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DeskStickyNotes

Free, open-source Windows sticky notes that stay put

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Keep a short to-do list in view while you work. Pin individual notes, fold them into small draggable icons, and create or cycle notes with customizable global hotkeys. DeskStickyNotes runs on Windows 10/11 x64, stores notes locally, and works without an account or cloud sync. It's free and MIT-licensed, with an installer and a self-contained portable ZIP.

PH · launched Nov 7, 2026 · 1 upvote (top 65%) · 0 views

Niche: digital sticky note apps · 38 launches, 6 in the last 7 days · Explore this niche →

Category and tags
  • Horizontal
  • Workflow automation
  • Prosumer
  • Not AI
  • Hobby / open-source project
  • Windows
  • Open Source
  • Notes
  • GitHub

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More like this: all 38 launches in digital sticky note apps →

Could you build this?

Yes A Windows sticky-notes app with pinning, global hotkeys, and local storage is a well-trodden desktop app pattern (C#/WPF or Electron) that a solo builder can vibe-code.

Competitors

Other products that read as similar to this one : 382 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.

Attention rank: #167 of 383 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).

Launched 310 days after the earliest competitor.

  • SmileNote Pro · ph · 2026-10-06 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.63
  • FloatNote+ · ph · 2026-10-13 · 9 upvotes · similarity 0.61
  • Floating Notes 2.0 · ph · 2026-09-10 · 10 upvotes · similarity 0.61
  • NoteStrata · ph · 2026-10-10 · 2 upvotes · similarity 0.59
  • HideNStick Notes · ph · 2026-10-12 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.59
  • NotePebble · ph · 2026-10-22 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.58
  • Deskbit · ph · 2026-09-29 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.58
  • Pin It - sticky notes · ph · 2026-11-08 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.57

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