Can You Still Write Notes on Facebook? Finding Your Notes and Notes Alternatives

Easy tutorial for finding your Facebook Notes

Co-authored by Kyle Smith

Last Updated: March 16, 2023

How can I find my Facebook notes?

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What if I still want to share notes on Facebook?

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As of October 31 2020, Facebook no longer allows its users to create new Facebook Notes. Any notes you've already published will remain on Facebook, but all unpublished drafts have been deleted. Although the Notes feature is no more, there are still many ways to share longer, more blog-like posts on Facebook. This wikiHow teaches you alternatives to the now-defunct Facebook Notes, as well as how to find and save your existing Facebook Notes.

Things You Should Know

To find your Facebook notes, you’ll need to use the built-in “Download Your Information” tool.
Note that a download request may take several days to process.
If you want to share information on Facebook, try creating a post or using a Facebook Page as a blog.

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How can I find my Facebook notes?

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Go to https://www.facebook.com/ in your web browser. This method uses Facebook’s “Download Your Information” tool to download a copy of your Facebook notes to your computer.^{[1]
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- If you’re looking for other Facebook information, check out how to find old posts and how to view previous stories.
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Click your Facebook profile button. It’s in the top right of the Facebook website.

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Click Settings & privacy and select Settings. This will open the Settings page for your Facebook account.
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Click Privacy. You will see this option in the left panel.
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Click Your Facebook information. It’s an option in the left sidebar menu.
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Click Download profile information. This option is listed in the “Your Facebook information” page. This will open the Meta Privacy Center and show you a pop up window for requesting an information download.
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Click the "Date range" menu and select All time. This tells the tool to download all of the Notes you've created since you first signed up for Facebook.
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Click Deselect All. It's in the "Select information to download" section at the top-right corner of the activity list. All checkmarks in the list will disappear.
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Check the box next to Other activity. It's near the bottom of the list. This option includes your Facebook Notes, Pokes, interactive videos, and more.
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Scroll down and click Request a download. Facebook will send you an email when the download is ready. According to Facebook, this can take several days.
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Return to the "Download profile information" page when you get the email from Facebook. There will be a link in the email sent by Facebook to this page.
- You can also get there by clicking the menu in Facebook and navigating to Settings & privacy > Settings > Privacy > Your Facebook information > Download profile information > Available files.
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Download the file and view your notes. To do so:
- Click Download on the requested download in the downloads window.
- Enter your password to confirm., and follow the on-screen instructions to download.
- Once downloaded, unzip the files, then double-click the file called index.html.
- Navigate to Notes to read your notes.

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What if I still want to share notes on Facebook?

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Post your thoughts as regular Facebook posts. There aren't too many differences between posting a Facebook Note and making a regular post. Really, the only differences are that the old Facebook Notes editing screen was larger and had formatting options, and that Notes appeared in a separate Notes section of your profile. Although the formatting options won't be available when creating a standard Facebook post, you can compose your thoughts in advance using a text editor on your computer, phone, or tablet (such as Notepad for Windows or TextEdit for macOS) and paste the contents into your post.
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Create a Facebook Page and use it as a blog. If you were mostly using Facebook Notes to share blog-type posts, consider creating a Facebook Page and posting your thoughts as posts. When you create a Page, your friends (and anyone who comes across your Page) can "Like" it, which causes your Page's posts to appear in their feeds. Posting from your Page is similar to posting from your personal account, but instead of just having a one small box to compose your post, you have access to a whole set of publishing and drafting tools, including the ability to schedule posts in advance. You can also use Facebook's built-in Insights features to see how many people are viewing your posts.
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Start blogging on Medium. Medium is a free, community-oriented blogging site that is a great substitute for Facebook Notes. It's easy to sign up—just head over to https://www.medium.com and create an account. After publishing your thoughts, you can easily share your post to Facebook, making it easy for your Facebook friends to easily click over to your Medium blog. Another bonus of Medium is that you can actually make money with your writing.
- Medium is definitely not the only free blogging platform out there, but it's one of the easiest to use. Some other free and popular alternatives to Medium are Google's Blogger, Wordpress.com, Wix, and Tumblr.
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Organize your notes in a different app. If you were using the Facebook Notes feature to organize information, such as recipes or plans, try a note organizational app like Evernote or OneNote. Both of these apps are great for taking notes on all platforms, and you can even copy and paste your notes from either app into a personal Facebook post.