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Stika Notes

Sticky notes that look like paper and stay on the desktop you put them on.

I wanted one desktop just for sticky notes, and for it to still be set up that way tomorrow. Most sticky-note apps either follow you onto every desktop or pile up on whichever one is open. So I built my own, for Mac and Windows: notes that remember where they belong, corkboards to pin them to, and enough paper and ink that it feels like the real thing.

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Note to self:back up!
Each desktop keeps its own notes and boards, even after you restart. Try switching.
Download for MacApple Silicon & Intel · macOS 13+ · 7.4 MBDownload for WindowsWindows 10 & 11 · beta · 3.1 MB

Version 0.3.2 · released 14 Oct 2026

Free · no account · nothing leaves your computer

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Opening it the first time on a Mac

The app isn't signed with a paid Apple certificate yet, so macOS checks with you once before it opens. It takes about a minute.

  1. Drag it into Applications

    Open the file you downloaded and drag Stika Notes onto the Applications folder.

  2. Open it, then click Done

    The first time, macOS says it couldn't verify the app. That's expected, so click Done.

  3. Click Open Anyway

    Open System Settings → Privacy & Security. Scroll down to Security and click Open Anyway.

  4. Confirm, and it's yours

    Use Touch ID or your password. If macOS asks once more, click Open Anyway. From then on it opens like any other app.

Download didn't start? Try again. These steps are also further down the page.

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Installing it on Windows

The Windows version is new and isn't signed with a paid certificate yet, so your browser and Windows double-check it the first time. Tell me if anything misbehaves.

  1. Keep the download

    If your browser says the file isn't commonly downloaded, choose to keep it. In Edge: ··· → Keep → Show more → Keep anyway.

  2. Open it, then click More info

    Windows shows a blue “Windows protected your PC” box. Click More info, not Don't run.

  3. Click Run anyway

    The publisher shows as unknown because the app isn't signed yet. Click Run anyway.

  4. Install, and it's yours

    The installer takes a few seconds and doesn't need admin rights. Then Stika Notes is in your Start menu.

Download didn't start? Try again. These steps are also further down the page.

What it does

Stays where you put it

Every note and board remembers its virtual desktop, even after a restart. Give a whole desktop to a project and it's still set up that way tomorrow.

Corkboards on your desktop

Drag a note onto a board to pin it, drag it past the edge to tear it off. Tie notes together with red string, detective-board style. When a board's in the way, fold it up into a strip with just its name.

Feels like paper

Eight paper colours, nine pens from Sharpie to fountain pen, ink that soaks in as you type, doodles, and notes that slowly yellow and curl if you ignore them.

Yours, on your computer

No account and nothing sent anywhere. Back up to your own Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox or iCloud folder with one click, or daily.

Opening it the first time

Mac

The app isn't signed with a paid Apple certificate yet, so macOS checks with you once before it opens. It takes about a minute.

  1. Drag it into Applications

    Open the file you downloaded and drag Stika Notes onto the Applications folder.

  2. Open it, then click Done

    The first time, macOS says it couldn't verify the app. That's expected, so click Done.

  3. Click Open Anyway

    Open System Settings → Privacy & Security. Scroll down to Security and click Open Anyway.

  4. Confirm, and it's yours

    Use Touch ID or your password. If macOS asks once more, click Open Anyway. From then on it opens like any other app.

Windows

The Windows version is new and isn't signed with a paid certificate yet, so your browser and Windows double-check it the first time. Tell me if anything misbehaves.

  1. Keep the download

    If your browser says the file isn't commonly downloaded, choose to keep it. In Edge: ··· → Keep → Show more → Keep anyway.

  2. Open it, then click More info

    Windows shows a blue “Windows protected your PC” box. Click More info, not Don't run.

  3. Click Run anyway

    The publisher shows as unknown because the app isn't signed yet. Click Run anyway.

  4. Install, and it's yours

    The installer takes a few seconds and doesn't need admin rights. Then Stika Notes is in your Start menu.

Built with

  • Tauri
  • Rust
  • Svelte
  • TypeScript
  • SQLite

A Rust core places each note on its virtual desktop and keeps everything in a local SQLite file. The paper, pens and boards are Svelte.

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