Notes is a multi-tabbed scratch pad type application. It can be used to store almost any kind of information. Notes makes storing information easy, and because of the multi-tab multi-file structure organizing that data is also made easy.

The main difference of InstantNotes from other note solutions is its easiness of use. While other programs wait a plenty of actions from you, InstantNotes will create your note in a second only with one hotkey. You can quickly organize your notes into unlimited count of themes. Themes will be saved automatically - you don´t need to press any button to save them.You can export themes to the text files, also you can stick program window on the top to simplify text manipulations.

StickIt is a Windows desktop sticky note application. Create notes and place them anywhere on your desktop. The notes will stay where you leave them until they have been closed. The notes will even reappear after rebooting your computer. You can customize your notes by choosing from a wide range of text and background colors.

If you´re on the same network as other StickIt users, you can create notes on their desktops. You can send notes across other networks as well, but that requires that both StickIt users have properly opened port 1979 for UDP access.

PinNotes is a simple, but effective sticky note program. Allowing full control and rich text support, each sticky note that is generated can be saved, customised (including transparency, window position, etc) and re-opened when the program is opened again. Colour schemes are available, along with extra options, such as Always on Top (for each individual note window), an Editing Panel, Position locking and WinShade mode (available for both the note and control windows). Extensive options are also available for the entire program via the Options window.

Full Editing is also available, including the ability to use pictures in the notes and extra options for including special data (Days, Months, Numbers, Time, Date, etc) in the notes. Special tools for case conversation are available and an extra tools for checking the properties of the current note (Word Count, Character Count, Tabs, etc).

Features:

• Each note window can be individually customised.
• Full rich text, printing, previews and page setup support.
• Locking, Winshade and Show Time support.
• Auto-Locking of note windows once they have not been used for a while.
• Full control from the main window (Focus, Close, Show, Hide).
• Full drag & drop text support.
• Much more, why now download a copy. Its FREE!

Requires Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1.

What's New in version 1.3 Beta 1 Build 1295:

• All directory accessing and controlling codes has been completely re-written from the ground up.
• All file accessing and controlling codes have also been re-written.
• All object handling code has been restructured.
• MAJOR: All settings are now stored in 'settings.xml' (all previous settings will not work).
• All >> symbols in the buttons have been removed as they were no longer needed.
• Updated the 'About' window (better appearance and does not get confused with other windows).
• MAJOR: All note settings are now stored in XML files (all previous settings will not work).
• You can now Drag & Drop files onto the 'Opened Notes' section of the main window.
• Fixed a fault that caused Note windows to open slowly.
• The main window now shows 'No Entry' panels when there are no items in the lists.
• Massive enhancements to all start-up code (should be faster and more efficient).
• The search field is now disabled when there are no items in the list(s).
• When a note is opened (via drag & drop or 'Open'), it is immediately focused.
• The 'Check For Updates' window now defaults to the new PinNotes website as an alternative update source.
• Lots of small changes to improve speed and performance.

The Sticky Notes application allows you to create electronic sticky notes directly on your Windows desktop. The Sticky Notes are just like paper post-it notes for your computer. Jot down tasks, messages, ideas, appointments, phone numbers, birthdays in a note and stick it on the desktop.

A note can be positioned anywhere you wish, or hidden in your task bar, then searched and displayed later. Notes can be resized.

The note´s contents can be formatted to include fonts, colors, transparency and hyperlinks. Once on screen, notes will remain where placed until closed, even through reboots.

Sticky Notes application is small and simple and all notes are kept in the text file. It does not use the registry.

Features:

• User-selected data file location.
• Backup/restore of a data file.
• Tile/cascade notes.
• Close and save a note when the escape key is pressed.
• Locked notes.
• More hardware shortcuts - CTRL-I, CTRL-U, CTRL-B, CTRL-F, CTRL-S for italic, underline, bold, font dialog, save note.
• Date time stamp is shown as "Month DD, YYYY HH:MM".
• Application preferences (options).
• No more confirmation dialog when closing the note.
• No more gripper and horizontal line on a note.

