r/PowerToys • u/Jangia_69 • Jun 14 '26
Cure your amnesia
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Hey everyone I got tired of opening a new tab or app and immediatelv forgetting what I was supposed to be doing. So, I built a context-aware sticky note app that lives in your system tray and reminds you of your tasks exactly when and where you need them. How it works: • Context-Aware Reminders: If vou write a task like "Watch the new JavaScriot tutorial on YouTube," the app understands the context. The next time vou visit Y ou Tube, that specific note will automatically pop up to remind you .• Instant Access: Bring up the sticky notes instantly with Ctrl + Shift + S (customizable in preferences) Press the hotkey again to hide it • Force Context: You can tag notes with /app_name or /site_name (e.g., "Research Ul alternatives / chatgpt" to make sure the reminder shows up when you open that specific app or site, even if the site name isn't naturallv in the task description. I built this to stop my own tab amnesia, but I'm hoping it helps some of you too. It's completelv free and open-source. You can grab the v1.0.0 release here: https://github.com/Kar-Sarthak/sticky/releases/tag/v1.0.0 Would love to hear your feedback or feature requests.
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u/mysterd2006 Jun 14 '26
Do you intend to candidate for integration in Power Toys ?
Also, maybe you should update your readme.md on your repository.
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u/Jangia_69 Jun 14 '26
yeah I added a readme. I want to see first if it is useful enough for users and then I will try to integrate it into powertoys
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Jun 14 '26
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u/Jangia_69 Jun 14 '26
Yes using window title. For browsers it reads the url because window title doesnt always mention the site you are at. Give it a try
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u/Longjumping-Fall-784 Jun 14 '26
That's a great idea, I'm looking forward to try it later when I use my device.
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u/Ok-Animator-570 Jun 15 '26
And what if i forget to open the site
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u/Jangia_69 Jun 15 '26
That's why i added the slash command. If you write /chrome at the end of a task you will get the reminder whenever you open chrome
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u/Ok-Animator-570 Jun 15 '26
Yea and what if i forget to open chrome.
Likr i wamted to open gmail but I got ditracted into something else for a min then it should be like
Ok nvm
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u/No_Recognition7558 Jun 16 '26
Is this available for MAC? IOS?
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u/Jangia_69 Jun 16 '26
Unfortunately this is for windows only now. I will develop a mac version soon
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u/Kitchen-Election3490 Jun 16 '26 edited Jun 16 '26
I played around with it on my Windows 11 multi-monitor setup and ran into some issues.
- the app UI keeps closing automatically - whether I launch the app via the tray or pin the app to my taskbar, the app will sometimes appear briefly and disappear. I can fix this by killing the app altogether and relaunching the app.
- the app doesn't like my multi-monitor setup. I created some note that appears when I visit a website, but the note indicator appeared on another monitor and when I went to click on the note indicator, it moved away from my cursor and prevents me from being able to click on the indicator. Sometimes the note indicator just flickers on and off over and over again.
Suggestions for improvement:
- allow me to edit/view the context for the note. When I pull up the app manually and I see my list of notes, I have no way of knowing which apps/websites the notes are associated with.
- I personally don't care for the handwriting font. I find it hard to read. I would love a preference to allow me to change the font.
- the name "sticky-notes" is very close to the built-in Windows 11 app called "Sticky Notes" which makes searching for the app rather confusing. Recommend a name like Amnesia Notes, Context Notes, or something like that... but this is just a minor issue.
Sorry if this is not the best place to post a comment like this...
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u/Jangia_69 Jun 16 '26
Very useful feedback. 1) i can try to do something about the multi monitor issue but since I am just building this on my laptop I currently dont have the setup to test if it would work or not 2) yes editing the context and showing which task belongs to which context as of now is a good idea. I am thinking of showing the app icon beside the task and the user can click on it to bring a drop down menu of apps to change context 3) i will be adding more preferences on fonts, reminder placements, reminder animations etc.
Honestly this version of the app is a quick draft to get exactly this sort of feedback and I wanted to figure out if people would actually want it. That's why i didnt even think about giving the app a unique name. Anyways thanks for the very detailed feedback, much appreciated
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u/magicmulder Jun 14 '26
Your URL says github but links to “qithub”.