
If you install both, make sure to change the installation location for one of them.Since the pandemic changed the way we all work, meetings have looked a bit different. note: Stickies and Stickies for Windows with both install to C:\Program Files\Stickies\ by default. Stickies used about 4MB of memory while in use (3 notes, transparency turned on for all of them, one with an alarm). What can’t this desktop note app do? The entire thing is customizable, and it even has Pocket PC and Palm synching.
Stickies is small and simple, it writes to a single text file, and does not touch the registry.
Stickies can be transferred to and from your Palm or PPC PDA. Stickies can have alarms set to ensure you notice them at a point you choose. Stickies can be hidden for a certain period, until a specified date and time, or to wake every day, week or month, to act as reminders. Favourite friends, and custom lists can be made. Signature for transmitted or emailed stickies. Hierarchical friends list, which may be automatically transferred from other friends. Stickies can be transferred from one machine to another either over a TCP/IP network connection, or by using an SMTP mail server or MAPI client:. Stickies can snap to each others edges to keep them lined up. Stickies appearance can be customized fonts, colours and buttons may be changed, and styles saved. Once on screen, stickies will remain where placed until closed, even through reboots. Though synchronization isn’t something I tested, it seems very straight forward. With 4 notes open (one with an alarm, transparency turned on for all 3), A Note used about 3MB of memory. Translations to other languages (version 1.2)Ī Note is the only of these three desktop note programs to be released under the GNU Public License, which in my mind makes it worthy of a donation if you use it. Both go above and beyond being “just notes”, and share similar features. There are lots of them, but here are my favorite three two – A Note and Stickies.Įach of these is free, and certainly worthy of a donation if you find them useful. I was recently asked if there was a Windows equivalent to Apple’s Stickies. This used to be a list of my three favorite “notes” Apps, but one of them has bit the dust – so we’re down to two.