Alternatives

Products that do what Hej Stylus! V3.6 – The Sidecar Edition does

Full fledged Stylus control for your mac.

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Curflow▲112
Draw a gesture for your Mac to execute
Apr 2026
2
SideNotes for iPhone and iPad▲110
Your quick notes with you
2022
3
Sketch 3▲297
Professional digital design for Mac.
2014
4
SideNotes 1.3▲259
Quick Notes on Screen Side
2021
5
Handwriting.io▲355
Real handwriting without the pen – no robots, all software
2015
6
Penjo 3.0 - Pencil Journal▲132
Daily planner & agenda now with text recognition and search
2024
7
BetterTouchTool▲130
Free OS X app to configure custom gestures for your trackpad
2014
8
Folio for Mac▲219
Simple version control app for designers
2015
9
Slidepad▲249
iPad style multitasking on your Mac
2019
10
NoteTabs▲129
Native macOS text editor with horizontal tabs & auto-restore
Jan 2026
11
Snipit - Ultimate OCR app for Mac▲131
Effortless image to text conversion for Mac
2024
12
Stash▲71
A tactile control layer for MacOS
Jun 2026 · stashformac.com
13
AbleMouse▲104
Now works everywhere + MouseCommander: a gesture-driven tool
Nov 2025
14
Astropad▲246
Transform your iPad into a professional graphics tablet
2015
15
RightFont for Mac▲317
Helping designers find the right font quickly
2015
16
Cursor Crane▲84
Control your Mac at the pace of your keyboard
Jul 2026 · cursorcrane.expressionloss.com
17
Hawkeye Access for Mac▲279
Control your Mac using head movements
2020
18AP
A programmable tooltip on Mac OS▲242
2020 · tanin.nanakorn.com
19
Glyphs 3.0▲160
Build, edit and manage fonts on your Mac
2021
20
NotePlan 3▲264
Native (Mac & iOS) note-taking based on local Markdown files
2020
21
SideNotes▲290
Clean notes with superpowers on the side of your monitor
2019
22
Defter Notes 2.0.▲122
Spatial thinking with handwriting
Apr 2026
23
Aftertouch▲79
Expressive 3D Touch MIDI controller for iOS
2016
24
Pennen▲122
One quiet handwritten page a day. No feed, no AI.
Jul 2026 · pennen.app

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