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.
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.
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.
@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?
This look great.
Congrats on your launch 🚀 .
But just a quick one, what’s the major catch that’d make me switch from using my default notes app or existing alternatives?🤔
@ogurinkaben This isn't meant to replace your full-featured notes app—it's meant to complement it. It's not for permanent notes, but rather a place to quickly jot down something.
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