ZHorn's Software Stickes The design goal behind Stickies is that the program is small and simple. Stickies will not mess with your system files, or write to the registry. Stickies stores all information in a single text-based ini file. There are several skins for this program to make it look about anyway you choose. Check out the other freeware offered on the site.   CLICK TO ENLARGE Desktop 3D Notes will keep your desk clean and clutter free while still allowing you the luxury of having sticky notes. Any color is available for any Desktop-3D Note. Never have to worry about finding a pen and a paper or a sticky note, Desktop-3D Notes have an unlimited supply and is so very easy to use and quick to open. Desktop-3D Notes are so realistic looking you would probably try to take them off your monitor only to find out that they exist within the monitor. Desktop-3D Notes are very beautiful, professional, clean and easy to use.   CLICK TO ENLARGE Pin Notes Publisher's Description: PinNotes is a simple, but effective sticky note program. Allowing full control and rich text support, each sticky note that is generated can be saved, customized (including transparency, window position, etc) and re-opened when the program is opened again. Color schemes are available, along with extra options, such as Always on Top (for each individual note window), an Editing Panel, Position locking and WinShade mode (available for both the note and control windows). Extensive options are also available for the entire program via the Options window. Full Editing is also available, including the ability to use pictures in the notes and extra options for including special data (Days, Months, Numbers, Time, Date, etc) in the notes. Special tools for case conversation are available and an extra tools for checking the properties of the current note (Word Count, Character Count, Tabs, etc).   CLICK TO ENLARGE Fast Note Fast Note is an useful program, thought for those people that ALWAYS need a little piece of paper to write to some useful infos when they're sit down near their PC.The program will put an icon in the task-bar, and, with a simple click of your mouse, you can write down the precious info that, if you want, will be always visible on the desktop. You can have various KFN windows opened simultaneously, all reduceable by user's demand. And when you have finished, you can delete (forever) or close (momentaneously) the note. Very simple! It has also a todo list manager and an events reminder, useful for busy people.   CLICK TO ENLARGE IQ Notes This application gives the user the ability to track notes on their computer just like Post-It notes.  The application is freeware, which means you can download and use it, at no cost! One neat thing you can do with it is that it can synchronize with an FTP server so the notes on one computer is the same as the notes on your other computers or laptop. If you have notes all over your desk, or want to save information all in one place without losing them, you'll find this program very easy to use with many useful features. Simply just install this program and it appears on your task-tray. Whenever you want to create a fast note, just double-click on the post-it note icon on your task tray. It's that easy.   CLICK TO ENLARGE StickIt is a Windows desktop sticky note application. Create notes and place them anywhere on your desktop. The notes will stay where you leave them until they have been closed. The notes will even reappear after rebooting your computer. You can customize your notes by choosing from a wide range of text and background colors. When you delete the note you can change the setting to archive it in case you need it later, that is one feature I like. Check out the other freeware offered by the author of this site.     CLICK TO ENLARGE Tk8 Easy Note  At first TK8 desktop post-it notes are very easy to use and they have features the real 'stickies' have not. For example you can hide the notes temporarily when you need the full desktop area and show them again when you need them, Quickly. Screenshots.         CLICK TO ENLARGE Simple Notes Organizer 1.1.2  This program allows you to attach post-it like notes to your Windows desktop. You can use individual settings for each note (color, font, opaque) CLICK TO ENLARGE Paper Notes PaperNotes is an application that will help you better organize your notes by arranging them on your desktop. This is just a very small app to keep stickies but the author has some other interesting things if you are into VB. CLICK TO ENLARGE Geek Notes is a virtual sticky pad allowing for you to keep your notes on your desktop and be organized at the same time. You can customize the color, font size and even translucency of your notes.  Geek Notes supports rich text format allowing you to created notes with formatted text and even pictures.  Notes can be resized, color coded, prioritized, and transparent.  Keep your last minute thoughts, email addresses, websites, and tasks all in one place. Get organized, get Geek Notes.   CLICK TO ENLARGE J.A. Computer Sticky Notes 1.1 Sticky Notes allows you to record sticky notes in a yellow post-it style window on your desktop. Features: * Semi-transparent window (Alpha Blending) * Saves everything as you type, so you never need to save it, and you won´t lose any notes if you reboot without saving. * Save & open your list of notes to/from a text file * If closed, it will remain active in your task bar   CLICK TO ENLARGE Efficient Sticky Notes Throw away the traditional paper sticky notes and start using the completely free Efficient Sticky Notes! "Stick" your notes on the desktop and you can read important information at any time on the screen. It saves your money and saves your time   CLICK TO ENLARLGE From the author: I wrote Memento after the 29th time I needed a simple app to keep little text notes on my desktop, and, as usual, found the only programs available seemed to be either crap, not free, a 7Mb download, or some combination of the above. If you'd like to check out their other developed freeware apps just give the site a visit. I think you'll find it a bit unique and good.