SideNotes – Screen Edge Notes

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

Quick ideas, tasks & notes

Only for Mac

$19.99

Ages

4+
Years
Category

Productivity
Developer

Apptorium
Language

EN
English
Size

22.2
MB

Also Included In

SideNotes & Workspaces

Productivity

Mac

SideNotes lives on the edge of your screen – always ready, never in the way. Designed for momentary notes: tasks, ideas, phone numbers, links, quotes, screenshots, code snippets, recipes, vocabulary, colors. SideNotes is a fast and lightweight notes app that opens from the side of your screen. Click the Open Bar, move your cursor to the edge (Hot Side), or use a keyboard shortcut — and just start typing. No need to create files or switch apps. Just open SideNotes, hit +, and write. Whether you’re working, designing, coding, studying, or in a call — SideNotes lets you quickly capture: – ideas, tasks, inspirations – links, quotes, references – phone numbers, to-dos, shopping lists – Markdown notes and code snippets – colors (type #rrggbb to preview and copy) – screenshots or images (just drag and drop) – recipes, vocabulary, creative drafts Key features: – Opens instantly from screen edge – Save text, links, images, color codes – Drag and drop screenshots into notes – No clutter: notes stay off-screen until needed – Folders, note colors, keyboard shortcuts – Highly customizable: fonts, layout, behavior – iCloud sync – Markdown support – Works with ThemeEdit — a free tool to create and modify themes Unlike sticky notes that clutter your desktop, SideNotes keeps everything tidy and organized — yet always close at hand. Trusted by designers, developers, and everyday users. Try SideNotes and never lose a thought again. If you enjoy it, please consider leaving a review.

Ratings & Reviews

This app hasn’t received enough ratings or reviews to display an overview.

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!
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!
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 Jul 19
We've just updated the app and it doesn't show Markdown syntax anymore.
Great and Handy App for Notes
09/19/2019

BuffalonianJohn
Amazing software that works as expected. A very well thought out app with great programing to back it up!Perfect for keeping important information at your fingertips. It is also very easy to share information with others from it.This app also has dual monitor support. I am using it in the beta of Catalina. The little handle you click to open it appears on the monitor you are working on. Another very cool feature is that you can pin the panel (right click on the tab you click to open the app). I leave it open my second monitor while using my main monitor.It stays out of the way unless you need it. Much handier interface than a menubar app in my opinion.It is also a handy way to keep a snippets library. I am looking forward to learning all this has to offer.
Great and Handy App for Notes
09/19/2019

BuffalonianJohn

Amazing software that works as expected. A very well thought out app with great programing to back it up!Perfect for keeping important information at your fingertips. It is also very easy to share information with others from it.This app also has dual monitor support. I am using it in the beta of Catalina. The little handle you click to open it appears on the monitor you are working on. Another very cool feature is that you can pin the panel (right click on the tab you click to open the app). I leave it open my second monitor while using my main monitor.It stays out of the way unless you need it. Much handier interface than a menubar app in my opinion.It is also a handy way to keep a snippets library. I am looking forward to learning all this has to offer.

Improvements - Markdown visibility can now be toggled directly from the Aa menu - UI refinements: adjusted note bar size and position, rounded search window corners Bug Fixes - Fixed an issue where the app window disappeared in Hot Side mode when using writing tools - Fixed inconsistent delay behavior in Hot Side mode - Fixed a crash when deleting a list item while Markdown was visible - Fixed broken links in task lists - Fixed character picker not working inside lists

Version 1.5.2

Oct 21

Data Not Collected

The developer does not collect any data from this app.

Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More

Accessibility

Information

Seller
Size
Category
Compatibility
Languages
Age Rating
Copyright

Developer Website

Privacy Policy

Supports

Family Sharing

Up to six family members can use this app with Family Sharing enabled.

More by Apptorium

SideNotes Mobile

Your quick notes with you
FiveNotes Mobile

Your five notes in your pocket

SideNotes – Screen Edge Notes

Quick ideas, tasks & notes

Also Included In

Ratings & Reviews

What’s New

Version 1.5.2

App Privacy

Data Not Collected

Accessibility

Information

Supports

Family Sharing

More by Apptorium