This application gives the user the ability to track notes on their computer just like Post-It notes. The application is freeware, which means you can download and use it, at no cost! One neat thing you can do with it is that it can synchronize with an FTP server so the notes on one computer is the same as the notes on your other computers or laptop.

If you have notes all over your desk, or want to save information all in one place without losing them, you´ll find this program very easy to use with many useful features. Simply just install this program and it appears on your task-tray. Whenever you want to create a fast note, just double-click on the post-it note icon on your task tray. It´s that easy.

Features:

• Unlimited Notes can be created and resized.
• Archive Notes, Print Notes and Sort Notes.
• Protect certain notes with a password.
• Synchronize notes with a server when using multiple computers.
• Set an alarm on the note so it pops up at a certain date and time..
• It´s Free!

What's New in version 3.64:

Enhancement: Lots of new enhancements including:

• Play a generic Open/Close/Delete/Alarm sounds when opening, closing and deleting notes.
• Able to set non-active notes to a transparent background.
• Switch to confirm when deleting notes.
• More flexibility and options for Find features including drop-downs of history.
• Title can automatically be created when you start typing the details of a note.
• Integrated HTML help and better layout of User Options tab.
• Preview contents of notes while in Manage Notes detail screen.
• New FTP socket tool with better synchronization with Vista.

A digital note program which lets you to write down notes on your desktop. Includes customizable color, size, and font, and built-in alarm.

Features:

• Write notes, stick them on your desktop. Or have them hover above all other applications.
• Set your font size, styles, and colors
• Customize note color and transparency
• Set note alarm, and have it repeats every given time.
• Set your own template, or use default templates provided.

SyncNotes helps you keep you important snippets of information at your fingertips, always.

SyncNotes allows you to easily store, retrieve and even communicate small pieces of textual information. The SyncNotes System consists of a desktop software that allows you to put up virtual sticky notes on your screen, a web based system that synchronizes all notes from your PC(s) and a WAP based interface to view and add notes when you are on the go.

The SyncNotes Desktop Client: The SyncNotes client is a windows application that allows you to create and manage notes on your desktop computer. The online notes and the local notes store are synchronized periodically every time your computer connects to the Internet. You can put up notes on your desktop, make them stay always on top so that you don´t forget your important reminders; you can even make the notes translucent!

The NoteBox: The NoteBox is where all your notes are stored online, allowing you to the synchronized notes using any web browser just by accessing your SyncNotes.com account. This is also where you log into for getting a clear list view of all your notes, making it easier for cleaning up your notes, archiving them, etc.

SyncNotes Mobile: The SyncNotes Mobile Interface allows you to view, add, edit, or send notes using any internet enabled device, that supports WAP or XHTML, for example your mobile phone, your Pocket PC™ or any other PDA. This also makes SyncNotes a more cost efficient way of sending messages than SMS, as the recipient need not have a mobile phone to receive your message.

This program started with an itch of mine. I often have needed to take notes while talking on telephone, surfing or doing almost anything. Those notes are usually just temporary since I want to do something with it - like adding a telephone number to my phonebook. What I needed was scrap paper. It is similar to notepad which can be brought from tray when needed but has also auto-save. Just ideal for taking notes. Title case capitalization by Dr. Grammar rules also comes in handy.

wikidPad is a Wiki-like notebook for storing your thoughts, ideas, todo lists, contacts, or anything else you can think of to write down.

What makes wikidPad different from other notepad applications is the ease with which you can cross-link your information. Links in a wiki are created by typing in WikiWords. A WikiWord is any mixed case word typed into the editor. TodoList or JohnDoe are example WikiWords. The term wiki means "quick" in Hawaiian, and wikis are all about quickly linking your information together. Wikis are not a new concept, in fact there are many web based wiki servers available.

Features:

• On the fly WikiWord linking, as you type
• WikiWord auto-completion
• Easy WikiWord navigation
• Wiki text styling
• WikiWord History
• Wiki document attributes
• Dynamic views
• Tree/Outline view with over 100 icons
• Todo lists
• Incremental search
• Search and Replace
• Autosave
• Export to HTML
• All your data is stored in plain text
• URL and file linking
• Intuitive keybindings
• Help Wiki included

A fast, transparent, easy to use sticky notes program. When not in use, you can easily dim the program so that it appears as though it is built into the desktop.

