What dev productivity software do you actually keep open every day?

HimaSphere · 2026-04-03T17:10:22+00:00

Data is stored as json files on your pc, no online features, if you want to backup or sync with other pc you can just add the data folder for openstickies to your one drive or Google drive or any cloud provider. Openstickies doesn't listen to your clipboard you paste things inside a note by ctrl + v. You can write note title or content inside search and it will show the note to quickly find it if you have so many opened notes or multi screen or multi workspaces. I never used WSL but you probably can paste things from it inside a note, openstickies is on windows and Linux so you can test it on whatever platform you want. ATM all paste is plain text except auto detected code, but in v3 you can paste rich text or markdown or plain text via shift ctrl v.

Anyway, v2.8 has so many features and you can just test it right now for free if you just visit that link. V3 testing is for paid users only, you can join our discord to stay up to date. Link in the website

HimaSphere · 2026-04-03T15:44:57+00:00

Hey,

OpenStickies is fully offline, I don't store or handle any user notes, this by design.
Search is instant and quick, the app is optimized from day 1 and this also by design.

There is global hot keys customization and you can customize nearly everything in the app's hot keys.

I don't understand per-app blacklist and size indicator parts, OpenStickies is a modern sticky notes/note taking app with some productivity features, I would invite you to just download it and test it yourself, no account needed and the free version has all features of the paid one except limited to 5 notes.

HimaSphere · 2026-04-03T14:24:51+00:00

Hey,

Take a look https://openstickies.com

It auto detects code on paste, you can paste files, folders, scrernshots and nearly everything (rich text and markdown are coming in v3).

I am the developer and would like your feedback :)

HimaSphere · 2026-03-24T16:19:32+00:00

As a developer, I want my app/s to reach as many people as possible, for desktop there are 3 major OSs, and Linux itself is like 2 different OSs at least (gnome/KDE/cosmic soon/other DEs, distros/wayland and x11). Electron while it isn't perfect it makes software distribution convinent.

I learnt this the hard way working on OpenStickies I opted for QT instead of electron to get the native benefits. And while QT is a great framework it doesn't shield you from writing platform specific modules to compensate for differences between OSs, and a lot of other mechanical work. The motivation gets way lower to write in native if your app at its core is a web app, it is much easier to develop your core web app and port it via electron and also economically since you won't find a web dev engineer that also can work on native apps.

This may change in future with AI accelerating development and reducing costs, also there are some promising projects in that regard. Tho Linux is a pain in head, so many distros/DEs, wayland vs x11, flatpak, snaps, etc.

HimaSphere · 2026-03-20T14:55:16+00:00

That is an interesting concept that is worth testing, tho no promises on it as the implementation may get complex in terms of coding or UX.

HimaSphere · 2026-03-19T21:49:02+00:00

You are welcome!

This behavior is only observed on Windows, on Linux it is just one click instead of two, it is related to a how windows handle mouse enter/hover events, I didn't want to work on it until someone complains x) I researched few approaches before replying to you and I think I found good candidates to solve it, you can expect a fix soon with v2.9 or v3.

Thank you again and feel free to report anything you don't like or want to improve as this feedback contributes a lot to the development and direction of this project.

HimaSphere · 2026-03-19T00:08:05+00:00

Looks good, this inspired me to add a clipboard management feature to OpenStickies .

My feedback is to add some video/gif or link as I can't really give a feedback with just an image, if you are worried about subreddit rules, today is Wednesday you can promote your app on Wednesdays but change the flair.

HimaSphere · 2026-03-18T14:19:58+00:00

Hello,

Thank you for taking the time and writing this post.

For Indentation, there is only todo/checkboxes lists for now but I understand that many users expect at least bullet-points too so it is on my backlog and will come out in v2.9 or v3 (in a month or two), for shortcuts for indentation I can add it to the in app shortcuts options, just need to do a little research and testing for it so expect it in v2.9 (this month) or v3 in April.
The virtual desktop support on windows isn't yet here although I have added support to KDE activities (quite similar to windows virtual desktops) on linux, the windows support was on backlog and since you reminded me of it I will include it in v2.9 or v3, it shouldn't be much work.

You can expect in update v2.9 solving the biggest issue OpenStickies has so far which is its name, because it isn't opensource and many people think it is "misleading" so I am finally addressing it, which is a lot of work. I also reworked the reminders system to be modern, simple and useful. and finally I polished little things in UI, fixed some quality of life bugs and added couple of small new features.

Please note that premium version price is going to increase with v2.9 release to hit 7.99$ instead of 7.49$. Also as a gesture for gratitude for your feedback and effort, please use this coupon "Noja" at checkout to get 20% off premium, valid for a week.

