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Choice is good, especially when it comes to freeware desktop utilities. When you're looking for a sticky-notes program, for example, you want as many choices as possible, and you've sure got them; everything from simple text apps with yellow backgrounds to elaborate efforts to duplicate the look and behavior of actual paper. We looked at Sticky Notes, which is fast and simple yet offers plenty of options for customizing your notes, including background colors, fonts, and priority.
As with many such programs, Sticky Notes offers several ways to create and access notes, but its main point of access is a system tray menu. From the tool's menu we could create and access notes, show or hide all notes, import and export notes, empty the Recycle Bin, open the Settings and Notes Manager, and carry out other tasks. The Settings are in two parts, Program and Notes. We could configure the size, color, font, transparency, and behavior of our notes, as well as set autosave, configure hot keys, import settings, and enable multimonitor systems.
We found that the fastest way to create notes is with the hot keys, though we'd like to see a shell context menu for Sticky Notes, which would let users create a new note quickly while using the mouse. Since you can paste stuff into Sticky Notes just as easily as you can type it (more easily, sometimes), it would be a time-saver. We quickly created a sequence of notes, which Sticky Notes presented in cascading order, each with a different background color--a nice option that makes it easy to distinguish notes. The Notes Manager is a simple gridded display giving quick access to all our notes. The online Help file is actually one of the better ones we've seen, and we've seen them all.
You wouldn't think the small differences among free sticky-notes programs would matter, but they do, especially if you keep a lot of notes. Sticky Notes offers a nice balance between speed and features. There's nothing stopping you from trying as many of these tools as you need or want to, but we recommend placing Sticky Notes near the start of the queue--it might just save you some time.
Publisher's Description
From Andrey Golyatin:
Sticky Notes is simple, easy-to-use, and absolutely free note taking software that helps you jot down, manage and organize information and create reminders with snooze, repeat options and various alarms. With Sticky-Notes, you can write down short notes, ideas, phone numbers, addresses, make to-do lists, organize research and class notes on your desktop. There are multiple ways to create sticky notes. Once you have created a new note, place the cursor into the body of the note and start typing or paste information. The program automatically saves all notes information. Sticky Notes provides plenty of options to configure the program the way you like - you can color code, sort, duplicate, prioritize and print sticky notes and find whatever you need instantly. If you like, you can edit and format text, change the font style, size, and color with standard hot keys or the options that are available in the note context menu. Additionally, you can hide, cascade or minimize sticky notes that saves your desktop space. Sticky Notes supports sharing notes with friends and co-workers through the network or the Internet.
What's new in this version: Version 1.121
- Added Ctrl + Shift + R hotkey to easily change the color of the selected note.
- Now you can select image position and use jpg, bmp, gif and icon files as the note background.
- Added Ctrl + D hotkey to open the font dialog window.
- Hide and show Notes Manager with Ctrl + Alt + M.
- Added hotkeys: bold(Ctrl + B), italic(Ctrl + I), underline(Ctrl + U), strike out(Ctrl + Shift + S).
- Show selected notes by double click or pressing Enter... See all new features
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All versions:
4.6 starsout of 15 votes
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Current version:
4.7 starsout of 10 votes
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"It was more than what I was expecting!"
Version: Sticky Notes 1.121
Pros
I was in a hurry the day I downloaded this program and I was only paying attention to the ratings as opposed to what it did. I noticed as soon as I used the first note that it was more than a sticky note.It does all that it says. I like the function that reads to you. That has already been useful to me more than once. No issues on the download,no pop up adds, no Google Chrome I didn't ask for.Thanks you again Cnet for another awesome free program and thanks to the makers of Sticky Notes. You guys rock!
Cons
at least ten characters (Thats what I was told to enter). I crack myself up!
Summary
Get it. Its free and you want be disappointed.
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"the best bar none"
Version: Sticky Notes 1.121
Pros
Like other programs of this type, you can add notes to your screen. But this program is much more than that! You can save the notes, you can hide them, you can change both their color and font. Also, there is a priority setting for the notes you make, an alarm setting for the notes that need it, and a function that reads the notes to you if you wish.
The very best thing about the notes program is that there is a note manager part to it. You can recall hidden notes, delete them, or do many other functions. It acts like a database for your notes.Cons
none that I can see
Summary
After searching for a notes programs that meets my standards, I struck gold!
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"Sticky Notes are great"
Version: Sticky Notes 1.121
Pros
Lots of options within the program. Love the use of colors in the program.
Cons
A little difficult to get use to.
Summary
I really like this program
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"Wonderful and powerful sticky note app."
Version: Sticky Notes 1.121
Pros
It has everyting that others have.
Cons
I idn see any cons
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"Free notes maker and manager with easy customizing."
Version: Sticky Notes 1.121
Pros
Easy of use, saves to desktop, many ways to customize--color, fonts, size, visability. Help is extremely simple and easy to use.
Cons
Would love to create a note by one click on the desktop.
Summary
Overall a winner!!
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"post its on your computer"
Version: Sticky Notes 1.121
Pros
Dose all I want except being able to print selected notes
Cons
Being able to print selected notes would be a bonus
Summary
Saves looking around for a pen and paper and as a touch typist it makes taking notes easier as well
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"This is a great program, and it is portable as well."
Version: Sticky Notes 1.121
Pros
This is a great program!
And it is portable as well.Cons
No con artists here!
LOLSummary
This section is kind of redundant sometimes, don't you think?
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"All I wanted in a note /reminder app"
Version: Sticky Notes 1.121
Pros
Ability to minimize the note on the desktop
Customization Options
Alarm feature
Ability to see an index and manage all notesCons
None found after 3 weeks of light use at work and home
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"This is a Great Sticky Note by Far!"
Version: Sticky Notes 1.121
Pros
Fully customizable; like change the fonts, colours, transparency of note, visible or not. The best part is that it has a Speak icon that actually reads the note! You can copy and paste into the note too. Also it can pick random colours for each new note and put them in a cascading style. It's Brilliant!
Cons
You do need to move the notes around as they can get in the way on web pages. But if you have a Task bar at the bottom of your screen, it can sit there nicely.
Summary
I was a little taken aback at first, but after playing around with it, it is truly remarkable. probably the best Stick around and it is Free!
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"Works like a charm when I remember to set up reminders"
Version: Sticky Notes 1.121
Pros
You can choose colors, transparency and alarms to ft your needs.
Cons
Occasionally they can be annoying and block part of a page I am trying to view.
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