Memo

Performing research on a computer surely requires you to quickly write down bits of text, to later on save them to a larger document. Text editors usually take up too much desktop space, and it’s rather impractical to keep them active to take notes. In this regard, Memo provides a clean, simple writing pad you can save, and customize.

The application directly goes to the tray area when launched, so you might want to check there in case you’re wondering why nothing appears on start. Normally interacting with the corresponding icon creates a new note, but you can also use the right-click menu for more option. It’s also the place where you find all created notes.

A note consists of a regular window frame, while the rest of the space is dedicated to text. You’re free to adjust the size of the note, move it around the desktop, but with no option to make it stay on top of everything else. On the other hand, you can fix it in place by removing borders.

Notes come with an impressive array of customization options, accessible from the context menu. On the one hand, you can change the title by modifying caption. Background of a note can be fitted with a different color, but without an option to select a picture in this regard. Text benefits from all common edit options, like font style, type, size, and color.

A cool feature is the built-in alert system, which can be attributed to each note in particular. Although you can’t select the sound file, an alarm can be set by simply writing down the date, and time when you want to be alerted. Even if minimized, the target note shows up, with a popup window when time is due.

Taking everything into consideration, we can say that Memo is a lightweight, practical application you can use to quickly write down bits of info when performing research. Each note can be customized with different style options to make identifications, or priorities more comfortable, while the built-in alarm system helps make it in time at events, or other appointments.