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Scratchpad

Scratchpad

Quick notes, always available

5.0•2 reviews•

159 followers

Quick notes, always available

5.0•2 reviews•

159 followers

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Work & Productivity
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Note and writing apps
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Writing assistants
Capture your thoughts instantly in a single, always-accessible note. Plain text only. Simple by design. On macOS, the app sits in your menu bar or Dock, ready whenever inspiration strikes. On iOS, it can be accessed from the Home Screen.
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sindresorhus.com/scratchpadApp Store
Scratchpad Info
Launched in 2024View 1 launch
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Iryna
Iryna
•428 reviews
The app seems really useful. Nice work!
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10mo ago
Siobhán
Siobhán
•4 reviews
Very useful and easy to use.
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11mo ago
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Launch tags:
Notes•Text Editors•Menu Bar Apps
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Chris MessinaSindre Sorhus

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Chris Messina
Chris Messina
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Another classic launch from @sindresorhus — a simple, straightforward app for capturing notes. Activate it with a keyboard shortcut so you can quickly take synced notes at a moment's notice.
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11mo ago
Sindre Sorhus
Sindre Sorhus
Scratchpad

Scratchpad

Maker
Hey PH. I made this to scratch my own itch. I love making simple apps that solve a single problem. I often need to just paste text somewhere to modify it and then copy-paste further. For example, I need to write a long comment on a website. I don't trust websites. They lose stuff all the time. So I use this to write the comment and then copy-paste it into the website. Scratchpad is also perfect for brain dumps, quick drafts, fleeting ideas, or just copy-pasting something in to make it plain text. The app is plain-text only and simple by design. It’s not designed to compete with full-featured note apps but to serve as a convenient, lightweight addition. It's available for macOS, iOS, and visionOS. It supports iCloud sync. The app is a one-time payment. There is a trial available for the macOS version. I would appreciate feedback through the feedback button in the app if you notice anything missing or that could be improved. Make sure to read the FAQs.
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11mo ago
Andreea S.
Andreea S.

Surfsite AI

@sindresorhus Big congrats on bringing Scratchpad to life! 🚀
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11mo ago
Graeme
Graeme

Prototypr

@sindresorhus congrats, love that - can't believe how many little apps you made, so cool!
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11mo ago
Jason Shanks
Jason Shanks
@sindresorhus Congrats on the launch! I love your opinionated and minimal aesthetic. I understand why you want to keep the feature set tight, everyone starts throwing in with this and that feature they want – then you have some Swiss Army knife app like Drafts! (My personal go to for all the above and more, sometimes use Apple Notes Quick note.) Anyway, highly competitive market for sure. I see you’ve mentioned plans for a separate app that supports markdown, this would be the one required ‘feature’ for me so maybe consider combining this in Scratchpad?
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11mo ago
Richard Song
Richard Song
Epsilla (YC S23)

Epsilla (YC S23)

Loving Scratchpad, @sindresorhus! The always-accessible note feature is perfect for capturing those sudden bursts of inspiration. The plain text focus keeps it clean and straightforward. Do you have any plans to add keyboard shortcuts for faster note-taking?
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11mo ago
Sindre Sorhus
Sindre Sorhus
Scratchpad

Scratchpad

Maker
@renchu_song On macOS, it already has support for toggling the window with a global keyboard shortcut. What else are you looking for?
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11mo ago
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