Work · alternatives · 2026

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 · quicknoteapp.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   PopNotes▲96

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

   2020 · serialcoder.dev · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Notebag▲298

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

   2020 · notebag.app · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Hints▲492

   Valuable info is quickly captured and self-organized

   2022 · hints.so · its alternatives →

5. 5
   PeekNote▲176

   Lightweight always-on-top notes for devs & multitaskers

   2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   SideNotes▲311

   A 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 →

7. 7
   Notepin▲349

   Extremely simple note-taking

   2017 · notepin.co · its alternatives →

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   Dumbnote▲141

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

   2025 · dumbnote.app · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Gravity Notes For Mac▲121

   One list of notes, for you and your AI agents

   Feb 2026 · gravitynotes.app · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Scratchpad▲382

    Quick notes, always available

    2024 · sindresorhus.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Memo▲128

    Simple and elegant notes app on your Mac

    2017 · memo-app.net · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Take Notes▲78

    Handwritten notes made easy

    2021 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Stupid Notes▲337

    Minimalist note taking app

    2025 · stupidnotes.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    AudioNotes▲185

    Easily record and share audio messages from your Mac menubar

    2017 · audionot.es · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Manifest▲248

    A simple grid-based pinboard for note taking.

    2020 · manifest.app · its alternatives →

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    Alternote ▲263

    Gorgeous OS X note-taking app with Evernote integration.

    2015 · alternoteapp.com · its alternatives →

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

    Noteship is a note taking app for Mac that combines notes, todos, and reminders and is based on simple files and folders.

    2021 · noteship.com · its alternatives →

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    QuickNote.io▲145

    📝 Minimalist, 🙈 anonymous and 🆓 free note taking app

    2018 · quicknote.io · its alternatives →

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    Jot▲235

    The no-fuss way to take notes

    2018 · gogetjot.com · its alternatives →

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    Unfriction▲69

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

    Jan 2026 · unfriction.app · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Nimble Notes▲107

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

    2019 · app.notion.com · its alternatives →

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    Flyout▲101

    A notes app for Mac that flies out from your screen edge. Code blocks, task lists, images and reminders — always one gesture away. For macOS 14 or later.

    Jul 2026 · getflyout.app · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Flash Notes

    Zero-pressure visual notes on an infinite canvas.

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

24. 24
    Note, my simple command-line note taking app▲81

    A command line simple note taking app. Contribute to wsw70/note development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →