Handy Note Handy Note

Sticky notes,
perfected.

Beautiful virtual sticky notes for your Mac. Jot down ideas, customize with themes, organize with hashtags, and keep what matters visible.

Mac App Store See features

Requires macOS 11.5 or later

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Shopping List
Milk, bread, avocados, pasta sauce, olive oil, tomatoes, garlic, basil, mozzarella, peppers, paneer
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Project Ideas
Redesign the landing page with new illustrations. Set up automated testing for the API. Research competitor pricing models. Write blog post about the launch.
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ssh deploy@prod
git pull origin main
pm2 restart all
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Book Notes
The key insight from chapter three is that consistency matters far more than intensity.
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We're an award winning development studio that specializes in creating intrinsically viral, high quality mobile and desktop applications. We've managed to consistently create market leading apps.
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Meeting Prep
Review Q4 numbers before the call. Ask about timeline for the new feature rollout.
Themes

Seven themes,
infinite yours

Choose from seven built-in themes or create your own. Customize gradient colors, text, links, cursor color, and fonts. Every note can look exactly how you want it.

Hashtag Search

Find anything
instantly

Add hashtags to any note and filter with a tap. Even with dozens of notes scattered across your desktop, finding what you need takes seconds.

Show all notes with the following tags
#FIPLAB
3 notes match this tag
#FIPLAB
#work
#ideas
#urgent
#personal
#recipes
Rich Formatting

More than
plain text

Bold, italic, underline, strikethrough, font sizes, and clickable links. Format your notes exactly the way you think. With live word count tracking words, paragraphs, or characters.

Stay In Control

Collapse, pin,
and fade

Collapse notes to just their title bar to save space. Pin important ones to float above other windows. Adjust opacity so notes blend into your desktop without disappearing. Set global hotkeys to instantly show, hide, or create notes from anywhere.

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Pinned
Server credentials for the staging environment. Do not share this note.
Opacity: 55%
This note fades into your desktop background so it's visible but never in the way.
Menu Bar

Notes in
your menu bar

Access your notes from the menu bar without opening the full app. Create new notes and jump straight to any existing note — always one click away, never in the way.

Everything you'd expect.

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Export as RTF
Save any note as a rich text file or export your entire notes database for safekeeping.
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Find & Replace
Full find and replace across any note. Jump to matches, replace one at a time, or replace all at once.
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Spell Checking
Automatic spell checking and auto-correct as you type. Catch mistakes without breaking your flow.
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Start at Login
Your notes are ready the moment your Mac boots up. No need to remember to launch anything.
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Keyboard Shortcuts
Create new notes, toggle formatting, find text, and manage notes without touching the mouse.
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Native Mac App
Built for macOS. Lightweight, fast, and designed to feel like a natural extension of your desktop.
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Menu Bar Mode
Access your notes from the menu bar. Create new notes and jump to any existing note without opening the full app.
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macOS Services
Select text in any app and send it straight to a new Handy Note via the macOS Services menu. No copy-paste needed.
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Global Hotkeys
Assign system-wide keyboard shortcuts to instantly show or hide notes, or create a new note from anywhere.
Handy Note

Your desktop, your notes

Free on the Mac App Store. Start writing in seconds.

Download on the Mac App Store

Requires macOS 11.5 or later