Seeing is remembering.

macOS Stickies gets one thing right: notes sit on your desktop where you cannot miss them. But they do not sync, and there is no place to tuck them away. InStash keeps the visible reminders and adds iCloud sync and an edge deck.

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What it does

On your desktop

Notes float as small windows on your desktop. Keep them on top, adjust transparency or collapse them to one line, with six colors to tell things apart.

The edge deck

When the desktop gets crowded, tuck notes to the edge of the screen as a slim strip of tabs. Move the pointer close to fan them out, click to edit, and pin the ones you use most.

iCloud sync

Notes sync between your Mac and iPhone. Jot something on your phone and send it straight to your Mac desktop.

Tuck away, not delete

Remove a note from the desktop and it stays in your list until you want it back. Delete it for good only when you are sure.

Keyboard shortcuts

⌘N for a new note, ⌘D to show or hide them all, plus a global hotkey that works from any app. Every shortcut can be changed.

Formatting as you type

Markdown marks turn into formatting as you type, so headings, lists and bold need no toolbar.

Write on iPhone, see it on your Mac

Create a note on iPhone, pick a color, turn on Show on Mac Desktop, and it appears on your Mac.

New note
Pick a color
Show on Mac desktop

This is a simulated demo with sample data.

All Notes

Tap + to add

Milk, eggs

Weekly sync: agree on quarterly goals

Wi-Fi password is on the router

InStash

Your ideas, instantly stashed, synced everywhere.

Download on the Mac App Store