# Simple Sticky Notes

> Free sticky notes for the Windows desktop with reminders

Simple Sticky Notes is a freeware Windows program that puts sticky notes on the desktop. Notes are created from a system tray icon and can carry formatted text, checklists and alarm reminders, and a Note Explorer window lists, searches and groups every note. The maker, Simnet, states that it is free for both personal and commercial use.

- **Category:** Note-Taking Apps
- **Made by:** Simnet Limited
- **Website:** https://www.simplestickynotes.com
- **Runs on:** Windows
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 9, 2026

## Pricing

Simple Sticky Notes is free to use.

- **Pricing model:** Free
- **Free plan:** Freeware: the download page says it is completely free for personal and commercial use, and the license lets you use it without charge.
- **Free trial:** None listed.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Simple Sticky Notes | $0 | The full Windows app. Themes and sounds from the site's Store are added as extension files, with no prices shown. |

Read from https://www.simplestickynotes.com/download on Oct 9, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Simple Sticky Notes before buying.

## Key features

- **Desktop sticky notes:** Double-clicking the tray icon adds a note to the desktop. Each note can be hidden, recolored and given its own opacity.
- **Alarm reminders:** A note can be given an alarm so that it reminds you of a task at a set time.
- **Checklists:** Checkboxes turn a note into a checklist, with indented child items that follow their parent when it is checked or unchecked.
- **Note Explorer:** One window shows all notes, searches them, sorts them into notebooks and gives access to deleted notes.
- **Print, export and share:** Notes can be printed, exported as text or RTF files, and shared to Twitter and WhatsApp.
- **Themes, sounds and dark mode:** The site's Store offers note themes and alarm sounds that install by double-clicking an .ssnex file, and the app has a dark mode.

## Good for

- Windows users who want reminders stuck to the desktop
- Short checklists and quick notes that stay in view while working
- Offices that need a notes tool that is free for commercial use

## Worth knowing

- Windows only: it runs on Windows 7 through 11, including Arm64 versions of Windows 10 and 11.
- Notes are kept in a local Notes.db file, and moving them to another PC is done with the backup and restore functions.
- Restoring a backup permanently deletes every note currently in the app, including trashed ones.
- The freeware license allows the maker to place announcements of its other products in the software.

**Tags:** Notes, Tasks, Local-first

## Alternatives

- [Stickies](https://toolgpa.com/tools/stickies): Freeware sticky notes for the Windows desktop. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/simple-sticky-notes-vs-stickies)
- [Notezilla](https://toolgpa.com/tools/notezilla): Desktop sticky notes for Windows with phone and web access. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/notezilla-vs-simple-sticky-notes)
- [Google Keep](https://toolgpa.com/tools/google-keep): Google's app for quick notes, lists and reminders. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/google-keep-vs-simple-sticky-notes)
- [Stickier](https://toolgpa.com/tools/stickier): Sticky notes for Mac with iCloud sync and an iPhone companion app. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/simple-sticky-notes-vs-stickier)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 9, 2026:

- https://www.simplestickynotes.com
- https://www.simplestickynotes.com/download
- https://www.simplestickynotes.com/help
- https://www.simplestickynotes.com/eula
- https://www.simplestickynotes.com/store/
- https://www.simplestickynotes.com/store/themes/summer
- https://www.simplestickynotes.com/screenshots

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