https://github.com/apple101012/easynotes
Antinote-style popup scratchpad and Antinote for Windows alternative
https://github.com/apple101012/easynotes
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Antinote-style popup scratchpad and Antinote for Windows alternative
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/apple101012/easynotes
- Owner: apple101012
- License: mit
- Created: 2026-05-13T19:23:27.000Z (about 2 months ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2026-05-14T01:02:39.000Z (about 2 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2026-05-14T03:08:18.523Z (about 2 months ago)
- Topics: antinote, antinote-alternative, antinote-windows, notes, scratchpad, tauri, windows
- Language: JavaScript
- Size: 601 KB
- Stars: 0
- Watchers: 0
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# EasyNotes
**An Antinote-style scratchpad for Windows.**
EasyNotes is a small Windows popup notepad for quick notes. It is built for people searching for an **Antinote for Windows alternative**: press a keybind, jot something down, switch between small notes, and hide it again.
EasyNotes is an independent open-source project and is not affiliated with Antinote.
## Features
- Global show/hide hotkey, default `Alt+A`
- System tray persistence with Show, Hide, and Quit
- Always-on-top compact note window
- Autosave while typing
- Formatted checklist mode: type `/list` at the top of a note and press Enter
- Visible purple `/list` command line that can be deleted to return to plain text
- Stack-style note navigation
- Empty notes are cleaned up when you move away from them
- Configurable shortcuts for show/hide, previous note, and next note
- Optional Mouse4/Mouse5 navigation for previous and next note
- Header arrow buttons for switching notes
- Original EasyNotes light and dark themes
- Theme JSON import support
## Default Shortcuts
- Show/hide: `Alt+A`
- Previous note: `Ctrl+Shift+ArrowLeft`
- Next note: `Ctrl+Shift+ArrowRight`
- Legacy previous note: `Ctrl+Shift+[`
- Legacy next note: `Ctrl+Shift+]`
- Mouse4/back: previous note
- Mouse5/forward: next note
- Checklist toggle: click the round check bubble or press `Ctrl+Enter`
Checklist mode is controlled by the first line. If the top `/list` command is deleted or changed, EasyNotes keeps the item text and removes the checklist formatting.
Note navigation shortcuts can distinguish side-specific modifiers such as `LeftCtrl`, `RightCtrl`, `LeftShift`, and `RightShift`. The global show/hide shortcut uses the operating system global hotkey API, so Control/Alt modifiers are treated generically there.
## Windows Install
Use the installer from `src-tauri/target/release/bundle/nsis/` after building:
```powershell
npm install
npm run tauri build
```
The Windows installer is generated as:
```text
src-tauri/target/release/bundle/nsis/EasyNotes_0.1.0_x64-setup.exe
```
## Development
Prerequisites:
- Rust
- Node.js
- Tauri v2 system dependencies
Commands:
```powershell
npm install
npm run tauri dev
npm run tauri build
```
## Notes
EasyNotes includes original light and dark themes. It does not ship third-party copyrighted theme packs.
## Tech Stack
- Tauri 2
- Rust
- Vanilla HTML/CSS/JS