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Keep the useful text from your day within reach.

Updated October 26, 2026

A link from research. A line from a call. A command you keep looking up. They need a place you can reach while you work, before you decide whether they belong in a longer document.

Use three places for three different jobs

Start a project note before you start switching apps

Double-press Control, create a note, and write the outcome you’re trying to reach. Add the questions you still need to answer. When you find a useful link, add it to the note instead of leaving a browser tab as your only reminder.

Put the reminder where you’ll use it

Attach a sticky note to the relevant window, supported browser page, Figma file, or application. Keep the checklist beside the work, then hide it with a shortcut when it gets in the way. See attachment types.

File the notes that earned a place

Make a folder for the project or client. Search the folder list when it grows. Optional Apple Intelligence suggestions can help file unfiled notes after you review the plan; manual folders work without AI.

Save the AI answer you want to keep

Connect Claude or Codex and ask it to save a summary as an editable note. Give it access to the folder it needs and allow writes for that connection. It can add notes and append updates, but it cannot reorganize or delete your existing folders. Set up AI Connections.

Local storage is the starting point, not a promise about every action

NotchPad stores its notes, snippets, and clipboard history on your Mac. Exports, copying into another app, and connected AI providers have their own consequences. Lock a sensitive note; choose shared folders deliberately. Ghost Privacy controls capture visibility, not encryption.

Explore the editable Welcome Note, then start your trial when you are ready. Try every feature for 14 days. No card needed and no automatic charge. After the trial, your saved content remains readable, copyable and exportable; the Welcome Note stays editable. Pro is $9.99 once for up to 3 Macs. Keep creating and editing notes, capturing clipboard history, saving snippets and using every feature. No subscription.

Apple silicon Mac · macOS 15+ · No notch required. 14-day free trial. Pro is $9.99 once for up to 3 Macs.