debugging hypotheses, TODOs, and reasoning without external wikis or scattered documentation.
Ghost Note's out-of-band comment system keeps notes invisible in the editor view, reducing visual distraction and allowing developers to maintain flow state while still having organized, contextual information available on demand.
Ghost Note builds a private knowledge layer within VS Code, allowing developers to tag symbols, attach screenshots and files, and reference related code—eliminating the need to switch between external tools and reducing weekly context-hunting time by 8+ hours.