Tack — Smart Sticky Notes
Quick Capture, One Hover Away
Only for Mac
Free
Mac
Dock notes to the left, right, or top edge. They collapse to a slim strip, then expand on hover. Quick capture, Markdown editing, and local-first privacy.
Tack docks to the left, right, or top edge and nearly disappears into a slim strip — quiet until you hover, instant when you do.
Type a thought into the quick-capture bar, press Return, done. No title required, no friction. Just capture and move on.
— FOR FAST THINKERS —
Tack is built for people who think in fragments: commands, links, addresses, code snippets, quick checklists. Things you need right now, not filed away in a second brain you’ll never revisit.
— WRITE IN MARKDOWN —
Full Markdown with live rendering as you type. Four editor modes — Edit, Live, Preview, and Split — so you can write raw syntax or see polished output, your call.
• Cursor-aware syntax highlighting
• Code blocks with language-specific coloring
• Tables, task lists, blockquotes, images
• Wiki-style [[Note Title]] linking between notes
• Drag-drop and paste images directly
• Export Markdown, RTF, HTML, PDF, or a full JSON backup
— STAY ORGANIZED —
• Folders, smart folders, and color-coded tags
• 6 note colors with adaptive light and dark appearance
• Full-text search with operators (tag:, color:, folder:, is:pinned, …)
• Pin important notes; soft delete with trash retention
• Spotlight integration — find notes from anywhere on your Mac
• Per-note reminders and daily notes
• Lock private notes or folders with Touch ID or password
— ALWAYS WITHIN REACH —
• Edge auto-hide: dock left, right, or top; hover to expand
• Menu bar icon with recent notes and quick actions
• Global hotkey capture (optional, configurable)
• Float-on-top window mode
• 40+ keyboard shortcuts, Quick Open, and macOS Shortcuts
• Services menu: select text in any app → Add to Tack
— GIVE YOUR AI A MEMORY —
The AI tools you already use can work with your notes — over a local connection on your Mac, and only if you turn it on.
• Connect supported MCP clients with guided setup — no Tack account required
• Your AI assistant can read, create, and organize notes for you: file loose captures, summarize your week, draft from your snippets
• A Memory wall clusters related notes by meaning, entirely on-device
• Off by default, loopback-only, and protected by an automatically managed local secret
— BUILT FOR YOUR MAC —
Native SwiftUI app. No Electron wrapper. Tack feels like it belongs on your Mac because it was built exclusively for it.
• Light and dark mode
• VoiceOver labels and Reduce Motion-aware transitions
• Handoff and Continuity
— YOUR NOTES, YOUR CHOICE —
No accounts, telemetry, ads, or analytics. Notes are local by default. Optional iCloud sync uses your private iCloud database, and link previews fetch only public URLs that you add. On-device connection scanning and the local MCP helper are opt-in. Tack does not receive your notes; connected AI clients handle requested content under their own terms.
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Information
- Seller
- Shanglong Ning
- Size
- 12.9 MB
- Category
- Productivity
- Compatibility
Requires macOS 15.0 or later.
- Mac
Requires macOS 15.0 or later.
- Mac
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 Shanglong Ning