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Asked: 2013-01-20 07:38:11 +0800 CST

What alternatives for sticky notes are available?

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I like the Sticky Notes very much, they are always on the desktop.

But I can't find it in Ubuntu since 12.04. Other programs like gnotes & Xjournal are not giving a feature to stay on the desktop.

So, is there any application similar to the old sticky notes in Ubuntu?

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  1. Best Answer

    1. Good news: you can have Sticky Notes in Ubuntu.

      sudo add-apt-repository ppa:umang/indicator-stickynotes
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install indicator-stickynotes

    2. If you'd also like to try an alternative, I can suggest XPad as well, which should be in the official repositories.

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  2. xpad deserves a try. Type in terminal:

    sudo apt-get install xpad

    xpad

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  3. Tomboy

    This is a note taking app for your Linux which also works on Mac and Windows platforms.

    Features:

    • Making notes
    • highlight text
    • bulleting
    • change fonts
    • link to email addresses

    ... and much more.

    To install:

    sudo apt-get install tomboy

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    official site

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  4. My preferred one is xfce4-notes. To install:

    sudo apt-get install xfce4-notes*
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  5. Try the following command. For me it worked on a Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.

    sudo snap install stickynotes

    Screenshot of stickynotes

    These are even better than the Windows stickynotes. You can arrange multiple notes as tiles and them access them individually as needed. You can color code them based on priority or just to identify them distinctly. They also have multiple options like:

    • Adding video
    • Adding audio
    • Touch mode
    • Import
    • Export
    • Spelling suggestions as you write
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  6. I have found my self three more good tools and I would like add them here , may be that can help others in future .

    knotes:

    sudo apt-get install knotes

    note(CLI):

    sudo apt-get install note

    knotes-mobile:

      sudo apt-get install knotes-mobile
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  7. Not really a Ubuntu thing, but have found the Sticky Notes Chrome app really useful, specially because I have different workplaces and they sync through Google drive. It also offers formatting options, which lacks in some Linux options. Here's the link: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/sticky-notes/nbjdhgkkhefpifbifjiflpaajchdkhpg/related?hl=en

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  8. A mac like notes app. http://www.get-notes.com/

    Comes with great features.

    • Cross platform
    • Auto save
    • Search
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  9. For really quick notes, on Ubuntu Budgie we have QuickNote, an area to drop quick & short notes:

    enter image description here

    • Customizable size
    • Customizable data location can be
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  10. Thought I'd throw my programme in for good measure: Gnut

    Screenshot of Gnut

    I got a bit fed up with xnote and wrote a JavaFX-based sticky notes programme called Gnut some years back. It's pretty basic but has served my colleagues and I well. I've just added copy paste and put a more easy-to-install release up on GitLab

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