Stickies

If you frequently turn to post-its and notes to remind yourself of various upcoming events, or simply an important idea, you can try switching to a digital counterpart, such as Stickies.

As soon as you install the application, you get a sample post-it on your desktop, and you can replace it text with a custom one, as you see fit. You can adjust the font type and size, the lettercase and formatting, as well as the spacing and alignment.

Alternatively, you can open an image or take a snapshot of a selected region of your screen, then edit it using several effects: mirror, flip, rotate, negative, grayscale, blur, jitter or border. You can also enhance the picture by adding arrows, freehand drawings, shapes or numbers.

In addition to the previously mentioned modifications, you can also change the colors used for each sticky note, and you can also assign them relevant titles, set them on top of all the other windows or tamper with the opacity level.

Moreover, Stickies supports tags and you can even attach a chosen note to an active window. There is also the option to sending a selected note to sleep, so it is hidden until a user-defined time and date.

An alarm can be defined when you need to be reminded of a certain deadline or upcoming event.

Last but not least, you can group similar notes in stacks or define several hotkeys for speeding up some of the actions.

In a nutshell, you can personalize Stickies to suit your most precise necessities without too much hassle. If you are a rookie, you can stick to the default appearance and use the stickies as virtual post-its, whereas experts can make the most of this app within minutes.