SideNotes – Screen Edge Notes

Name: SideNotes – Screen Edge Notes
Price: 19.99 USD
Rating: 0 (0 reviews)
Author: Apptorium

Sticky notes on the side

Only for Mac

$19.99

Age Rating

4+
Years
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Productivity
Developer

Apptorium
Language

EN
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15
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Notes that slide in from the edge of your screen. SideNotes lives on the edge of your screen. Slide it in instantly, write, and hide it again — without switching apps. Capture it instantly. Stay focused. SideNotes is built for fast note capture on Mac. It helps you save what matters in the moment, then get back to work. Use SideNotes for: - tasks and to-do lists - ideas and reminders - meeting notes and follow-ups - links, phone numbers, and quick references - code snippets and Markdown notes - AI prompts and useful AI answers - screenshots, images, and file shortcuts (drag and drop) Why people choose SideNotes: - opens from Open Bar, Hot Side, or keyboard shortcut - stays out of the way until you need it - works well with full-screen apps - folders, note colors, and checklists - instant search across notes - customizable shortcuts, fonts, and behavior - Markdown support - iCloud sync across devices Unlike classic sticky notes, SideNotes keeps your desktop clean while keeping notes close at hand. Whether you are coding, designing, studying, writing, or in calls, SideNotes gives you a quick, reliable place to capture and organize notes.

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Fast and Convenient: My New Favorite Note-taking App!
04/14/2023

Cspain11
To be honest, I didn't expect this app to become my preferred choice for note-taking, but I use it constantly throughout the day to quickly jot down anything I need to remember by simply tapping the sidebar. Whether it's adding links, phone numbers, making quick edits or just storing something temporarily, I find myself using this app more often than Notes on my Mac, Pages, Notability or even Craft. The speed and ease with which I can access it, without having to search for a pen and paper or a particular button, make it my top note-taking app.What's more, I recently discovered that they also have an IOS app for the iPhone, which has been a game-changer for me. As someone who works from home, I can easily jot down notes on my Mac and then access them on my phone while lying in bed. I can't express enough how much I adore and appreciate this app.The developers of this app are exceptional; they're constantly adding new features and fixing bugs. They also have excellent customer support and promptly respond to queries, which is a rarity among app companies.I love that I can choose from different designs to match my mood whenever I want. Overall, this app is amazing and definitely worth the price. If you have any doubts, give it a try. And don't forget to download the app for your phone as well; you won't be disappointed, I promise.Additionally, I forgot to mention that the syncing speed between my Mac and phone is incredibly fast. It's much faster than IOS Notes, and I can add something on one device, and it's already on the other device before I even hit send. It's lightning-fast, and I'm always surprised at how quick it is.

Developer Response
Thank you!
Fast and Convenient: My New Favorite Note-taking App!
04/14/2023

Cspain11

To be honest, I didn't expect this app to become my preferred choice for note-taking, but I use it constantly throughout the day to quickly jot down anything I need to remember by simply tapping the sidebar. Whether it's adding links, phone numbers, making quick edits or just storing something temporarily, I find myself using this app more often than Notes on my Mac, Pages, Notability or even Craft. The speed and ease with which I can access it, without having to search for a pen and paper or a particular button, make it my top note-taking app.What's more, I recently discovered that they also have an IOS app for the iPhone, which has been a game-changer for me. As someone who works from home, I can easily jot down notes on my Mac and then access them on my phone while lying in bed. I can't express enough how much I adore and appreciate this app.The developers of this app are exceptional; they're constantly adding new features and fixing bugs. They also have excellent customer support and promptly respond to queries, which is a rarity among app companies.I love that I can choose from different designs to match my mood whenever I want. Overall, this app is amazing and definitely worth the price. If you have any doubts, give it a try. And don't forget to download the app for your phone as well; you won't be disappointed, I promise.Additionally, I forgot to mention that the syncing speed between my Mac and phone is incredibly fast. It's much faster than IOS Notes, and I can add something on one device, and it's already on the other device before I even hit send. It's lightning-fast, and I'm always surprised at how quick it is.
Developer Response 11/27/2023
Thank you!
Exactly What I Needed Except...
11/21/2020

verotheelf
This app is amazing! As a scatterbrain if I don't immediately write down important thoughts/reminders…goodbye forever. I relied on the notes app for years, curating an assortment of snippets with no context, organization, or urgency, often left to be rediscovered and decrypted months later during spring cleaning attempts. Even pinned notes became quickly outdated, just not convenient enough to view or quickly organize in the moment. Sidenotes finally offered what I was missing, quick access with an easily organizable format. On the the formatting, I mainly like the limited options as it frees the mind from spending too much time playing around with the settings. But my big annoyance is the lack of a keyboard trigger only option. I don't like clutter so the choice between a visible bar that can also open up accidentally and another icon on my menu bar is a big pet peeve. I prefer to trigger it from a hotkey, but find there's no option to do so as I have with some of my other apps. Otherwise nothing but praise here!
Exactly What I Needed Except...
11/21/2020

verotheelf

This app is amazing! As a scatterbrain if I don't immediately write down important thoughts/reminders…goodbye forever. I relied on the notes app for years, curating an assortment of snippets with no context, organization, or urgency, often left to be rediscovered and decrypted months later during spring cleaning attempts. Even pinned notes became quickly outdated, just not convenient enough to view or quickly organize in the moment. Sidenotes finally offered what I was missing, quick access with an easily organizable format. On the the formatting, I mainly like the limited options as it frees the mind from spending too much time playing around with the settings. But my big annoyance is the lack of a keyboard trigger only option. I don't like clutter so the choice between a visible bar that can also open up accidentally and another icon on my menu bar is a big pet peeve. I prefer to trigger it from a hotkey, but find there's no option to do so as I have with some of my other apps. Otherwise nothing but praise here!
Beautiful and extremely handy
10/03/2019