You can also call it from your Excel or Word application. The package includes an ActiveX library you can use in your software projects. Programming help is provided by request.

Requires Visual Basic runtime. You might have it already installed. If not, get it from the Microsoft Website.

Note-It lets you place notes where you want them in front of you. Notes can be minimized to icon size to save space.

Features:

• Append multiple notes to a single file
• All text formating is now saved with the note file
• Drag and drop text from most applications
• Control the transparency of a note - let notes fade to the background
• Store images inside a note - simply paste into the note
• Show Special View notes and display information like computer memory, live clipboard viewer, and hard drive space
• Minimize option lets you shrink a note to icon size
• Spell checking capability
• Hyperlink and URL detection support

What's New in version 4.4.0.5:

• Note-It will now remember the last opened folder for opening/saving

NotesHolder lets you quickly type in any piece of information so that you can easily find it when you need. This is the most effective way to store all your notes without cluttering up your desk with PostIt and sticky notes.

Move your mouse cursor to the edge of the screen, the list of the notes divided into categories will pop up. Click once to create a new note or to edit an existing one. Click once more to print the note.

Answerpad is a program that will memorize any statement that is entered into it. A user may then ask it questions in plain English and Answerpad will try to answer by processing the information within its memory.

Answerpad also has the ability to speak aloud and will let you speak to it by using speech recognition. It can even take on a much more friendly appearance when told to use one of the many available Microsoft Agent characters.

PNotes is a light-weight, flexible, skinnable manager of virtual notes on your desktop. It supports multiple languages, individual note´s settings, transparency and scheduling. Absolutely portable as well - no traces in registry.

Throw the physical stickies away and replace them with virtual ones on your desktop. PNotes (Pinned Notes or Portable Notes, use what you prefer) is written entirely in C and Windows API - so it is fast and light-weight. It has flexible settings - both for the program in whole and for individual note. Skins, fonts, colors, alarms, transparency level - all-in-one. Any portion of note´s text can be formatted separately. PNotes also supports creating and managing groups of notes. There is a variety of skins for PNotes and, moreover, you can create your own one if download PNSkinCreator - a small utility for creation PNotes skins. Notes can also be skinless, that allows stretching them to any reasonable size.

Scheduling is also important feature of PNotes. It is possible to schedule each note to remind you about significant events by three different ways - alarm you once, every day at specified time or pester you every specified interval.

PNotes is fully Unicode supported and translated into many languages. And, obviously, it is portable - it leaves no traces in Windows registry and can be started from any drive (fixed or flash) on any computer. Take your notes with you to any location.

100% assembly language written small (6144 bytes) post-it-note utility in your Windows(tm) taskbar icon tray. It is easy to use, come with striking color, and will not clutter your computer screen at all. In addition, it supports Asian language input and selection of different fonts type. Very useful for users who want to write small remainder or memo fast and stick it on computer screen. No installation required. No external DLLs installation needed. Just download and run! So small that it can be run on your USB memory stick too!

HandyNotes is a small software program that makes it easy to keep all your notes organized in one easily accessible place.

With HandyNotes, any time you need to jot something down you can just click on an icon and create a new note. If you need to refer to previous notes, you can easily browse them, or search for a keyword.

Starting with version 2.0, HandyNotes users can now synchronize their notes with the HandyNotes.net website, meaning that you can access your notes from any computer with web access, at any time! Or if, for example, you run HandyNotes at home and at work, you can keep all your notes synchronized and easily accessible.

Stickies is a PC utility to cut down on the number of Post-It notes. It stores all information in a single text-based ini file. They are yellow rectangular windows onto which you can put some text notes. Once created, they will stay on screen until you take them away. Just like a real sticky piece of paper.

Hott Notes is the free sticky notes reminder program for your desktop. It´s simple, yet attractive interface makes it intuitive and easy to use. Not only can you post sticky note reminders, you can make checklists, set alarms, draw on your notes, and archive.

Other features include a Notebook to organize your notes, a backup system to keep your notes safe, and much more.