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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows 2003, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000
- Date added: May 23, 2009
- Total Downloads: 118,323
- Downloads last week: 1,761
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 48 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET staff on June 01, 2009
The days of cluttered physical desktops, with dozens of yellow notes everywhere, are over. There are plenty of programs to help create virtual notes, but Sticky Notes sets itself apart from the pack with its ease and simplicity.
This free program embeds itself into your tray and creates a new note when double-clicked. Immediately, a square pops up with a Menu button, an option to hide or make the note visible, and a clock at the bottom telling what time the note was created. Typing a reminder is simple and easy and doesn't really differ from any other notes program. Where Sticky Notes gets ahead of its competition is with its options. Clicking on the Menu brings up a long list of ways to customize the program. From setting its priority, to changing the color, setting an alarm, transparency, and even options to print, there are plenty of ways to configure the program to your liking.
Sticky Notes quickly and easily makes notes for anyone interested in staying organized and our complaints are fairly minimal. One big issue we had was that when new notes are created, they stack on top of one another and must physically be staggered. This may cause some notes to get lost in the shuffle. That is a small issue, though, and we recommend this download for anyone looking for notes.
Publisher's description
From Igor Vigdorchik :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. Also notes have a click thru capability. Once on screen, notes will remain where placed until closed, even through reboots. Alarms can be added to a note to act as a reminder. Sticky Notes application is small and simple and all notes are kept in the text file. It does not use the registry.
Version 2.2 features a find / replace inside a note, a multi-monitor support, an alarm sound, a text strikethrough, a saving of search's window size and position, a multiple items selection in the search/alarm list.
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 3.9 stars out of 48 votes
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Version: Sticky Notes 2.2
"Helpful in staying reminders and staying organized."
Pros: Easy to change colors of notes and sizes.
Cons: Once you turn on "Hide on Mouse Over" function, there's no way to turn it off. I spent yesterday listing reminders on a note, then rolled it up..I turned on "Hide on Mouse Over" function and now I can't see what I wrote..very frustrating!
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Since writing my review, I was able to get help from the product designer with my problem. I got an immediate response to my email. I learned that to deactivate the "Hide on Mo... read more >>
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Version: Sticky Notes 2.2
Pros: Exactly what I needed to cut down on my desk top clutter. Quick reference for frequently used info. Fast down load, easy install. Highly reccomend it.
Cons: Only con was the "Hide Upon Mouse Over" feature, when turned on the sticky note disappeares, however there is no way to turn that function off and you cannot click on the note again.
Summary: Great little feature for free. Will not bring world peace but is a great substitute for the original sticy. Love the transparancy feature!
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Version: Sticky Notes 2.2
"Does all I need it to do for quick notes."
Pros: Does all I need it to do for quick notes.
Cons: Nothing that I would change.
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Version: Sticky Notes 2.2
"Very useful software for writing things down on the fly"
Pros: Always a click away
Cons: A little sluggish from time to time.
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Version: Sticky Notes 2.2
Pros: This is a very nice alternative to paid sticky note programs. It's low profile, using minimal resources, and can be customized to fit the user's need. I particularly like the ability to make the notes transparent.
Cons: When installing the program, there is no shortcut. You have to create one. The second minor problem is you cannot send notes to other computers on your LAN.
Summary: This is a nice little program for reminders, to do's and lists. You can even set an alarm. When spread out on the desktop, you can make the notes appear in varying degrees of transparency, meaning the most significant note can be opaque and the rest... read more >>
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