# Stickies

> Freeware sticky notes for the Windows desktop

Stickies is a small freeware Windows utility from Zhorn Software that puts yellow note windows on the desktop. Notes hold text or images, stay where they are placed through reboots, and can be hidden until a set time or given alarms so they act as reminders. All data is kept in a single SQLite database file, and the program does not write to the registry.

- **Category:** Note-Taking Apps
- **Made by:** Zhorn Software
- **Website:** https://www.zhornsoftware.co.uk/stickies/
- **Runs on:** Windows
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 9, 2026

## Pricing

Stickies is free to use.

- **Pricing model:** Free
- **Free plan:** Freeware for home and office use on any number of computers, with no registered-only features, time delays or nag screens. Donations are accepted through PayPal.
- **Free trial:** None listed.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Stickies | $0 | The full program for Windows 7, 8, 10 and 11, with free add-on tools and translations on the same site. |

Read from https://www.zhornsoftware.co.uk/stickies/download.html on Oct 9, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Stickies before buying.

## Key features

- **Notes that stay put:** A note remains where it is placed until it is closed, including through reboots, and notes snap to each other and to the screen edges.
- **Sleeping notes and alarms:** A note can be hidden for a period, until a date and time, or to wake every day, week or month, and alarms make sure it is noticed.
- **Notes attached to apps and documents:** A note can be attached to an application, website, document or folder so that it only shows while that item is on screen.
- **Sending notes to other PCs:** Notes transfer between machines over a TCP/IP network connection, an SMTP mail server or a MAPI client, using a hierarchical friends list.
- **Styles and skins:** Fonts, colors and buttons can be changed and saved as styles, notes can be resized, and the site has a section of downloadable skins.
- **API and Group Policy:** A documented API lets other Windows applications send commands to Stickies, and Active Directory administrators can control settings with Group Policy.

## Good for

- Windows users who want plain notes that stay on screen
- Offices that pass notes between PCs on a local network
- Administrators who manage desktop settings through Group Policy

## Worth knowing

- Windows only: the download page lists Windows 7, 8, 10 and 11 and no other platform.
- Notes live in one SQLite file on the PC; sharing between machines is done by sending notes over a network, SMTP or MAPI.
- The download page says several antivirus products flag the program and installer as malware, which the author calls a false positive.
- It is freeware, not open source: the author keeps the copyright and source code, and the license forbids modifying the program.

**Tags:** Notes, Local-first, Public API

## Alternatives

- [Simple Sticky Notes](https://toolgpa.com/tools/simple-sticky-notes): Free sticky notes for the Windows desktop with reminders. [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-stickies)
- [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-stickies)
- [Stickier](https://toolgpa.com/tools/stickier): Sticky notes for Mac with iCloud sync and an iPhone companion app. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/stickier-vs-stickies)

## Sources

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

- https://www.zhornsoftware.co.uk/stickies/
- https://www.zhornsoftware.co.uk/stickies/download.html
- https://www.zhornsoftware.co.uk/stickies/tools.html
- https://www.zhornsoftware.co.uk/stickies/api.html
- https://www.zhornsoftware.co.uk/stickies/skins.pl
- https://www.zhornsoftware.co.uk/stickies/versions.html
- https://www.zhornsoftware.co.uk/

Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/stickies
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