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Write it down before you lose it.

Coloured stickies on your desktop, a Trello-style board for your projects, and a scratchpad good enough to leave your code editor closed. One native Mac app, and every card is a note.

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macOS 26 or later on Apple Silicon. No account. Free plan, Pro from $2.99 a month.

Website Launch/ Kanban

Type a note with shortcuts, press Return, and it lands on the board. Tick a card or drag it to another column.

Total
8
Doing
2
Done
2

Ideas2

  • WL-3

    Comparison page idea

    site

  • WL-9

    Ask a friend to test sign-up

    P3

To Do2

  • WL-11

    Write the launch post

    P2copyFri

  • WL-12

    Fix the pricing table on phones

    P1siteThu

Doing2

  • WL-7

    Draw the new home page

    P1designToday

  • WL-13

    Record the screen tour

    P2

Done2

  • WL-2

    Buy the domain

  • WL-5

    Pick the prices

    money

A board drawn for this page in HTML, which you can use. The app itself is a native Mac window.

One thing, two places

Every card is a note. Any note can sit on your desktop.

A quick thought and a real project task are the same thing, so nothing is ever converted or copied.

Pin a card and it becomes a real sticky on the desktop. Take the sticky off and the note stays on its board. Press the button and see.

On the board

WL-7

Draw the new home page

Draw the new home pageSame note, same words. Edit it in either place.

Three ways in

From any app, in a second

Press a key, type, press Return. The box closes and hands the keyboard back to the app you were in.

Shortcuts you type

On the first line of a capture. A word only counts if it names something real, so "#1 priority" stays as you typed it.

  • #orangeSets the colour
  • @doingPicks the column
  • +moneyAdds a label
  • !p1Sets the priority
  • due:friSets the due date
  • !stickyPuts it on the desktop
  • !codeMakes a code note
9:41
Write something…
Add NoteSticky
  • Call the bank2m
  • Write the launch post1h
  • Gift ideas3h
  • Quick capture, anywhere⌃⌥N
  • Show the board, anywhere⌃⌥B
  • Show or hide stickies⌃⌥S

The three keys need no permissions, and each can be turned off in Settings.

Stickies

Real windows on your desktop

On every Space, resizable, and remembered on each Mac. Click anywhere on the paper and start typing.

  • Eight colours, bright in light and dark mode
  • Fold a sticky to a slim bar that shows its title
  • Keep one on top, with other windows, or behind them
  • Close one and the note stays on its board
TodayInvoice, then the bank
Call SamBack before lunch
Gift ideasBook, plant, tea
Wi-FiRouter on the left shelf
StandupShare the board
ShoppingMilk, eggs, bread
Done todaySent the draft
LaterRead the long article
8 on the desktop

Film

See it move

A short tour of PixoNotes on a real Mac.

The film is on its way

The board

A board for projects, and a ticket when you need one

Columns you can change, compact cards that open in place, and stats that move as you work. Open any note as a full ticket with an ID, sub-tasks, files, time and history.

  • Priority, labels, due dates and checklists on cards
  • Start from Blank, Kanban, Product Lifecycle or Project Phases
  • Drag cards and columns; text from another app becomes a card
  • Undo with ⌘Z, and deleted notes wait 30 days
Back to Board

WL-7P1Doing

Draw the new home page

Sub-tasks67%

Due date
Today
Time
1h 20m tracked
History
Moved to Doing

The scratchpad

Leave your code editor closed

Notes stay plain text. Marks are dimmed, not hidden, so what you see is what you copy.

May totalsPython
# pasted into a note, it wrapped and coloured itself
import json

def totals(path):
    rows = json.load(open(path))
    return sum(r["amount"] for r in rows)
print(totals("may.json"))
Launch checklist
Write the post
Record the tour
  • 17 languages coloured, with line numbers
  • Paste code and it wraps itself in a block
  • Lists continue when you press Return
  • Click a checkbox to tick it

Apple Intelligence

One brain dump, three cards

Split into Notes turns a long ramble into separate cards. It runs with Apple Intelligence on your Mac. Pro.

Brain dump

call bank about loan tomorrow also buy milk and eggs, need to finish the invoice for client by friday

  • Three cards will land here
What AI does in PixoNotes

What it does not do

Your notes stay yours

No account

Nothing to sign up for. Open the app and write.

No telemetry

The app sends us no analytics or usage data.

No server of ours

Sync goes through a folder you own, iCloud Drive by default.

Plain text on disk

Your notes are readable files, and nothing is locked in.

Pricing

Free to write in, Pro when you outgrow it

Export, backup and copying are always free, and going back to Free hides nothing.

Free

$0

no time limit, no account

Everything for writing: notes, code, every copy format, 2 boards and 5 stickies on the desktop.

Get PixoNotes

Pro Monthly

$2.99

per month

Sync across your Macs, unlimited boards and stickies, Apple Intelligence and text tools.

Choose monthly

Pro Yearly

Save 44%

$19.90

per year

All of Pro for a whole year, for less than seven months of the monthly plan.

Choose yearly

On 3 Macs. Cancel any time. No trial and no lifetime plan: the free plan is how you try it.

Questions

Asked before you ask

All the answers
What is PixoNotes?
A native Mac app for writing things down fast: coloured stickies on the desktop, a Trello-style board of changeable columns, a menu bar drop-down, and a scratchpad for notes and code. Every card is a note, and any note can also sit on the desktop.
Is a sticky different from a card?
No. A sticky is a note that is also on your desktop. Closing a sticky takes it off the desktop, and the note stays on its board. Deleting is a separate action.
What is free?
Everything for writing: notes, code, every copy format, 2 boards with any number of columns, and 5 stickies on the desktop at once. Export and backup are free too.
How much is Pro?
$2.99 a month or $19.90 a year, which saves 44%. Both are the same Pro, on 3 Macs.
Do I need an account?
No. There is no PixoNotes account and no server of ours. The app sends no telemetry. If you buy Pro, our payment provider handles the purchase and gives you a licence key.
Which Macs can run PixoNotes?
Macs with Apple Silicon running macOS 26 or later. The AI buttons also need Apple Intelligence, turned on in System Settings. Everything else works without it.

Write it down before you lose it.

Stickies on your desktop, a board for your projects, and a scratchpad good enough to leave your code editor closed.

Get PixoNotesSee pricing