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CLUSTER DESKTOP-NOTES-WIDGET · 26 ENTRIES · EARLIEST ENTRY 2026-08-13

Desktop notes and widget apps

The cluster consists of desktop widget applications that display notes, to-do lists, calendars, and reminders as floating widgets for quick access, with some supporting features like kanban boards, tags, or photo frames. The dated history before the index start is too thin to read a shape from — it predates the index or its members are undated. Traction leaders among these tools are yamlist with 100 stars, TOOLBAR with 4 stars, and Vuget with 2 stars.

Entry timeline

ENTRY TIMELINE

JUL 2026: 1AUG 2026: 7SEP 2026: 13OCT 2026: 5
JUL 2026OCT 2026

Each bar is the month a member carries, which is a creation date where the source published one and a crawl date otherwise. Nothing in the index was found before 11 August 2026, and coverage broadened sharply on 14–15 August, so a bar from then on reports how much we found that month, not how much was built; an earlier bar reports how far back a member's own source dated it — not how long we have been watching.

Members by activity

Activity signals, not revenue.

Build origin · 1 ai-built · 3 hand-coded · 16 unlabelled

Operator · 17 hobby · 1 indie · 1 open source · 1 unlabelled

Two labels per entry, never collapsed into one: how it was built, and who stands behind it. Counted over the 20 listed below. Unlabelled means nothing has decided yet — not that the answer is small.

  1. 01Pawboard25★5 days—ai-builthobbyDesktop whiteboard that pins notes, lists, and doodles behind icons on Windows, with save, dark mode, and zoom.
  2. 02qingdan2★12 days—hobbyQuiet floating to-do list app for Windows with color-coded deadlines, persistent reminders, notes, search, and system tray support.
  3. 03desktop-agenda1★11 dayslivehobbyWindows desktop widget that merges chat group notifications and school timetables into a persistent timeline, keeping all data local as plain text.
  4. 04Desk-Todo1★7 days—hand-codedhobbyDesktop widget that pins a goal list to the top-right corner of Windows, with states for in-progress, done, and archived goals.
  5. 05MyToDo1★15 days—hobbyDesktop widget that manages daily, deadline, and permanent tasks with automatic resets, reminders, and completion statistics.
  6. 06WinWidgetDock1★17 days—hand-codedindieDesktop widget dock for Windows that launches always-on-top widgets like weather, clocks, CPU meter, and notes with customizable skins.
  7. 07memokeel0★1 moliveopen sourceDesktop widget that displays notes, to-do lists, kanban boards, reminders, and tags on a Linux desktop environment.
  8. 08TOOLBAR4★1 mo—hobbyDesktop todo sidebar that docks to the edge of the screen, enabling fast task capture and reminders while working in other applications.
  9. 09notewidget-windows0★8 days—hobbyDesktop widget that keeps always-on-top notes on screen and restores them on every boot, storing each note locally as plain text.
  10. 10CheckProg0★18 days—hobbyDesktop checklist app for Windows that creates one list per file, lets users tick items off, attach notes, and follows the system dark theme.
  11. 11floating-todo-macos0★21 days—hobbyDesktop app for macOS that keeps a floating checklist always visible, with task adding, completion tracking, daily reminders, and progress review.
  12. 12Rimuru-screentime0★21 days—hobbyDesktop widget that tracks time spent in each application, displaying daily charts, weekly trends, yearly overviews, and insights from locally stored data.
  13. 13gtask-widget0★8 dayslivehobbyDesktop widget that shows Google Tasks on the Windows wallpaper and lets users check off, add, and filter tasks.
  14. 14ibuki-desktop0★9 days—hobbyDesktop widget for Windows that overlays glass tiles with clock, tasks, now-playing media, weather, water tracking, breathing exercises, and rotating photos.
  15. 15omarchy-google-notes0★23 days—hobbyDesktop shell widget that shows a Google Keep checklist in the top bar and allows toggling items and quick-adding new tasks.
  16. 16sprite0★16 days—hobbyFloating desktop assistant with system monitoring, pomodoro timer, quick launchers, clipboard history, password vault, and AI chat panels.
  17. 17Cursor_Usage0★1 mo—hand-codedhobbyDesktop widget that displays Cursor API usage in a floating capsule, auto-refreshing and configurable.
  18. 18todo-tauri2★1 mo—hobbyLightweight desktop floating to-do bar that hides at screen edges, flags urgent tasks, and backs up data automatically.
  19. 19Doni-desktop1★28 days—Desktop widget for Windows that provides a Pomodoro timer, recurring reminders, calendar planning, and daily habit tracking in an always-on-top window.
  20. 20smallM0★1 molivehobbyDesktop widget with floating notes, to-do lists, monthly calendar, and reminders that stays on screen for quick access.

Ranked by traction, highest first, and paged 20 at a time — this is a window on the cluster, never the whole of it. Ties are broken by a stable id so a product cannot appear on two pages or fall between them. Browse every cluster.