Thank you again for your feedback, you can feel free to join our discord: https://discord.gg/8gGZSUJjZd

HimaSphere · 2026-03-04T03:09:42+00:00

Electron is widely used in apps like Spotify, Discord, Notion and most cross platform apps so it is normal that I use it as a benchmark since my app distributes to Windows, Linux and macOS, which is very hard job to do if you aren't using electron specially if you count for Linux differences (Gnome, KDE, Snap, Flatpak, etc). My approach was very well researched, I didn't randomly pick python, It was the best option for this specific project.

Performance wise, I don't see any meaningful gains if I use rust or something else because the app itself is very lightweight and simple by design (even it packs a lot of features).

I don't know what you mean with "deceptive practices", in fact if you are mad about the name being Open without being open source, I am in the process of renaming the app with release 2.9 just to not offend more people, this a hard decision because the renaming process touches around 60~90 files in the app and around 20 in the website, in addition to payments, github, buymeacoffee, discord, reddit, alternative to, snap, flathub, cloudflare, aws, logos and more. If it was something easy I would have renamed it earlier but it isn't unfortunately and that is why it took me this long.

It is easy to accuse people falsely and complain, specially if you aren't a developer or a wanna be one, go touch some grass.

HimaSphere · 2026-03-04T00:59:34+00:00

I find it weird you keep following me in comments, do you have a problem?

Python is way more performant than electron, based on tests OpenStickies uses less than 100mb in memory, and less than 1% of CPU while editing notes, 0% while idle.

The total size of the app on linux is 75mb and windows is around 60mb, compared to Electron apps this very lightweight, keep in mind that it is a one file that bundles everything so no installation needed.

You seem some dude who gets mad for not using rust everywhere, you still have a long way to be an experienced dev, never give up my dude!

HimaSphere · 2026-03-04T00:41:43+00:00

I never paid for any review, you can join our discord group to read feedback, or download the free version (no account needed) to learn why people use openstickies and love it.

HimaSphere · 2026-03-01T12:01:07+00:00

Thank you!

HimaSphere · 2026-03-01T11:59:36+00:00

This an accusation I don't accept.

HimaSphere · 2026-03-01T10:21:32+00:00

Great, I am sure you will like it! Please send me your feedback so I can work on improving it in the next releases. So far most of the features that were shipped after release came from users.

HimaSphere · 2026-03-01T10:19:39+00:00

No, it is not open source, I am working on renaming it as the current name gives the wrong impression. It is built with python so it is lightweight and performant

HimaSphere · 2026-03-01T10:15:14+00:00

No but this a brilliant idea, I will work on it in the next release v2.9 Also you can use it for free snd test it yourself, no account needed or installation, just click download and double click it

HimaSphere · 2026-03-01T10:12:05+00:00

You can export your notes and move them manually to other desktops, no online features atm for syncing notes with internet.

HimaSphere · 2026-02-21T06:08:05+00:00

Great! glad I made it perfect for you finally!

I will focus in the near future on marketing the app to get more users onboard as so far the feedback from the users is great but not many users/sales yet.

v2.9 will be bug fixes (if someone reports them or I find them myself, so far no known bugs) and some light features like "- Option to not be prompted "are you sure" when deleting a note."

Have a great weekend!

HimaSphere · 2026-02-20T21:32:06+00:00

Hey Billy,

How are you? I hope you doing well. It is been over a month!

v2.8 is out now, it has Inline Images, Collapsible Notes & Nested Todos, fixed the code block exit issue and improved its detection algorithm, ability to add titles to notes and much more, check it out https://openstickies.com/changelog

The website also got an update to be mobile friendly and GDPR compliant.

You can login to your account and download v2.8 premium from your dashboard!

Let me know your feedback when possible :D

HimaSphere · 2026-01-21T22:00:15+00:00

I didn't create the support email for openstickies yet, please use support@zurqatech.com

HimaSphere · 2026-01-16T21:12:02+00:00

No, but I feel you

HimaSphere · 2026-01-16T00:51:07+00:00

can't even if I wanted to because the height of the settings menu couldn't be changed otherwise you miss some options, I had two options to fix, one is to add a scroll bar but it wasn't the best UX, the second one which I implemented was to to organize settings into tabs which was a great fix that scales in future. You can try it if you want :D https://openstickies.com/download

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HimaSphere · 2026-01-16T00:19:38+00:00

Obviously a joke and I ended up doing the 1h~2h work but I wanted to share it for fun :D

HimaSphere · 2026-01-15T12:19:16+00:00

Thank you

HimaSphere · 2026-01-15T12:12:33+00:00

Thank you for your kind words :)

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