You can create a PWA of Google Keep by clicking on your browser’s Settings -> More tools -> Create Shortcut -> Enable Open as Windows -> Create. Lastly, we have Google Keep which is again not a dedicated Sticky Notes alternative, but with a bit of tweaking, you can make it a potential app for quick note-taking. That’s cool, right? Summing up, while Microsoft Sticky Notes is surely advanced, the lack of stay-on-top feature is an elementary mistake which the company should have fixed long back. For example, if you add an address to Sticky Notes then it offers a clickable link to open the place on the Map. Having said all of that, the highlight of Microsoft Sticky Notes is that it offers smart insights based on your input. What I like more is that it has multiple text formatting options including bulleted points, strikethrough, and more. The great part is that it now offers cross-device syncing which can be accessed from OneNote Mobile, Microsoft Launcher, and Outlook. You can follow our article and learn how to keep a window appear on top.Īpart from that, you can quickly add your tasks and reminders. However, you can bring the pin functionality through a third-party app.
It appears on the desktop and does not stay on top of all windows which is disappointing. Since Microsoft killed the original Sticky Notes, it has brought a more advanced and feature-rich alternative called Microsoft Sticky Notes on Windows 10. A few in-app icons are missing or seem incorrect/unstylised the aforementioned tray icon for managing notes is MIA and the ‘manager’ side of the app doesn’t appear to have a dock icon when running.įor comparison, I exported my notes from Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and imported them into my Linux Mint 20.2 install.Download ( Free, $29.95) 2. There are a few quirks I noticed when using it outside of Cinnamon. Next, run an update to make sure your system can see the available apps, then install the sticky notes app and its dependencies like so: sudo apt update & sudo apt install stickyįinally, launch the app from your distro/desktop app launcher to get started. To do this quickly open a Terminal app and run the following command: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kelebek333/mint-tools To install Mint’s sticky notes app on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and above first add the third-party Mint Tools PPA to your list of software sources. This would be particularly useful on Ubuntu as the tray icon used to show/hide and add notes in Cinnamon doesn’t work here. One thing Notes doesn’t (currently) have that I wish it did is a keyboard shortcut to hide/show the notes on demand. Thus, I find the no-frills focused feature set of Sticky suits me well. it’s the the typical mundane stuff you’d scrawl and stick up on a colourful square). My reminder needs are neither exotic nor elaborate (i.e.
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