SideNotes Alternatives

SideNotes is described as 'Instantly accessible notes app at your screen edge for capturing text, images, links, color codes, and screenshots with organization, cloud sync, and Markdown support' and is a Note-taking tool in the office & productivity category. There are more than 25 alternatives to SideNotes for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and iPhone apps. The best SideNotes alternative is Tomboy, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like SideNotes are Notefox, Stickies, Milanote and Notezilla.

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  1. Pinny Notes icon
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    Pinny Notes is a sticky note application with a button to "pin" a note making it always on top above other windows. A number of other handy tools are also available via the right click menus.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  2. Note Board icon
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    Productivity app. Save information like a sticky notes. You can create notes with images, videos or whatever you want. Save pages to read later or capture any web content with the chrome or firefox extension. Share boards with your friends. Create public boards.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
     
  3. PNotes icon
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    PNotes (Pinned Notes or Portable Notes, use what you prefer) is written entirely in C and Windows API (with Pelles C for Windows IDE) - so it is fast and light-weight. It has flexible settings - both for the program in whole and for individual note.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
     
  4. sChecklist icon
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    Simple checklist app. Just rows of text entries and a checkbox for each. No B.S., i.e., no categories, no sub-tasks, no time tracking, and no other crazy wizzbang features.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. Sticky Notes icon
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    Sticky Notes is a simple sticky notes app for GNOME. It allows you to create notes and format them.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
     
  6. TotesNotes icon
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    I was tired of always having to start a new instance of notepad to take a note of something during my busy work day. All the other note applications seem very bulky and didn't really work with the fast pace that I work at.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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