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24 alternatives to FloatNote

A minimal floating task widget for 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
PeekNote▲176
Lightweight always-on-top notes for devs & multitaskers
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
2
FloatBrowser▲158
Mac menubar browser with tabs
2024 · beauty-of-pixel.tech · its alternatives →
3
Raycast Notes▲1,058
Unlock a new level productivity with AI, Cloud Sync and more
2024 · raycast.com · its alternatives →
4
Quick Note▲149
Colorful sticky notes for Mac
2024 · quicknoteapp.com · its alternatives →
5
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 →
6
Sunsama for macOS▲265
If Trello & Google Calendar had a baby - now for Mac
2018 · sunsama.com · its alternatives →
7
Hints▲492
Valuable info is quickly captured and self-organized
2022 · hints.so · its alternatives →
8
PopNotes▲96
The notes app that lives in the menu bar of your Mac
2020 · serialcoder.dev · its alternatives →
9
Duck Float▲155
A small tool software that can float other full-screen app
2024 · duckfloat.ruyicode.com · its alternatives →
10
FloatViewer▲60
Ultra-minimalist, borderless macOS native image viewer
Jun 2026 · floatpic.app · its alternatives →
11
Notebook for Mac▲341
The beautifully simple note-taking app from Zoho. Now on Mac
2017 · zoho.com · its alternatives →
12
Piece 3.0▲76
Floating note app for your fleeting thoughts
2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
13
Gravity Notes For Mac▲121
One list of notes, for you and your AI agents
Feb 2026 · gravitynotes.app · its alternatives →
14
AudioNotes▲185
Easily record and share audio messages from your Mac menubar
2017 · audionot.es · its alternatives →
15
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 →
16
Meteorite▲134
A minimal & frictionless menu bar notetaker for macOS
Feb 2026 · trymeteorite.com · its alternatives →
17
Flash Note – No dock▲9
Fast, lightweight, and doesn’t take up your Dock (macOs)
2025 · flashnote.loce.io · its alternatives →
18
MinkNote▲157
Private macOS notes app built on plain Markdown files. No databases, no lock-in. Native, keyboard-first, and designed for knowledge organization.
Jul 2026 · muse23.com · its alternatives →
19
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 →
20
Memo▲128
Simple and elegant notes app on your Mac
2017 · memo-app.net · its alternatives →
21
NoteTabs▲129
Native macOS text editor with horizontal tabs & auto-restore
Jan 2026 · notetabs.azurewebsites.net · its alternatives →
22
Float Mobile App 2.0▲83
The fastest access to your schedule & timesheets on the go
2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
23
SnipNotes for macOS▲82
A versatile note-taking app. On all your Apple devices.
2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
24
Float▲2
A faster, calmer macOS workspace with built-in ad blocking
Apr 2026 · float.codes · its alternatives →

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