Instant scratchpads, docked right at your screen edge

A featherweight capture companion built for Windows 11 & 10. Sits flush against your monitor bezel until you need it, expands in milliseconds, and runs at under 20MB of RAM.

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One-time purchase, no subscriptions · 3 Windows PCs included · Native Windows 11 & 10

State 01 · Resting Edge Anchor

Unobtrusive capture docked to your screen bezel

Glide your cursor to the right edge to cascade notes · Click any note to edit · Press Ctrl+. to cycle palettes

Ctrl+. changes active color

Stickies 3

Commands:

Encrypted & saved (250ms debounce)

/ Commands Ctrl+. Color Esc Back

Note archived

Zero cloud accounts · No background analytics · 100% offline & local-first

Three natural gestures, zero desktop clutter

No floating windows covering your open workspace. Stickies expands smoothly as your cursor approaches and folds away the instant you are done.

Step 01

Subtle edge anchor

At rest, Stickies lives as a slim, color-coded indicator against your screen bezel. No taskbar noise, no window borders, and near-zero idle CPU usage.

Step 02

Proximity fan-out

Move your cursor to the edge to reveal your active deck. Notes slide into view with fluid spring physics, displaying titles, color tags, and timestamps.

Daily Standup2m ago

Architecture Plan1h ago

Shopping ListYesterday

Step 03

In-place capture & auto-save

Click any card to edit in place. Jot ideas, run slash commands, or calculate formulas — changes auto-encrypt and write to SQLite within 250ms of your last keystroke.

Daily Standup🔒 Encrypted

• Ship DPAPI SQLite storage
• Fast global hotkey capture

Auto-saved (250ms)

High-Velocity Keyboard Actions

Every note is a command line

Type / anywhere in a note to summon the floating autocomplete palette. Format blocks, evaluate math inline, insert live timestamps, and scaffold meeting agendas without lifting your fingers from the keys.

Command Deck

Click any command to test it live in the note

🔒 DPAPI

✓ Click a command on the left or type /

/ Autocomplete

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Interactive Math Cards

Never break focus to open the calculator. Type /calc to convert your block into a math card, enter expressions like (850 * 1.15) - 40, and press Enter to render 25 * 4 = 100.

/calc 18 * 4.5 → 18 * 4.5 = 81

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Instant Meeting Scaffolding

Jump straight into thinking. Type /standup for agile updates, /meeting for attendees & action items, or /proscons for quick decision matrices.

/standup · /meeting · /proscons

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One-Stroke Task Cleanup

Finished your sprint? Run /clean (or /clear-done) to sweep away all checked tasks instantly. Your docked pill stays focused on what's left.

/clean purges done tasks

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Keyboard Theme Switching

Match your mindset without touching a mouse. Type /blue, /pink, /green, or /orange to change note colors, or /copy for clean markdown export.

/blue · /pink · /copy

Complete Command Reference

All built-in commands run completely offline in native Rust/WebView2 with zero telemetry and sub-millisecond response.

Basic Blocks

/todo /task Interactive task checkbox
/bullet /list Bulleted unordered list
/num /ol Numbered ordered list
/h1 · /h2 · /h3 Large, medium, & small headings
/quote /blockquote Blockquote callout
/divider /hr Horizontal dividing rule
/code /pre Code snippet with copy button

Math & Inserts

/calc /math Transforms to interactive math card block (e.g. 25 * 4 = 100)
/date /today Current formatted calendar date
/time /now Current clock timestamp
/datetime Combined date and clock time

Templates & Actions

/standup /daily Yesterday, Today, Blockers
/meeting /meet Attendees, Discussion, Next Steps
/proscons /prosandcons /compare Pros & cons decision table
/clean /clear-done Remove all checked/completed tasks
/yellow…/pink Switch active note color
/dark · /light /theme Toggle Dark and Light appearance
/copy /copy-all Copy note markdown to clipboard
/archive Move note off edge into SQLite

Off your screen, safe in your archive

Keep your screen edge focused on immediate work without discarding past thoughts. Archived notes remain indexed, encrypted, and instantly retrievable.

Instant Local Search

Query titles and encrypted note bodies in sub-millisecond time. Past ideas and code snippets remain immediately retrievable.

Clean Screen Margin

Finished tasks step away from the bezel, keeping your daily docked deck compact and focused only on active thoughts.

One-Stroke Recall

Press Win+Alt+A anytime to open the All Notes hub, filter by tags, or restore cards back to your active edge.

Universal export with zero vendor lock-in

Your notes are stored locally on your PC. Export whenever you want in open standard formats with complete ownership.

Individual Markdown

Clean .md documents with YAML frontmatter.

Plain Text

Universal lightweight .txt files for any text editor.

Combined Notebook

All selected cards compiled into a single clean file.

JSON Database Backup

Full archive export with tags, colors, and timestamps intact.

Keep notes where you need them

Pop a note out next to your work, lock the private ones, and keep the important ones at the top.

Pop out a note

Press Ctrl+Shift+P to put a note in its own window. It stays where you put it, can stay on top, and is back in the same spot next time Stickies starts. Press it again to send the note back to the dock.

Lock notes with a PIN

Set a 4-digit PIN and lock any note with Ctrl+Shift+L. Locked notes are encrypted and ask for the PIN every time you open them. You get a recovery key in case you forget it.

Pin and reorder

Press Ctrl+Shift+T or type /top to keep a note above the others. Drag notes to put them in any order, in the dock and in All Notes.

Private by architecture, local by design

Stickies operates strictly on your physical machine. No account creation, no cloud sync servers, and no background telemetry watching what you write.

Windows DPAPI Encryption Windows CryptProtectData encrypts note bodies at rest, binding cryptographic keys directly to your active Windows login credentials.

PIN Lock for Private Notes Locked notes get a second layer of AES-256 encryption, with a key made from your PIN. They lock again when you close them or press Win+L. You can also hide every note until the PIN is entered.

Zero Telemetry & Analytics No Google Analytics, no PostHog, and no background crash reporting SDKs phoning home.

Offline-First Design Stickies only goes online to activate your license (once, with Polar) and to check for updates. You can turn off update checks in Settings. Your notes never leave your PC.

Native Rust Engine (<20MB RAM) Compiled native Rust and Tauri v2 with Windows WebView2. Starts with Windows silently with zero garbage collection pauses.

Clean Win32 API Integration Global hotkeys use official Windows RegisterHotKey APIs — zero screen scraping, keylogging hooks, or invasive accessibility privileges required.

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Simple, honest pricing

Version 0.1.17 · 4.2 MB · Windows 11 & 10 (64-bit)

~~$14.99~~ $4.99

Buy now — $4.99 Direct Download (.exe)

Or install from the Microsoft Store. It updates on its own.

macOS Using a Mac? Check out Hold My Notes by Shobhit — the native Mac app that inspired Stickies.

✓ Early bird launch discount: $4.99 one-time

✓ Use it on up to 3 personal Windows PCs

✓ 7 days unrestricted trial, no credit card required

✓ Pay once. No subscriptions or renewal fees

✓ Free lifetime updates & performance fixes

✓ Notes stay on your PC, encrypted with Windows DPAPI

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Origin & Attribution

Giving credit where it is due

Stickies was inspired by Shobhit's fantastic Mac utility, Hold My Notes. I loved the screen-edge docking idea on macOS so much that I wanted Windows users to have a lightweight, private version of their own.

I built Stickies from scratch for Windows using Rust + Tauri v2, native Windows DPAPI encryption, and my own slash command system (/calc, /standup, /clean).

If you are on macOS, please support the original: Visit Hold My Notes for Mac →

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Stickies available for macOS?

No. Stickies is designed exclusively for Windows using Win32 window management, native WebView2, and Windows DPAPI encryption.

If you're on macOS, I recommend Hold My Notes by Shobhit. It's the Mac app that inspired Stickies.

How much does Stickies cost?

$4.99, paid once. There is no subscription. One purchase covers up to 3 of your Windows PCs, and updates are free. You can try everything free for 7 days first, no credit card needed.

Do my notes sync between PCs?

No. Your notes stay on your PC and are encrypted for your Windows account, so only you on that PC can read them. You can keep the notes file in a synced folder or on a NAS as a backup (Settings → Backup & Data). To move notes to another PC, export a backup there and import it on the new one.

Does it stay visible over full-screen games and apps?

Yes. The dock stays on top of other windows by default (you can change this in Settings → General). Notes you pop out into their own window have their own pin button to keep them on top.

How does multi-monitor support work?

In Settings → Dock you choose which screen the dock lives on: your main screen, your second screen, or whichever screen your mouse is on. If you unplug a monitor, the dock moves back to a screen you still have. The hotkeys (Win+Alt+N, Win+Alt+A) work on any screen.

What are the primary keyboard shortcuts?

Win+Alt+N (or Alt+Shift+N) opens a new note, Win+Alt+A opens All Notes, Ctrl+. changes the color, and Esc puts the note back in the dock. On an open note, Ctrl+Shift+P pops it out, Ctrl+Shift+T pins it to the top, Ctrl+Shift+L locks it, Ctrl+Shift+A archives it, and Ctrl+Shift+Del deletes it (you get 10 seconds to undo).

Can I lock private notes?

Yes. Set a 4-digit PIN in Settings → PIN Lock, then lock any note. Locked notes are encrypted with a key made from your PIN, and they ask for it every time you open them. When you set up the PIN, you get a recovery key. Keep it somewhere safe: without the PIN or the recovery key, nobody can open those notes, me included.

How does the 3-device license work?

A single purchase key allows active installation on up to 3 of your personal Windows PCs simultaneously. If you upgrade or replace a PC, click Deactivate this PC in Settings → License on the old one. If that PC is gone, remove it at polar.sh/eigenlabs/portal, or email me and I'll sort it out.

What slash commands are built into notes?

Type / anywhere inside a note to summon a floating autocomplete palette. Execute formatting blocks (/todo, /bullet, /num, /h1–/h3, /code, /quote), inline math calculations (/calc 25 * 4), live timestamps (/date, /time), meeting templates (/standup, /meeting, /proscons), and speed actions (/clean to remove checked tasks, /blue to change theme, /copy to export markdown). All commands run locally with sub-millisecond execution.

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