Connoisseur95
I've wanted for years to have a quick way to jot things down. I've tried a dozen menu-bar apps and always returned to launching TextEdit and typing notes there. Textedit is very unsatisfying, hard to organize, and takes a long time.SideNotes is the opposite: it's pretty, quick to open, and lets me organize my notes. Highly recommend it!The only improvement I can imagine is to have it sync my notes via iCloud so I can use smoothly between my desktop and laptop (or maybe designate certain folders as shared and some not). Kudos!
Beautiful and extremely handy
10/03/2019

Connoisseur95

I've wanted for years to have a quick way to jot things down. I've tried a dozen menu-bar apps and always returned to launching TextEdit and typing notes there. Textedit is very unsatisfying, hard to organize, and takes a long time.SideNotes is the opposite: it's pretty, quick to open, and lets me organize my notes. Highly recommend it!The only improvement I can imagine is to have it sync my notes via iCloud so I can use smoothly between my desktop and laptop (or maybe designate certain folders as shared and some not). Kudos!
Excellent concept but missing a couple things
05/21/2020

Stubear
I love the concept behind this app and I'm getting used to having it aroudn. However, there are a couple things I'd like to see added that would make it more useful.First, and foremost, would be syncing across devices. iCloud sync is built into macOS so why not use it? I don't want to have to copy/pasta my notes from one device to another using Apple Notes. If I did thia, why use SideNotes at all?I get it. Everyone loves markdown. Or do they? I know it's trendy, or was for a while, but RTF has been aroudn for a hell of a lot longer and will still be around for a hell of a lot longer. I'd love to see an option that lets me use RTF for writing and formatting my notes.Last, but certainly not least, the color coding is helpful, but honestly colorful stickynotes are only helpful because the paper is the color, not just a small stripe along the edge. Let's see an option where the note itself is color color coded. We shouldn't have to parse a tiny 2-3px stripe to determine how we might have possibly meant to organize the note.

Developer Response
We've just updated the app and it doesn't show Markdown syntax anymore.
Excellent concept but missing a couple things
05/21/2020

Stubear

I love the concept behind this app and I'm getting used to having it aroudn. However, there are a couple things I'd like to see added that would make it more useful.First, and foremost, would be syncing across devices. iCloud sync is built into macOS so why not use it? I don't want to have to copy/pasta my notes from one device to another using Apple Notes. If I did thia, why use SideNotes at all?I get it. Everyone loves markdown. Or do they? I know it's trendy, or was for a while, but RTF has been aroudn for a hell of a lot longer and will still be around for a hell of a lot longer. I'd love to see an option that lets me use RTF for writing and formatting my notes.Last, but certainly not least, the color coding is helpful, but honestly colorful stickynotes are only helpful because the paper is the color, not just a small stripe along the edge. Let's see an option where the note itself is color color coded. We shouldn't have to parse a tiny 2-3px stripe to determine how we might have possibly meant to organize the note.
Developer Response 07/19/2025
We've just updated the app and it doesn't show Markdown syntax anymore.

SideNotes 1.6 is one of our biggest updates yet, with major new features and lots of refinements. - Fold notes to reduce clutter. - Pin notes and folders to keep important items on top. - Completely redesigned Settings window. - New Default theme. - Full font selection support. - Redesigned Move Note menu, including Move to Recent Folders. - Quick Formatting Toolbar for faster text editing. - New text formatting options: Underline and Horizontal Separator. - Delete completed tasks. - Redesigned bottom bar in note view. - New bottom bar in notes list. - Improved note color picker. - Better formatting when pasting from ChatGPT. - Optional single-click folder opening. - Pinch gestures to fold and unfold notes (Option applies to all notes). - Right-click menu in the menu bar icon. - New translations: Chinese (Simplified), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, and Spanish. - Improved first-launch introduction. - Many additional UI improvements across the app. Fixes - Fixed disabling drop-to-side not working. - Fixed note bottom bar disappearing when Share popover is shown.

Version 1.6 May 11

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Seller: Apptorium
Size: 15 MB
Category: Productivity
Compatibility: Requires macOS 13 or later.

Mac
Requires macOS 13 or later.
Languages: English and 8 more

English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Simplified Chinese, Spanish
Age Rating: 4+

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Fast and Convenient: My New Favorite Note-taking App!

Exactly What I Needed Except...

Beautiful and extremely handy

Excellent concept but missing a couple things

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