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24 alternatives to Shared Note Widgets

Create and share simple notes on your home screen

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Shared Note Widgets launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Sticky Notes Widget▲66
Quick notes on your home screen in a simple and colorful way
2022 · its alternatives →
2
SideNotes▲311
Quick notes on screen edge
2025 · apptorium.com · its alternatives →
3
SideNotes for iPhone and iPad▲110
Your quick notes with you
2022 · its alternatives →
4
Sticky Notes▲73
Notepad and to do list widget
2021 · its alternatives →
5
SideNotes 1.3▲259
Quick Notes on Screen Side
2021 · its alternatives →
6
Supernotes▲432
The collaborative note-taking app
2020 · its alternatives →
7
Better Notes▲359
Simple notes app that ties notes together with #hashtags
2016 · its alternatives →
8
SideNotes▲134
Take notes on your screen side
May 2026 · apptorium.com · its alternatives →
9
pocketnotes▲66
Share notes with link previews
2022 · its alternatives →
10
Standard Notes▲164
A simple and private notes app.
2017 · its alternatives →
11
SideNotes▲290
Clean notes with superpowers on the side of your monitor
2019 · its alternatives →
12
NoteView▲101
Easily share results from Jupyter notebooks
2020 · its alternatives →
13
Note Tool for Share Screens▲11
Keep your notes only visible to you during full screen share
2025 · overlay-iq.com · its alternatives →
14
Simple Sticky Notes for iOS▲5
Simple sticky notes widget made for iOS
2023 · its alternatives →
15
Contexted▲107
Write, connect & visualize your notes
2019 · its alternatives →
16
Sticky Notes▲85
Quickly jot down notes for easy access
2021 · its alternatives →
17
Linky Notes▲176
Create rich, interconnected notes with blocks
2024 · its alternatives →
18
UpNote▲161
The most pleasant app for writing and organizing notes
2020 · its alternatives →
19
Serenity Notes▲151
End-to-end encrypted collaborative notes app
2021 · its alternatives →
20
Simple Note▲84
Simplest Note app from your web browser.
2020 · its alternatives →
21
Quick Notes 2.0▲84
Quick note taking app
2017 · its alternatives →
22
Note☰Block▲72
The shareable notetaking app that keeps your notes safe
2019 · its alternatives →
23
Sticky Notes▲85
Stickies for your desktop
2022 · its alternatives →
24
Notes▲103
Streamlined notes: quick & organized
2024 · its alternatives →

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