Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to CodeNotes | The Stealth Floating Notepad
The Stealth Floating Note Overlay for Developers
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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Hey! I made Heynote entirely for my own use case. For many years, I always had an Emacs instance running with the scratch buffer open, even long after I had abandoned Emacs as my programming editor in favor of more recent IDE:s. The simplicity of having just one big scratch buffer appeals to me, but I still want to separate the different things I jot down somehow (without using tabs or similar). Previously, my solution was to insert a bunch of blank lines between the notes, but hitting C-A would still select the entire buffer. That's why I came up with the concept of "blocks", which turned…
2023 · heynote.com · its alternatives →
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Side Notepad▲165Write notes without leaving your work
2025 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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SideNotes▲311A beautiful note taking app with superpowers. It shows and hides on the side of your monitor to manage your notes distraction-free. Keep your notes organised, personalised and always at your fingertips. Markdown, tasks, pictures, colors, folders included.
2025 · apptorium.com · its alternatives →
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Notepad▲113A rich, distraction-free alternative to sticky notes 📋
2018 · notepad.microtheta.com · its alternatives →
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Dumbnote▲141Offline-first Markdown note app. No lock-in. Just write.
2025 · dumbnote.app · its alternatives →
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Browser Notes▲128Your ideas, organized - not uploaded
Jul 2026 · browsernotes.xyz · its alternatives →
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Tab Notes▲90Turn your browser new tab into a distraction-free notepad
Aug 2026 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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AquaNotes▲144Waterproof notepad - take notes in the shower or on a jog
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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As a native Windows user who switched to macOS a few years back, one thing I never got over was the simplicity and usefulness of the old school Notepad app. This app aims to recreate that very same experience, cross-platform and easily installable as a PWA. I've been using this for personal use for around 2 years and I figured it was time to share it with the world. Criticism, issues and PRs are welcome. Thanks!
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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2021 · notes.cx · its alternatives →
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Welcome to the Collate Blog! As our first blog post, let’s kick things off with the...
2017 · collatenotes.com · its alternatives →
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(WIP) Turn your VSCode into a decent markdown note taking platform - 0xGG/vscode-crossnote
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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AS Notes▲68Turn your IDE into a personal knowledge management system
Apr 2026 · asnotes.io · its alternatives →
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Blankslate.io is a free browser-based note-taking app. Write markdown notes, save them, share links, export to PDF, or optionally export to Google Docs.
2015 · blankslate.io · its alternatives →
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Sticky notes on any webpage, synced across your devices
Sep 2026 · floatingnotes.app · its alternatives →
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Handwritten notes and a whiteboard in your browser. Write with a pen, keep the pdf next to your notes. No account, nothing leaves the browser. - swimmingbrain/brainotes
11d ago · github.com · its alternatives →
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