diff --git a/config.json b/config.json
index ff6f80ffff1..e2c22bc031e 100644
--- a/config.json
+++ b/config.json
@@ -68,11 +68,12 @@
 			"icon": "icon-play",
 			"label": "Activity"
 		},
-		"Knowledge Base": {
-			"type": "page",
-			"link": "questions",
+		"Notes": {
+			"type": "list",
+			"doctype": "Note",
+			"link": "List/Note",
 			"color": "#01372b",
-			"label": "Knowledge Base",
+			"label": "Notes",
 			"icon": "icon-question-sign"
 		}
 	},
diff --git a/utilities/doctype/note/__init__.py b/utilities/doctype/note/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d
diff --git a/utilities/doctype/note/note.py b/utilities/doctype/note/note.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3a1799443b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utilities/doctype/note/note.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# For license information, please see license.txt
+
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+import webnotes
+
+class DocType:
+	def __init__(self, d, dl):
+		self.doc, self.doclist = d, dl
+		
+	def onload(self):
+		if webnotes.session.user != self.doc.owner:
+			if webnotes.session.user not in [d.user for d in self.doclist if d.doctype=="Note User"]:
+				webnotes.msgprint("You are not authorized to read this record.", raise_exception=True)
+	
+	def validate(self):
+		if webnotes.session.user != self.doc.owner:
+			if webnotes.session.user not in webnotes.conn.sql_list("""select user from `tabNote User` 
+				where parent=%s and permission='Edit'""", self.doc.name):
+				webnotes.msgprint("You are not authorized to edit this record.", raise_exception=True)
diff --git a/utilities/doctype/note/note.txt b/utilities/doctype/note/note.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2deb02746ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utilities/doctype/note/note.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+[
+ {
+  "creation": "2013-05-24 13:41:00", 
+  "docstatus": 0, 
+  "modified": "2013-05-24 15:47:11", 
+  "modified_by": "Administrator", 
+  "owner": "Administrator"
+ }, 
+ {
+  "allow_rename": 1, 
+  "autoname": "field:title", 
+  "description": "Note is a free page where users can share documents / notes", 
+  "doctype": "DocType", 
+  "document_type": "Transaction", 
+  "module": "Utilities", 
+  "name": "__common__", 
+  "read_only_onload": 1
+ }, 
+ {
+  "doctype": "DocField", 
+  "name": "__common__", 
+  "parent": "Note", 
+  "parentfield": "fields", 
+  "parenttype": "DocType", 
+  "permlevel": 0
+ }, 
+ {
+  "cancel": 1, 
+  "create": 1, 
+  "doctype": "DocPerm", 
+  "name": "__common__", 
+  "parent": "Note", 
+  "parentfield": "permissions", 
+  "parenttype": "DocType", 
+  "permlevel": 0, 
+  "read": 1, 
+  "role": "All", 
+  "write": 1
+ }, 
+ {
+  "doctype": "DocType", 
+  "name": "Note"
+ }, 
+ {
+  "doctype": "DocField", 
+  "fieldname": "title", 
+  "fieldtype": "Data", 
+  "label": "Title", 
+  "print_hide": 1
+ }, 
+ {
+  "description": "Help: To link to another record in the system, use \"#Form/Note/[Note Name]\" as the Link URL. (don't use \"http://\")", 
+  "doctype": "DocField", 
+  "fieldname": "content", 
+  "fieldtype": "Text Editor", 
+  "in_list_view": 0, 
+  "label": "Content"
+ }, 
+ {
+  "doctype": "DocField", 
+  "fieldname": "share", 
+  "fieldtype": "Section Break", 
+  "label": "Share"
+ }, 
+ {
+  "doctype": "DocField", 
+  "fieldname": "share_with", 
+  "fieldtype": "Table", 
+  "label": "Share With", 
+  "options": "Note User"
+ }, 
+ {
+  "doctype": "DocPerm"
+ }
+]
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diff --git a/utilities/doctype/note_user/__init__.py b/utilities/doctype/note_user/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d
diff --git a/utilities/doctype/note_user/note_user.py b/utilities/doctype/note_user/note_user.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..928aa9ff9f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utilities/doctype/note_user/note_user.py
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# For license information, please see license.txt
+
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+import webnotes
+
+class DocType:
+	def __init__(self, d, dl):
+		self.doc, self.doclist = d, dl
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diff --git a/utilities/doctype/note_user/note_user.txt b/utilities/doctype/note_user/note_user.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2d82bb03845
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utilities/doctype/note_user/note_user.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+[
+ {
+  "creation": "2013-05-24 14:24:48", 
+  "docstatus": 0, 
+  "modified": "2013-05-24 14:24:48", 
+  "modified_by": "Administrator", 
+  "owner": "Administrator"
+ }, 
+ {
+  "description": "List of users who can edit a particular Note", 
+  "doctype": "DocType", 
+  "document_type": "Other", 
+  "istable": 1, 
+  "module": "Utilities", 
+  "name": "__common__"
+ }, 
+ {
+  "doctype": "DocField", 
+  "name": "__common__", 
+  "parent": "Note User", 
+  "parentfield": "fields", 
+  "parenttype": "DocType", 
+  "permlevel": 0
+ }, 
+ {
+  "doctype": "DocType", 
+  "name": "Note User"
+ }, 
+ {
+  "doctype": "DocField", 
+  "fieldname": "user", 
+  "fieldtype": "Link", 
+  "label": "User", 
+  "options": "Profile", 
+  "reqd": 1
+ }, 
+ {
+  "default": "Edit", 
+  "doctype": "DocField", 
+  "fieldname": "permission", 
+  "fieldtype": "Select", 
+  "label": "Permission", 
+  "options": "Edit\nRead"
+ }
+]
\ No newline at end of file