Get sticky notes on mac desktop
In general I find Mac apps to be superior in usability and looks, but this is one type of app where nearly every attempt I've seen on OS X veers towards "personal wiki" (too much), or online synching (don't need), or just plain clunky (dashboard widget). They were not as pretty as OS X Stickies, but you could set transparency and colours freely.Stickies had awesome shortcuts like: bring back all "hidden" stickies in view.Being able to hide a Stickies is great because sometimes you may want to keep a Stickies visible while working on something, and you might want to hide others which get in the way.So in effect it also works as a small notes database, but it is primarily a great scratchpad. You can manage the Stickies, hide ones you don't want to see now, and bring them back later.You can easily set the title of the Stickies.You can choose how much screen estate to use for your Stickies. If the text gets long, a scrollbar appears.Great for keeping lists of articles to read (why would I create a new online account, or use a browser extension when I can freely edit my list anyway I want? Not to mention it is saved somewhere on my harddrive that I can easily read without the application running, and backup). You can click links in Stickies to open in browser. You can drag the browser's uri to a Stickies. You can even have it play a sound and animate! The Sticky note goes to "sleep" (it hides) and will pop on your desktop at the required time. I don't want to go through the Dashboard, I want Stickies to pop on my desktop on command!.Toggle Stickies on and off with a global keyboard shortcut.I'm writing this in the hope a Mac developer researching the topic sees an opportunity.įeatures from Stickies that I am missing: Since you have both the Notes and Reminders apps, you’re probably wondering why the Stickies app is even necessary. Jot down a note, stick it to your desktop, and it’s there when you need it. Unfortunately I haven't come accross anything like Stickies on OS X. The Stickies app on your Mac is a handy, built-in tool that works just like those physical sticky notes you use at your desk.