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24 alternatives to Flash Note – No dock

Fast, lightweight, and doesn’t take up your Dock (macOs)

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

1. 1
   Quick Note▲149

   Colorful sticky notes for Mac

   2024 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   PopNotes▲96

   The notes app that lives in the menu bar of your Mac

   2020 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Raycast Notes▲1,059

   Fast, light, and frictionless note-taking

   2024 · raycast.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Hints▲492

   Valuable info is quickly captured and self-organized

   2022 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Notebag▲298

   A keyboard-focused note-taking app that gets out of your way

   2020 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   PeekNote▲176

   Lightweight always-on-top notes for devs & multitaskers

   2025 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Dumbnote▲141

   Offline-first Markdown note app. No lock-in. Just write.

   2025 · dumbnote.app · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Scratchpad▲384

   Quick notes, always available

   2024 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Memo▲128

   Simple and elegant notes app on your Mac

   2017 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    SideNotes▲311

    Quick notes on screen edge

    2025 · apptorium.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Stupid Notes▲338

    Minimalist note taking app

    2025 · its alternatives →

12. 12NM
    Note, my simple command-line note taking app▲81

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    AudioNotes▲185

    Easily record and share audio messages from your Mac menubar

    2017 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Manifest▲248

    A simple grid-based pinboard for note taking.

    2020 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Gravity Notes For Mac▲121

    Private offline notepad

    Feb 2026 · gravitynotes.app · its alternatives →

16. 16
    SideNotes▲290

    Clean notes with superpowers on the side of your monitor

    2019 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Jot▲235

    The no-fuss way to take notes

    2018 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Unfriction▲69

    Instant local notes for macOS to capture thoughts in <400ms

    Jan 2026 · unfriction.app · its alternatives →

19. 19
    SideNotes 1.3▲259

    Quick Notes on Screen Side

    2021 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    QuickNote.io▲145

    📝 Minimalist, 🙈 anonymous and 🆓 free note taking app

    2018 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Nimble Notes▲107

    The anti-Evernote. Fast, dead-simple note-taking.

    2019 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Flash Notes

    Zero-pressure visual notes on an infinite canvas.

    Mar 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Quick Notes▲8

    Retro terminal style note taking app

    Oct 2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

24. 24IW
    I wrote a local-first notes app for Mac, with data longevity in mind▲128

    2021 · noteship.com · its alternatives →

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