# Sticky Notepad: Notes & Memo

Free, colorful sticky notes for the Mac desktop and menu bar, with rich text formatting and adjustable transparency.

- **Category:** [Utilities](https://notchlist.vercel.app/category/utilities/)
- **Price:** Free
- **Open source:** no
- **Official site:** https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sticky-notepad-notes-memo/id1634804565
- **Available via:** Mac App Store
- **Requirements:** macOS 11.0 or later, per the Mac App Store listing.
- **Maker:** J2. Studio, Inc.

## Kitsmith's take

A modernized take on Apple’s bundled Stickies app: notes pin to the desktop or float on top of other windows, with six theme colors, adjustable transparency, and dark mode support. A 2.0 rewrite (December 2025) added a proper rich-text engine — bold/italic/underline/strikethrough, headings, and bulleted/numbered/checklist blocks — addressing a formatting gap multiple reviewers had flagged in earlier versions. The developer (J2. Studio, a small team behind the "萱 吴" Apple Developer account) responds individually to nearly every App Store review, including walking users through existing features (resizable notes, "Stay on Top" pinning, dock-icon hiding) that reviewers had missed. Free with no paid tier or in-app purchase visible on the listing.

## Features

- **Rich text formatting:** Bold, italic, underline, strikethrough, headings, bulleted/numbered lists, and to-do checklists, added in the 2.0 rewrite.
- **Pin to desktop or float on top:** Notes can sit on the desktop or stay pinned above other windows via "Pop Out Note" → "Stay on Top."
- **Colorful, transparent themes:** Six theme colors with adjustable transparency, plus independent light/dark mode.
- **Menu bar quick access:** Create a new note or open the full note list from a menu bar icon, which can also be hidden.

## FAQ

**Is Sticky Notepad free?**

Yes — free, with no paid tier or in-app purchase listed on its Mac App Store page.

**Can notes stay pinned to the desktop?**

Yes — use "Pop Out Note" then "Stay on Top" to keep a note pinned above other windows, per the developer’s own review responses.


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Hand-verified listing on Kitsmith: https://notchlist.vercel.app/apps/sticky-notepad/