A sticky note is only useful if you can see it. On Windows, notes on the desktop usually end up behind the browser, document or spreadsheet you are working in, so you have to dig for them. There are two ways to keep a note on top.
Option 1: pin a window with PowerToys
Microsoft PowerToys, a free set of utilities from Microsoft, includes Always On Top. Install PowerToys, turn on Always On Top, click the window you want to keep in front — for example a notes window — and press Win+Ctrl+T. Press it again to unpin.
This works for almost any window. The catch is that a pinned window is a full window: it takes focus when you click it, and it covers the same space whether you are reading the note or not.
Option 2: notes that float by design
FloatNote+ for Windows (our app) keeps each note as a small chip above every window. Click the chip and it opens as a card right there; press Esc and it folds back. Chips never take focus from the app behind them, so your cursor stays where you were typing.
- Install FloatNote+ from the Microsoft Store.
- Create a note from the tray icon or with a global hotkey — it appears as a card over your screen.
- Keep working: the note stays above every window. Press Esc to fold it into a chip.
- Drag chips anywhere, use colors and rich text to tell them apart, and set a reminder to bring a note up at a set time.
Your notes on your phone too
FloatNote+ for Windows syncs with the FloatNote+ Android app through your own Google Drive, so a note you write on your PC is on your phone. Every feature of the Windows version is free.
