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Products that do what NoteAfloat does

Capture and view notes with a powerful floating window

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   Dumbnote▲141

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

   2025

2. 2
   Jot▲235

   The no-fuss way to take notes

   2018

3. 3
   Lazy▲929

   Capture at the speed of thought

   2023 · lazy.so

4. 4
   Notebag▲298

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

   2020

5. 5
   SideNotes▲134

   Take notes on your screen side

   May 2026 · apptorium.com

6. 6
   Supernotes 3▲441

   Take notes everywhere

   2023

7. 7
   SideNotes▲311

   Quick notes on screen edge

   2025

8. 8
   NoteLedge▲210

   Take better notes, your way

   2021

9. 9
   SideNotes 1.3▲259

   Quick Notes on Screen Side

   2021

10. 10
    Manifest▲248

    A simple grid-based pinboard for note taking.

    2020

11. 11MI
    My iOS app to practice sight reading (10 years in the App Store)▲313

    Hello HN, this has been my personal project for quite some time now. It has been a slowly evolving project over the years and its core function is for users to expose themselves to progressively more difficult lessons of music notes. NOTE: It is free and there are no ads. There is an in app purchase but most of the app doesn't require it.

    2025 · apps.apple.com

12. 12
    Drafts▲171

    Distraction-free note taking app

    2022

13. 13
    Omi Notetaker▲275

    Always listening: never take notes again

    2025

14. 14
    Notebook for Web▲224

    The beautifully simple note-taking app. Now on the Web.

    2017

15. 15
    Noteey▲279

    The all-in-one infinite canvas app for thinking and creation

    2024

16. 16
    SideNotes▲290

    Clean notes with superpowers on the side of your monitor

    2019

17. 17
    Focus Note▲94

    Crisp note taking app

    2019

18. 18
    Notes▲103

    Streamlined notes: quick & organized

    2024

19. 19
    Jot & Paste▲85

    Keyboard-oriented desktop app for fast note-taking and paste

    2022

20. 20
    Contexted▲107

    Write, connect & visualize your notes

    2019

21. 21
    UpNote for Android▲80

    Simple, beautiful note-taking app across platforms

    2021

22. 22
    NoteUX Chrome Extension▲123

    Capture notes on every new Tab

    2025

23. 23
    Gravity Notes For Mac▲121

    Private offline notepad

    Feb 2026 · gravitynotes.app

24. 24
    Note☰Block▲72

    The shareable notetaking app that keeps your notes safe

    2019

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