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Floating sticky notes for Mac

Hoverpad puts your notes on top of every window, so the thing you need to remember is always in view while you work. No switching apps, no digging through a notes list.

What “floating” means

A floating note is a small window that stays above your other windows. You can keep working in Safari, Xcode, Figma or a video call, and the note stays put in the corner of your screen. Hoverpad notes also stay above fullscreen apps and follow you across every desktop (Space), which most note windows don’t.

Why the built-in options fall short

macOS includes Stickies, and its Float on Top option works for ordinary windows. But Stickies notes disappear the moment you put an app into fullscreen, and Notes and Reminders don’t float at all. If you present, code, edit video or sit in long calls fullscreen, that’s exactly when you want a note in view. See the honest comparison with Stickies.

What you get with Hoverpad

• On top of everything. Over fullscreen apps and on every Space. See notes over fullscreen apps.
• Private when you share. Mark a note private and it stays out of screenshots, recordings and screen sharing. See hiding notes from screen sharing.
• Checklists that work. Tick items with a click, or type Markdown such as - [ ] milk.
• Quick Add. Press ⌃⌥A in any app, type, press Return.
• Tidy layouts. Free, Stack or Grid with ⌃⌥1 2 3.
• Pinned screen areas. Float part of your screen as a window. See pinning a screen area.
• Edge dock, fade when idle, Touch ID lock, notes for one app. The small details that keep notes out of your way.
• iCloud sync. The same notes on every Mac, through your own private iCloud. No account and no tracking.

How to get started

1. Install Hoverpad and look for the note icon in your menu bar. It doesn’t use the Dock.
2. Press ⌃⌥N for a new note, or ⌃⌥A for Quick Add.
3. Drag the note by its top edge to wherever you like. Hover the colour dot to recolour it.
4. Press ⌃⌥H to hide or show all notes at once.

Free and Pro

Hoverpad is free to start, with up to three floating notes, checklists, Markdown, all eight colours and Quick Add. Hoverpad Pro is a one-time purchase ($9.99 in US dollars; the App Store shows your local price) that adds unlimited notes, iCloud sync, pinned screen areas, notes for one app, Touch ID lock, layouts, edge dock, fonts and image sharing. There is no subscription.

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